Supporters say the bill encourages more students looking for careers in the trades to get into the field.
2012
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South Portland's tennis courts survive cuts to school project
SOUTH PORTLAND – After a marathon, six-hour meeting last week, the 20-member South Portland High School Building Committee finally found the $4 million it needed to make budget on a $47.26 million renovation project nearly a decade in the making, clearing the way for construction to begin this month. The final project specs were approved […]
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Cape Elizabeth seeks to rein in horses
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Conservation Commission invited members of the town’s horse riding community to its March 29 meeting to discuss issues surrounding the town’s 33.5-mile Greenbelt Trail. Horse owners were glad to hear that town crews had last week replaced a culvert near Great Pond that’s been a longstanding problem for them […]
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Appeals court hears arguments on anti-gay-marriage law
The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act denies federal marriage benefits to married gay couples.
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South Portland officials call in feds on Mill Creek ducks
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday, the South Portland City Council awarded a $321,485 contract to Peters Construction of Gorham to make “Phase I” improvements to Mill Creek Park, but that may not be the biggest news to come out of the city’s signature site this week. On Tuesday, City Manager Jim Gailey said he’s taken […]
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South Portland officials call in feds on Mill Creek ducks
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday, the South Portland City Council awarded a $321,485 contract to Peters Construction of Gorham to make “Phase I” improvements to Mill Creek Park, but that may not be the biggest news to come out of the city’s signature site this week. On Tuesday, City Manager Jim Gailey said he’s taken […]
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Freeport council shifts, OKs capital spending budget
FREEPORT — With a date shift here and a couple of amendments there, town councilors approved $1.94 million in capital spending Tuesday night. The final amount was reduced by a little more than $300,000 because of revisions and the removal of $281,000 in “Village Improvements” funded through a tax increment financing zone. The spending items […]
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Fire at Bath Iron Works damages storage building
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire at Bath Iron Works that damaged a large storage building at the shipyard.
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Brunswick Police Beat: April 4
Arrests 3/27 Timothy P. Fraser, Jr., 21, of Weymouth, was arrested by Officer Justin Dolci during a motor vehicle stop on charges of operating while license is suspended or revoked and violating condition of release. 3/30 Lucas L. Elwell, 31, a transient from Brunswick, was arrested by Officer Gretchen Paxton on Davis Court on a […]
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Burger King dusts off crown and going public again
The world’s No. 2 hamburger chain, which is in the midst of overhauling its menu and stores, says it expects to relist its shares on the New York Stock Exchange within the next three months.