The policy prohibits municipal employees from running for the School Board as well as the City Council.
December 12, 2012
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Comic relief
Dayton resident Melanie Sughrue donates to a Salvation Army kettle outside the Christmas Tree Shops in South Portland last Friday afternoon as comics Bob Marley, center, and Tim Sample thank her for her contribution. Marley and Sample pitched in to rings bells outside the store and help the Salvation Army toward its goal of $160,000 […]
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In Cape Elizabeth pot cookies incident, number of alleged eaters grows
Police think more than the nine suspended students were part of the incident, and media coverage is criticized.
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Freeport salvage yard fined $17,760 by DEP
The Allen Range Road business was found to have mishandled discarded gasoline and motor oil.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick-area college scholarship fund receives $2M gift
BRUNSWICK — It apparently only took one meeting to convince George Senter, a former educator who attended local schools as a child, to donate $2 million of his estate to the Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund. John Loyd Jr., chairman of the endowment, said he realized this when he received a call from Senter’s estate […]
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Task force suggests more limits on Portland street artists
Among the recommendations: Requiring artists to register – at no cost at City Hall – and display a sticker on their tables.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath couple seeks options after home is deemed unsafe
BATH — Faced with fear last week about where they would go if evicted from their home, Alan and Yvonne Orchard are now gaining some options. The City Council voted 7-1 on Dec. 5 that the Orchards’ dilapidated home at 45 Windjammer Way is dangerous. But councilors tabled a decision on what to do about […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Downeaster noise concerns persist in Brunswick as ridership exceeds expectations
BRUNSWICK — Ridership during the Amtrak Downeaster’s first month of passenger service to Freeport and Brunswick was higher than expected, according to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Patricia Quinn, NNEPRA executive director, Tuesday said preliminary ridership north of Portland was 5,200 for November, with an average of 180 rides a day, or 80 […]
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Quimby backs away, a bit, from national park idea in Maine
Roxanne Quimby’s son says the park idea isn’t being abandoned altogether, but that it’s just one option.
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Biddeford volleyball ace named Gatorade Player of Year
Mariah Hebert was named the Maine Sunday Telegram’s Player of the Year earlier.