The town plans on opening basketball courts at the new athletic complex on Brunswick Landing by fall.
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Recall papers taken out against 2 South Portland School Board members
A registered voter took out papers against the chair and vice chair over the board’s decision to close Kaler Elementary.
3 takeaways from Kennebunk-area school district’s public budget forum
The handful of residents who spoke at Monday night’s meeting expressed concerns about proposed job cuts, as well as a rumor about special education programs that the superintendent says is false.
Sister of Lewiston shooting victim sues US government, saying massacre could have been prevented
Bobbi Nichols’ sister, Tricia Asselin, was shot and killed at Just-In-Time Recreation on Oct. 25, 2023, during Maine’s deadliest mass shooting.
Casco’s proposed budget is up 4.6%
The budget will see municipal spending increased by $259,690, with the fire department seeing the biggest increase in funding.
Portland to weigh repairing or rebuilding its historic Expo
A recent assessment found that the 110-year-old building may need $30 million in repairs.
Brunswick, Topsham back new bridge name reflecting Indigenous roots
Both towns have signed off on the name Pejepscot Falls Bridge for the new span replacing the Frank J. Wood Bridge.
Apartment building fire in Lewiston displaces 9 families
A resident of 198 College St. suffered a minor burn, but no one was seriously hurt, officials say.
Here’s why a 175-year-old Portland chapel was demolished
The Preble Street Chapel, built in 1851, was torn down over the weekend to make way for an expanded child care center and affordable housing.
Bill to merge Capitol, state police fails in Maine House
Michael Sauschuck, the Department of Public Safety’s commissioner, had proposed for the Maine State Police to consume the Capitol Police by attrition.