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Scarborough Notes – 8/15

Election notice Nomination papers are now available at the town office for November municipal elections, with two town councilors (Jessica Holbrook and Carol Rancourt), three school board members, (Jane Wiseman, Jacquelyn Perry and Robert Mitchell) and two sanitary district trustees (Nick Rico and Ben Viola) at the end of their terms. Rancourt is termed out […]

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Briefs – 8/15

SMCC gets ?fire grant Southern Maine Community College in South Portland will receive a grant in the amount of $286,368, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The money is being allocated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants Program. The Fire Prevention & Safety Program supports projects that enhance […]

Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly

POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Flunking out

I’m surprised Republican Gov. Paul LePage hasn’t stumbled over the obvious solution to reforming Maine’s education system: Turn control of the state’s schools over to former GOP Gov. John “Jock” McKernan. McKernan, who occupied the Blaine House (although not with anywhere near the same fervor as recently convicted Occupy Maine protestors) from 1987 to 1995, […]