2026 – Page 63 – The Portland Press Herald

These Maine authors’ novels are being developed by Netflix, Amazon and Paramount

An update on books by Tess Gerritsen, Travis Kennedy, Adam White and Ron Currie that were being developed for TV or film in the last few years.

Four performances are scheduled at three venues, including the new Crewe arts center at USM.

The $56.7M budget is up 5.46% from the current plan.

The total school and municipal budget will result in a tax increase of 3.2%.

About 81% of voters supported the proposal, which will cut staffing, give staff raises and grow funding for special education.

The teachers union initially opposed the budget, but reversed course last week when the district committed to adding back several ed tech positions.

The school budget proposal is 4.89% higher than last year’s and will raise property taxes for the owner of a median home by about $120 a year.

Voters also chose 7 members of the new Charter Review Commission and picked a Democratic nominee for the York County Commissioners.

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Thriller writer Gillian French releases second novel starring fingerprint analyst Shaw Connolly.

The total municipal and school budget is $106.5 million.