SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council gave Town Manager Tom Hall some guidelines to follow in developing his 2010-2011 municipal budget proposal: maintain services, avoid layoffs, provide reasonable compensation for employees and limit the impact on taxes. Hall gave an outline of his $20.8 million municipal budget proposal to the council last week, and councilors […]
March 2010
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough to purchase Higgins Beach parking lot
Scarborough’s purchase of a privately owned parking lot at Higgins Beach will guarantee continued public access to the popular town beach, councilors said last week in approving the deal. The Town Council voted unanimously on March 17 to authorize the purchase of the approximately 1.3-acre parking lot, guaranteeing that it will stay undeveloped and open […]
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Scarborough to purchase Higgins Beach parking lot
Scarborough’s purchase of a privately owned parking lot at Higgins Beach will guarantee continued public access to the popular town beach, councilors said last week in approving the deal. The Town Council voted unanimously on March 17 to authorize the purchase of the approximately 1.3-acre parking lot, guaranteeing that it will stay undeveloped and open […]
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Meredith Goad: Not your average Joe’s
Delirium will ensue if Trader Joe’s opens one of its shrines (er, stores) in Portland.
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State and Anthem sparover health insurance rates
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield and Maine’s Attorney General’s Office square off in a Portland courtroom this morning.
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Architects offer design help
The “10-Minute Architect” offers free design help Thursday afternoon.
Posted inForecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Mary Hill, 82
TOPSHAM – Mary Hill, 82, a resident of The Highlands, died March 18. Born in Bath on July 17, 1927, she graduated from Morse High School in 1945 and Westbrook Junior College in 1947. She met her husband, Bill, at Popham Beach and eventually settled in Naugatuck, Conn., where they raised their family. In 1998 […]
Posted inForecaster Obituaries, The Forecaster
Dorothy F. Goodenow, 79: Enjoyed making mittens for charity, riding motorcycles
TOPSHAM — Dorothy F. Goodenow, 79, died March 16 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Chelsea, April 27, 1930, a daughter of Stanley and Regina Morgan Sherman. In 1948 she graduated from Gardiner High School. On Oct. 25, 1969, she married John A. Goodenow Jr. A homemaker devoted to raising her […]
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Marguerite E. Kelley, 96
BATH — Marguerite E. Kelley, 96, died March 21 at Amenity Manor Nursing Home in Topsham. Born in Stockholm, on June 20, 1913, a daughter of Frank R. Sr., and Emma (Trueworthy) Kelley. She was educated in the local schools and graduated from Somerset Academy in Athens, and later received her master’s degree from Farmington State […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Pay-to-play may be wave of the future
Schools all over Maine are facing a grim reality this budget season – there’s less money available in the form of state education aid. That has led to belt-tightening and forced schools to find creative ways to raise money. One such way is through participation fees for sports and extracurricular activities, commonly known as “pay-to-play.” […]