The school board will vote on the budget on Tuesday, April 9, and the city council is scheduled to vote on May 6.
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Portland sets May 14 for school budget referendum
The school board will vote on the budget on Tuesday, April 9, and the city council is scheduled to vote on May 6.
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Bath police charge 2 Portland men with threatening couple
Fadhil Alghazi, 51, and Ali K. Anthony, 41, were arrested following a 911 call that a couple were being threatened by two men with knives.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage vetoes bill to ban youth tanning
The sponsor’s goal was to protect teen health, but LePage vetoes the effort as ‘government run amok.’
Posted inBusiness, News
US halfway to Obama’s export-doubling goal
While economists and industry leaders still generally expect the ambitious target to be missed, impressive gains have surprised many.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Few pleased with South Portland city, school budgets
SOUTH PORTLAND — Most speakers at a City Council budget hearing Wednesday said higher taxes are necessary to preserve city and school services. Despite that, some councilors expressed displeasure with the School Board’s proposed spending plan. “Are we going up in an amount that is sufficient to keep us moving forward?” former School Board member Jeffrey […]
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Coyotes call up Pirate forwards
The parent Phoenix Coyotes called up forwards Chris Brown and Chris Conner from the Portland Pirates following the trade Wednesday of three veteran forwards. Brown, a rookie from Flower Mound, Texas, has scored a team-high 25 goals and had 15 assists in 63 games with the Pirates. Conner, a veteran who has already appeared […]
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Coyotes call up Pirate forwards
The parent Phoenix Coyotes called up forwards Chris Brown and Chris Conner from the Portland Pirates following the trade Wednesday of three veteran forwards. Brown, a rookie from Flower Mound, Texas, has scored a team-high 25 goals and had 15 assists in 63 games with the Pirates. Conner, a veteran who has already appeared […]
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N. Korea’s Twitter account hacked amid tension
Hackers broke into at least two of North Korea’s government-run online sites Thursday, posting a crude photo of Kim Jong Un.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth School Board adopts 3.5% budget hike
CAPE ELIZABETH — Possible state curtailments and a need for rainy-day savings were cited in a School Department budget increase expected to go to voters next month. School Board members unanimously adopted the $22.5 million fiscal 2014 school budget on March 26. They said unknown future revenue losses influenced their decision to increase the budget […]