Holiday Schedule All Gray Town Offices closed Patriot’s Day, Monday, April 16. Water district The Gray Water District Trustee Meeting will be held April, 23 at 7 p.m., 80 Shaker Rd. The Lion King Jr. Fiddlehead Children’s Theatre presents “Disney’s The Lion King JR.” Saturday, April 7 and 14, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ; Sunday, April 8 and […]
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Q & A with Steve Chandler about New Gloucester land donation
NEW GLOUCESTER — Steve Chandler says that his family has owned land in New Gloucester since before the American Revolution, and after years of deliberation, has decided to donate more than 2,000 acres in town to the Maine Woodland Owners land trust. It was a joint decision from Chandler, his wife Natalie, and cousins Charles and […]
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Copp Quarry proposal raises concerns near Forest Lake
WINDHAM — Residents in the Forest Lake area – both from Windham and Cumberland – packed Tuesday night’s Windham Town Council workshop and expressed concern about a proposed quarry project within the watershed. Michael Manning, who lives on Bruschi Road near the lake, emphasized the importance of protecting the town’s lakes. “They call it Vacationland for a reason,” […]
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Raymond reservations about shared maintenance facility
RAYMOND — Several town officials in Raymond have misgivings about plans for a vehicle maintenance facility that would be shared by the Town of Windham Public Works Department and the RSU 14 school district. Raymond Selectboard Chairwoman Theresa Sadak started a March 27 budget workshop by expressing frustration about the input — or lack thereof — that Raymond […]
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Bonny Eagle robotics team eying championship in Detroit
STANDISH — BERT 133 has qualified for a world championship several years in a row, to the point that it’s almost robotic. The Bonny Eagle Robotics Team, also known as BERT 133, is no stranger to success in more than 20 years as a high school club. This year’s team of about 30 students from Bonny […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: April 6
Arrests 3/30 at 10:35 a.m. Joshua R. Nisbet, 40, of Broadway, South Portland, was arrested on Ocean House Road by Officer Aaron Webster on a charge of being a fugitive from justice. Summonses 3/31, no time listed. A 14-year-old female, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a summons at an undisclosed location by Officer Aaron […]
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Scarborough budget proposals start with 5.3% tax hike
SCARBOROUGH — Town and school officials Wednesday presented a $65 million combined budget that assumes a 5.3 percent tax increase. Whether the proposal remains intact remains to be seen, since the Town Council has said it wants to cap annual tax increases at 3 percent. Town Manager Thomas Hall and Superintendent of Schools Julie Kukenberger […]
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South Portland's Sawyer Park area now off-limits to sex offenders
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors added the neighborhood around Sawyer Park to the areas where sex offenders may not reside. Councilors on Tuesday also postponed discussion on a proposal to reconstruct access stairs to Willard Beach from Deake Street. Councilor Kate Lewis said the park at 25 Westbrook St. has been a great addition to […]
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Westbrook Notes
Winners of the Westbrook Woman’s Club Art Show are, from left, Sadie Cross, a junior,1st place; Megan Thibodeau, freshman, second; Diana Al-Tameemi, junior, third; and Sean McLean, freshman, honorable mention. Jazlyn O’Brien, senior, honorable mention, is not pictured. Cross art show winner Sadie Cross, a Westbrook High School junior, captured first place in the recent Westbrook […]
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You get what you pay for – or not
Gov. Paul LePage has proposed increasing the salary of the governor and hiking expense reimbursements for state legislators. No doubt, there’s a good reason for these changes, but I don’t have the faintest idea what it is. Nevertheless, I’m not opposed. Our elected officials deserve adequate compensation for the long hours they devote to making […]