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  • School budget cuts will be Scarborough Town Council's call

    SCARBOROUGH — As he prepared for Thursday night's special School Board meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Chris Caiazzo said the ultimate revision of the $39 million fiscal year budget rejected by voters on May 14 will come next week from town councilors. Councilors will hold a spec...

    David Harry • News •
    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:40 am

  • Cape Elizabeth to hold forums on Greenbelt plan

    CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission has scheduled two public forums to discuss updates to the town's Greenbelt plan. Discussion at the first meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Town Hall, will center around possible recommendations and goals in the n...

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    Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 am
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  • Cape budget hearing set for Monday

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilors will hear budget feedback from the public Monday, April 13, during a public hearing on the municipal and school budgets. Debate is expected, especially surrounding the school budget and a proposal to move emergency dispatch services out of Cape.

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Harpswell school consolidation decision delayed

    HARPSWELL — A strategic planning team that is determining the pros and cons of consolidating Harpswell's two elementary schools decided Monday to postpone any consolidation for a year. The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors in March approved a planning framework pro...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Community Services bridges Cape budgets

    CAPE ELIZABETH — The quarterly Community Services brochure just arrived in mailboxes across Cape Elizabeth, offering classes from lawn care to ballroom dancing, soccer camp, dance camp, and a Fort Williams walk.  But Community Services offers more than what's shown in the brochur...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Topsham selectmen back grant for 2 police jobs

    TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously April 2 to authorize Town Manager Jim Ashe and Police Chief Tim Young to apply for a federal grant that would fund two new police officer positions. An article on next month's Town Meeting warrant will ask residents whether they...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • $5.83M school bond headed to South Portland voters

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to put a $5.83 million school renovation bond on the June ballot. The council also gave initial approval to a ballot question for a $3 million bond to repair the Long Creek pump station, a project that is currently b...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Brunswick council OKs negotiations for train station

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday voted 8-1 to allow its Maine Street Station Oversight Committee and acting Town Manager Gary Brown to negotiate with JHR Development to become the master tenant of the $23 million project's 2,100-square-foot train station. Councilor Karen Kla...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • South Portland council cautious about Jetport zone change

    SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council gave initial approval to zone changes that would allow the Portland International Jetport to expand its runways and build an aircraft de-icing pad. But rather than simply forwarding the proposal to the next business meeting, the request will be d...

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    Thursday, April 9, 2009

  • Parties still discussing Brunswick intersection changes

    BRUNSWICK — Proposed changes to a troublesome intersection near Bath Road and Maine Street are still being discussed by stakeholders, town and Maine Department of Transportation officials. Improvements to the intersection have drawn a lot of attention ever since MDOT last summer u...

    Steve Mistler • News •
    Thursday, April 9, 2009
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