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North Yarmouth's future could include a town manager

NORTH YARMOUTH — Voters will decide June 11 whether to adopt a revised Town Charter, which calls for the administrative assistant to be replaced by a town manager. The Charter Commission, which also recommends moving Town Meeting from June to April, began its review of the 31-year-ol...

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:40 pm
Budget, closing 1 school, expanding another go to SAD 51 voters

CUMBERLAND — Along with deciding whether to adopt next year's budget, voters in School Administrative District 51 will decide whether to close North Yarmouth Memorial School and move those students to an expanded Greely Middle School. The proposed nearly $31.3 million fiscal 2014 bud...

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:40 pm

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Portland begins Maine State Pier public meetings

PORTLAND — The city has scheduled four public meetings during the next month to gather public opinion about the future of the Maine State Pier.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 9:51 am
Portland police see link between robberies, 'gang' behavior

PORTLAND — The Police Department is seeing more robberies involving guns this year, and police are blaming the trend on the drug culture and a growing gang mentality among the city's youth.

Kate Bucklin • News •
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 8:33 am
Peaks Island to revisit traffic plan, seeks taxi rate hike

PORTLAND — It's only March, but Peaks Island councilors are exploring ways to address summer parking and traffic woes.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 5:58 am
Possible voting machine change irks local officials

FREEPORT — While the state is gathering information to implement a uniform voting system by the end of this year, some town officials are questioning the necessity of such a change.

Amy Anderson • News •
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Council approves $705K in bids for sidewalk work

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday approved bids totaling nearly $705,000 for work to be done on the Washington Street sidewalk.

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Plans for Thomas Memorial Library renovations outlined

Consultants propose demo, moving Spurwink School building

Kate Bucklin • News •
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Cape Elizabeth proposed budget down 3 percent

The $8.5 million budget includes regionalizing dispatch

Sarah Trent • News •
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Officers rescue man from attempted bridge jump

BATH — Law enforcers rescued a 29-year-old Bath man early on Feb. 28 who had reportedly attempted to jump off the Sagadahoc Bridge. 1

Alex Lear • News •
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 2:11 pm

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