GORHAM– Two Cumberland County business and one business in York County are among six firms that received environmental achievement awards from the state on Thursday. Gov. Paul LePage was in Gorham along with Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho at the headquarters of Jotul North America to announce the winners of the Governor’s […]
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Scarborough councilor faces censure hearing
SCARBOROUGH – Amid charges of ethics violations Wednesday night, the Scarborough Town Council voted 3-0, with two abstentions and one recusal, to adopt a new pesticide control policy, prompting Councilor Karen D’Andrea to leave the meeting while it was still in progress. Meanwhile, Councilor Richard Sullivan faces a censure hearing for submitting the policy because […]
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'He never gives up' – Event to benefit Scarborough's Team Kyle
SCARBOROUGH – In his short life, Kyle St. Clair of Scarborough, born seven weeks early seven years ago, spent his first nine months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Maine Medical Center, and has endured 45 surgeries to combat lung and digestive system diseases. In March, his parents brought this little boy, strong beyond […]
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Council debate jeopardizes future of farmers' market
SOUTH PORTLAND – A quest to help promote the South Portland Farmers Market has turned into a City Council debate on where the market should live, creating hurt feelings, accusations of back-room dealings, and the suggestion that the fledgling farmstand may not live to see its second year. The City Council is scheduled to workshop […]
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'I love everything here' – Ceremony swears in 54 new Americans
SOUTH PORTLAND – Moments after being sworn in as an American citizen Friday morning, and still flush with excitement, Cape Elizabeth resident Anna Maria Gonzales did not hesitate when asked where she is from. “The United States!” she declared proudly, with a broad smile. Gonzales was born in Guatemala and came to the United States […]
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Scarborough councilors feud over pesticides, conflict-of-interest claims
SCARBOROUGH – Two Scarborough town councilors have accused a third of hiding a conflict of interest and are calling for his public censure, along with the removal of a pest control ordinance he authored from consideration at the council meeting set for Wednesday night, April 18. However, Councilor Richard Sullivan is denying charges leveled by […]
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CURRENT letters to the editor – 4/19
With agriculture, growing is growing Today we find ourselves gravely disappointed and frustrated by news from our state government. The result of this news is that an inequitable tax burden will continue to be placed on our small business and specifically on the horticultural industry in the great state of Maine. Despite numerous legislative efforts […]
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CURRENT letters to the editor – 4/19
With agriculture, growing is growing Today we find ourselves gravely disappointed and frustrated by news from our state government. The result of this news is that an inequitable tax burden will continue to be placed on our small business and specifically on the horticultural industry in the great state of Maine. Despite numerous legislative efforts […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of April 18, 2002
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of April 18, 2002 The initially warm reception to a proposed six-story condominium project off Pine Point Road turned cooler Tuesday at a joint meeting between the Town […]
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GUEST COLUMN – What it really takes to be business-friendly
Last month, Gov. LePage kicked off Maine’s new “Certified Business Friendly Community” program to encourage local communities to become more business friendly. Making the state more business friendly is the goal of nearly every gubernatorial candidate, but it’s a task that’s easier said than done. Here’s what the governor’s new “business friendly action team” should […]