Town councilors passed municipal and school spending plans Monday night, though 4 of them voted against it, saying residents’ taxes are too high.
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Former Cape Elizabeth star swimmer killed in North Carolina car crash
Keegan McKenney died in Charlotte early Sunday.
Fallen Gorham gravestones are a ‘disgrace,’ says cemetery committee member
‘It looks like a bomb went off,’ Dennis Morton said of the town’s Dow Road Cemetery.
Veteran Maine game warden dies in Franklin County plane crash
Authorities confirm that pilot Joshua Tibbetts, 50, was alone in the Cessna 185 Skywagon when it crashed in Avon during a routine mission Tuesday morning.
Lewiston man, woman accused of luring man to apartment, beating and burning him
Zachery Paradis, 44, and Jennifer Dionne, 42, both of Lewiston, face charges that include kidnapping and aggravated assault.
South Portland withdraws request for additional Flock camera
The move came in response to residents’ opposition to the stationary automatic license plate reading devices.
Westbrook to propose data center moratorium
The 180-day moratorium will give the city time to create local regulations for data centers.
Four Square World Championship in Naples attracts wide range of competitors
Participants included a three-time defending champion, a Midcoast elementary school, and a mother and son.
Saco approves $44 million municipal budget
A city spokesperson says the local mill rate is expected to stay the same, though property owners will still likely see a tax hike because of the proposed school and county budgets.
Meet the southern Maine veterinarian who treats everything from house cats to tigers
Dr. Samantha Brueckner’s Kennebunk-based practice, Yin-Yang Veterinary Care, pays home visits to patients ranging from dogs and cats to chinchillas and tarantulas.