Kudos to the Waynflete students who wrote letters to the editor expressing their opinions on wind power. Although my views differ on some of the points expressed, I applaud them for their reasoned arguments and their admirable level of interest in public policy and civic engagement (“Students’ opinions get blasted on the Web,” March 14). […]
March 2010
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Hate group targets performance at Portland's Waynflete School
PORTLAND — A Kansas extremist group that openly hates homosexuals, Jews, Catholics and America in general is threatening to picket a local high school theater production. The Westboro Baptist Church, known for its frequent picketing of funerals for military veterans and gays, posted a news release Feb. 20 on its Web site announcing it would […]
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Commission seeks artists to create original work for new Durham School
DURHAM — The Maine Arts Commission is inviting artists from all over the country to submit proposals to design, create and install artwork at the Durham Community School as part of the public artwork program Percent for Art. The artists selected will receive a budget of up to $44,000 to create original artwork inside and […]
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Portland Meetings: March 24 – 30
Portland Wed. 3/24 5 p.m. Community Development Committee CH Wed. 3/24 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council MCC Thu. 3/25 4 p.m. Solid Waste Task Force CH Thu. 3/25 5:30 p.m. Charter Commission CH Thu. 3/25 6 p.m. Joint School/City Finance Committee CH Tue. 3/30 5 p.m. Harbor Board 2 Portland Fish Pier
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She's got game
Malia Cross-Roberts of Portland shows she’s got skill, and gets an approving smile from Harlem Globetrotter Hot Shot Branch, on March 19 in the Reiche School gym. Branch was in town promoting the Globetrotters game in Portland on March 26 and the “CHEER For Character” program, which focuses on building good character traits in kids […]
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People and Business: March 24
Scarborough woman launchesonline sharing Web site SCARBOROUGH – Joanna Basinger of Scarborough has launched a new Web site, ClosestCloset.Com, as an online community designed to share and conserve resources. The Web site features four different types of classified ads: donations – items you wish to give away; local lending – items you are willing to […]
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Proposed municipal budget raises Yarmouth taxes; school budget holds the line
YARMOUTH — The Town Council on March 18 unanimously accepted the School Board’s fiscal 2011 budget with a zero percent increase from this year. Councilors also received a preliminary municipal budget that would add 20 cents to the property tax rate. School Board Chairman David Ray said the $19.5 million school budget is the most conservative […]
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Dispatch deal with Yarmouth adds jobs to Falmouth Police Department
FALMOUTH — Emergency services are about to undergo some major changes. The Police Department is in the process of adding six new employees – a significant increase for a team of 17 sworn officers. The hirings come after three long-time members of the department retired and resigned, one patrol position was added into the budget […]
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Floris P. H. Jones, 83: Devoted to family, volunteering and music
FALMOUTH — Floris Perle Higgins Jones, 83, died from cancer March 20. Born Aug. 3, 1926, in Hartford, Conn., she was the daughter of Wyman and Alice (Peterson) Higgins. A student of piano and voice for many years, she was a lifelong learner. Early in her professional life, she was a licensed securities broker and […]
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Cumberland Town Council approves municipal budget
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council unanimously approved the proposed fiscal 2011 municipal budget Monday night. The $7.99 million budget is a 0.34 percent decrease from the current year, on expected revenues of $3.63 million – a nearly 1 percent decline. The projected impact on the property tax rate is a 0.07 percent increase, not including the school […]