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South Portland’s short-term rental regulations go to the ballot box

SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on Nov. 6 will be asked whether they’re in favor of regulations banning unhosted short-term rentals in residential areas. The question has dogged city councilors for more than a year, been through two regulation proposals and two petition recalls, and has divided residents. Some argue that the measure impedes on property rights, others fear their neighborhoods are being […]

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Posted inTimes Record

Region 10 school looks to even the playing field at future Brunswick Landing facility

BRUNSWICK — Region 10 Technical High School in Brunswick wants to move to Brunswick Landing and become an independent, four-year technical high school within the next three years, according to director Nancy Weed. The school on Church Road serves 240 students from Brunswick, Regional School Unit 5 and Maine School Administrative District 75, as well […]

Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion

Joe Guzzardi: Rewinding back to 1903 and the first World Series

World Series managers Dave Roberts and Alex Cora have novel pre-game calculations to ponder. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox pilots have been in consultation with their pitching coaches, in-house sabermetric gurus and other baseball experts to determine if they should go with new-fangled openers or traditional starters. If the former, how long […]

Posted inJournal Tribune

As political strain grows, pipe bombs target Democrats, CNN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections. None of the seven bombs detonated and nobody was hurt as authorities in […]