Age Friendly Raymond is sincerely grateful to St. Joseph’s College Professor Dr. John Kenneally and his Marketing 302 students, who partnered with us to provide the review and analysis of our community assessment survey this past semester. The goal of Age Friendly Raymond is to enable residents, organizations and businesses to actively participate in community […]
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Inside Gray: May 31
Street Sweeping Town of Gray Public Works final sweeping schedule for the week of June 3, south Gray and village area; week of June 10, west Gray area. Plant Sale A plant sale will be held Saturday, June 1, 8 a.m.- noon at the American Legion Post 86, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Proceeds will benefit […]
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Inside Raymond: May 31
New Boys Scout Troop for girls Raymond has a new Scouts troop for girls, Troop 851, which meets on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Raymond Village Community Church. Troop 851 was the first girls troop in the state to cross over from Webelos Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts of America in February. They […]
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Scarborough Police Beat: May 31
Arrests 5/20 at 11:12 a.m. Timothy M. Shorey, 50, address unlisted, Portland, was arrested on Gallery Boulevard by Officer Michael Thurlow on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, theft by unauthorized taking and two charges of violating conditions of release. 5/20 at 11:12 a.m. Nicole R. Leet, 33, address unlisted, Saco, was arrested on […]
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South Portland library funding hike takes a hit
SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 20 residents Tuesday urged city councilors to adopt a library budget that would help fund staffing and extend hours of operation. Councilors in the May 28 budget workshop, however, indicated support for reducing the library’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget increase, from $111,000 to $66,000. The City Council also gave final approval […]
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Revised approach could reduce Portland Jetport noise
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on June 5 will be able to make a case to the Federal Aviation Authority for a new aircraft flight pattern intended to reduce noise over several city neighborhoods. The Portland International Jetport approach plan, submitted to the FAA last August by jetport Director Paul Bradbury, would require aircraft to follow […]
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Gorham town, school budgets go to council vote June 4
GORHAM — The Town Council at its regular meeting on June 4 will vote on both the town and school budgets for fiscal year 2020, which begins July 1. Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak’s proposed budget is $15.5 million, up $683,869, or 4.6% from this year. The proposed budget is expected to raise the tax rate by […]
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Politics and Other Mistakes
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has a new motto: Really Sorry About All Those Dead Kids. If that sentence makes you cringe, that was intended. Get used to it, because there’s more cringe-worthy stuff coming up. According to data that reporters pried out of the department, in the past two years, 26 […]
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School referendum set for June 11 in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — Voters will be heading to the polls Tuesday, June 11 to vote on two items: whether they support the school budget and whether they want to continue voting for the budget through a referendum. The $40.3 million fiscal year 2020 school budget was approved by the school committee May 10 and by the city […]
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Here's Something: May 30
Welcome to another edition of Boos and Bravos, the quick-hit, catch-all column of Here’s Something: BOO to the Portland City Council, which says it’s trying to penny-pinch while developing the new budget, but never loses a chance to gouge the helpless property taxpayer. While there’s much talk about a new fire engine and new homeless […]