In the comic-book world of Maine politics, the conservative think tank called the Maine Heritage Policy Center has often played the role of Dr. Bruce Banner, the tortured soul whose body harbors a gamma-ray-created monster called the Incredible Hulk. Portrayed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Banner is mild mannered and reflective. If he were asked […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: The ballad of the Hulk
In the comic-book world of Maine politics, the conservative think tank called the Maine Heritage Policy Center has often played the role of Dr. Bruce Banner, the tortured soul whose body harbors a gamma-ray-created monster called the Incredible Hulk. Portrayed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Banner is mild mannered and reflective. If he were asked […]
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Budget presentation planned
On Wednesday, after the Current’s print deadline, the Scarborough Town Council will get its first look at the combined new fiscal year budget, which includes both school and municipal spending. According to the council agenda, the proposed municipal budget for 2015-2016 is $30,416,330 and the school budget for the new fiscal year, which starts July […]
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Budget presentation planned
On Wednesday, after the Current’s print deadline, the Scarborough Town Council will get its first look at the combined new fiscal year budget, which includes both school and municipal spending. According to the council agenda, the proposed municipal budget for 2015-2016 is $30,416,330 and the school budget for the new fiscal year, which starts July […]
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Seniors’ needs focus of report to Cape council
Cape Elizabeth’s older population faces four core issues that the town should address, an ad-hoc advisory committee is expected to tell the Town Council next month. The seven-member Senior Citizen Advisory Commission, formed in April 2014, was charged with studying the various needs of residents aged 60 and older and to submit its findings within […]
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Breton joins land trust board of directors
Rita Breton was recently elected to the board of directors for the Scarborough Land Trust. A retired communications professional, Breton has been a Scarborough resident for 30 years and an active volunteer with the land trust since 2007. She is the chairwoman of the land trust’s Development & Communications Committee, and was the founder of […]
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Breton joins land trust board of directors
Rita Breton was recently elected to the board of directors for the Scarborough Land Trust. A retired communications professional, Breton has been a Scarborough resident for 30 years and an active volunteer with the land trust since 2007. She is the chairwoman of the land trust’s Development & Communications Committee, and was the founder of […]
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Zoning board OKs cell tower variances
South Portland’s Board of Appeals has granted a series of variances to T-Mobile, which will allow the company to build a new, 120-foot cell tower at Highland Memorial Cemetery. The board agreed last week that T-Mobile had met its burden of showing that there is a significant gap in coverage in that area of the […]
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Scarborough proposes modified school calendar
Following a special meeting regarding changes to the academic calendar to accommodate more professional development time for teachers, the Scarborough School Department has modified its original request. The school board will now weigh a proposal to continue with the current schedule of staff development time for the K-8 schools, while adding two early release days […]
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Letters
An open letter to Councilor Babine I am writing to you after reading in local newspapers about a new program that is being considered for implementation in Scarborough. I understand you made a recommendation to the council this past Wednesday but the council minutes still have not been posted on the town website so I […]