The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced that a petition drive to put a possible York County casino on the November ballot has failed. Last week the Secretary of State said not enough verifiable signatures were gathered for a citizen’s initiative entitled “An Act to Allow Slot Machines or a Casino in York County.” […]
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Casino petition fails, Legislature debates further gaming development
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced that a petition drive to put a possible York County casino on the November ballot has failed. Last week the Secretary of State said not enough verifiable signatures were gathered for a citizen’s initiative entitled “An Act to Allow Slot Machines or a Casino in York County.” […]
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SPHS scores win at one-act regionals
For the first time in seven years the drama club at South Portland High School has won first place in the regional one-act-play competition and the club will now head to the state finals on March 18. South Portland’s submission to this year’s Maine Drama Festival is “The Children’s Hour,” by Lillian Hellman. The show […]
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Cape school budget calls for tax increase
In what she’s calling a “largely maintenance budget,” Meredith Nadeau, superintendent of schools in Cape Elizabeth, unveiled a nearly $24.5 million spending package for the new fiscal year last week that would increase taxes by 68 cents per $1,000 of valuation. The biggest impacts to the budget, according to Nadeau, include a significant loss in […]
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Carruthers, Edward J., 88, of Gorham, died on March 2, 2016. Arrangements by Chad E. Poitras, Buxton. Cook, Mary S. 89, of Saco and formerly of South Portland, died March 3, 2016. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland. Interment later in the spring. Curran, Patricia Ann, 71, of Westbrook, died on Feb. 28, 2016, […]
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Carruthers, Edward J., 88, of Gorham, died on March 2, 2016. Arrangements by Chad E. Poitras, Buxton. Cook, Mary S. 89, of Saco and formerly of South Portland, died March 3, 2016. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland. Interment later in the spring. Curran, Patricia Ann, 71, of Westbrook, died on Feb. 28, 2016, […]
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Brunswick man charged with cruelty to animals
BRUNSWICK Police have charged a Brunswick man with aggravated cruelty to animals after receiving complaints that he was abusing his year-old male black Labrador mix, named Buddy. On Feb. 28, police received complaints that Robert LaChance, 29, of Brunswick, had repeatedly struck the dog and threw him against a wall in an alleged assault that […]
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Hearing slated on school repair loan
BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Town Council has set a public hearing for March 21 concerning an ordinance authorizing a loan for critical repairs at Coffin Elementary School and the junior high. The money made available through the Maine Department of Education revolving renovation fund will not be a cure-all for the aging schools, but will provide […]
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Brunswick climate survey begins after April vacation
BRUNSWICK The Brunswick School Board heard from Assistant Superintendent Pender Makin on Wednesday night regarding the pros and cons of a school climate survey set to begin after April vacation and span three weeks. The survey comes from the National School Climate Center and measures a variety of factors such as school attitudes and safety […]