If residents approve the school budget at the July 14 referendum, the combined impact to the tax rate will be a 1.24% increase.
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Cape Elizabeth makes anti-racism push
The council agreed to put up a sign rejecting racism, along with updating an anti-racism resolution and beginning work on a new diversity advisory council — moves that some say are long overdue.
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City to help South Portland Food Cupboard get around access problem
The Food Cupboard has been on a street that can’t allow buses, which its director says might be stopping as many as 100 families from getting assistance.
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Three vying for Dem nomination for Senate District 29 seat
State Rep. Anne Carney, Sari Greene and Eben Rose are all seeking the nomination for the seat next month.
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A grim future for local eateries
For South Portland restaurateurs, Gov. Janet Mills’ order this week to allow restaurants to resume indoor seating may not be enough to stave off the worst economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cape council sends school budget to voters
The council voted 5-2 to send the school district’s $26.3 million budget to voters, but not before making clear its displeasure with the potential impact to the tax rate.
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Maine Bicentennial: South Portland
On the set of The Dave Astor Show on March 17, 1962, South Portland High School students, including Bonnie Tibbetts, pose in front of the camera. The Dave Astor Show aired on WCSH, Portland’s NBC affiliate, from 1956 through 1971. Originally titled “For Teenagers Only,” Astor’s program was first broadcast on WGAN (now WGME). It […]
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COVID-19 behind Cape school budget increase
School Superintendent Donna Wolfrom noted that opening schools this fall with be “costly.”
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Election 2020: Veteran politicians seek Democratic nod for Cape House seat
Former State Rep. Kimberly Monaghan and State Sen. Rebecca Millett are seeking the nomination for the Cape Elizabeth seat.
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Local libraries ‘checking out’ an online prescence
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, shuttered libraries are maintaining strong connections with their communities, young and old.