On Friday, May 2, 39 Westbrook High School students gathered together as a group to engage one another in conversations on difficult and painful issues affecting the climate and culture of our school. Nicole Manganelli from the Unity Project led our students through a series of discussions and activities to help us experience first hand […]
May 2014
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American Journal Arts Calendar – 5/8
Theater Thursday, May 8 “The Summer King,” world premiere of a new opera by Daniel Sonenberg, about baseball player Josh Gibson. 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium. Presented by Portland Ovations, USM School of Music and American Opera Projects. $42-$10 students. 842-0800, or PortlandOvations.org Thursday, May 15-Sunday, May 18 “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad,” presented by Vivid […]
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Colorado approves plan for marijuana industry financial system
The new policy is intended to improve pot growers’ access to banking services and improve tax collection.
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Scarborough voters asked to approve $36.5 million school budget
SCARBOROUGH – At its meeting on Wednesday the Scarborough Town Council approved a combined new fiscal year budget of nearly $56.2 million, which represents a 52-cent increase in the tax rate for a new mill rate of $15.29 per $1,000 of valuation. The vote was 4-2 with councilors Ed Blaise and James Benedict opposed and […]
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Scarborough voters asked to approve $36.5 million school budget
SCARBOROUGH – At its meeting on Wednesday the Scarborough Town Council approved a combined new fiscal year budget of nearly $56.2 million, which represents a 52-cent increase in the tax rate for a new mill rate of $15.29 per $1,000 of valuation. The vote was 4-2 with councilors Ed Blaise and James Benedict opposed and […]
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Connecticut whaling ship selects Maine ‘stowaway’
Mystic Seaport in Connecticut said Thursday it’s selected Ryan Leighton of Boothbay to live aboard during a voyage of the Charles W. Morgan.
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South Portland tweaks school budget to avoid further tax hike
SOUTH PORTLAND — The proposed city budget for fiscal year 2015 will likely raise taxes by a maximum of 3.5 percent. City councilors and the School Board met for a joint workshop Wednesday evening, and reached consensus on budgets that were originally proposed April 9. On the school side, in response to a $90,000 expenditure increase, the proposed […]
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South Portland retailers headed to Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A new retail development is luring several high-profile South Portland businesses to Scarborough. The businesses, now tenants at The Shops at Clarks Pond, are moving to Gallery Place, according to the real estate agent who negotiated the deal. Charles Day, of CBRE/The Boulos Co., said Marshall’s, HomeGoods and Bob’s Discount Furniture have pre-leased space […]
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Last-minute cuts trim $587K from Scarborough schools
SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council on Wednesday approved school and municipal budgets for fiscal year 2015 that will increase the town property tax rate by 3.5 percent, but not before cutting more than half a million dollars from the School Department’s proposed spending plan. The School Board reluctantly accepted the cuts in an emergency meeting Thursday […]
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Planning Board pace doesn't sit well with Cape Elizabeth restaurant
CAPE ELIZABETH — After removing a quarter of its seats last month in an attempt to comply with a town ordinance, The Good Table restaurant this week may have moved a step closer to getting some of them back. The Planning Board on Tuesday set a public hearing for May 22 on a proposed zoning amendment […]