If approved by voters, a $450,000 supplementary budget item for COVID-19 safety measures could raise the tax hike to 3.85%.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Legislative veterans square off in Senate District 24 primary election
Stan Gerzofsky and Mattie Daughtry are vying to represent the Democratic party and challenge Republican Bradford Pattershall this fall for the seat occupied by Sen. Brownie Carson.
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Pandemic forces Cumberland Fair to cancel fall 2020 event
The Cumberland Farmers Club still plans to hold the annual 4H livestock show and auction.
Posted inThe Forecaster, Times Record
Police charge former Brunswick state senator after dog bites 2 people
BRUNSWICK — Police charged former state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky on June 6 for two offenses after his dog escaped his fenced-in backyard and bit two passersby on separate occasions. Gerzofsky’s 4-year-old German shepherd, who the Federal Street resident said was a “re-home” dog for which he had hired a trainer, managed to leap over the […]
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Cumberland-No. Yarmouth residents largely back racial equity committee
School Administrative District 51’s Equity Leadership Steering Committee issued the community letter after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
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Election 2020: Two North Yarmouth residents vie for vacant Select Board seat
Steve Berry and Paul Hodgetts seek to fill the remaining year in the term vacated by Bill Whitten.
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SAD 51 board adopts $40.25M budget with 4.85% spending increase
The Cumberland Town Council also approved its $10.6 million spending plan.
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Bath-area school district adopts $38.2 million budget with 2.1% tax increase
Residents of Regional School Unit 1’s four communities will vote on the budget at referendum July 14.
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Municipal clerks encourage absentee voting during pandemic
Absentee ballots aren’t available until June 14, but clerks are reporting a higher-than-usual number of advance requests.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth Farmers Market reopens with new pandemic protocols
Customers are asked to keep 6 feet apart, wear a face covering, and order items in advance.