FALMOUTH — An Edgewater Drive man was taken into custody Friday night in connection with the shooting death of his mother earlier in the day. Andrew Leighton, 46, is facing a murder charge, according to Maine State Police. Leighton reportedly surrendered to police at 11 p.m. after a standoff at the home he shared with […]
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South Portland elementary school in bottom 7 on state report card
SOUTH PORTLAND — James O. Kaler Elementary School on South Kelsey Street received an F grade and the seventh-lowest cumulative score in the state Wednesday as Gov. Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen handed out the first-ever letter grades for Maine public schools. With School Superintendent Suzanne Godin unavailable for comment, School Board Chairman Rick […]
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South Portland council gets School Board financial data
SOUTH PORTLAND — The data is in, and discussions about School Board finances will continue at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at a joint City Council and School Board workshop at City Hall. Financial records back to 2010 were submitted Tuesday to City Manager Jim Gailey by School Board Chairman Rick Carter, after Gailey requested […]
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All-day kindergarten pilot plan draws fire in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board’s proposal for a full-day kindergarten pilot program in the fiscal 2014 school budget is raising concerns about fairness with some parents, who say they may as a result reject the entire budget. The program would create two full-day kindergarten sessions at Pond Cove Elementary School, reducing the number of […]
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Despite assurances, Brunswick neighbors remain uneasy about train facility
BRUNSWICK — As construction plans progress for a train layover facility between Church Road and Stanwood Street, a neighborhood group remains opposed to the development. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has worked with the Brunswick West Neighborhood Coalition since 2011 to ensure that a layover facility will mitigate noise and diesel pollution from […]
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Bath council moves toward moratorium on strip clubs
BATH — A proposal to open a strip club in the city prompted the City Council on Wednesday to support a moratorim that temporarily prohibits licenses and permits for so-called “adult-use establishments.” The council voted 6-2 for the six-month ban, which requires a second vote later this month before it can go into effect. It […]
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Mid-Coast school chiefs: State report cards an 'incomplete picture' of schools
BRUNSWICK — Public schools in Brunswick, School Administrative District 75 and Regional School Unit 1 received grades ranging from A-D in a new state report card system issued Wednesday. Superintendents from each district responded with various degrees of criticism for the new grading system, but Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski had the harshest words […]
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You can't get there from here: Eastern Trail connection between South Portland, Scarborough remains elusive, expensive
SCARBOROUGH — If the “Bridge Out” sign is not enough, the drop down to the Nonesuch River from where a bridge used to cross the river is a vivid reminder of the obstacles blocking the off-road linkage of the Eastern Trail to South Portland. But as a $150,000 study funded by the Maine Department of […]
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Fort Williams vendor license still available
CAPE ELIZABETH — The fourth vendor permit at Fort Williams Park may go unfilled this year. No one applied for the permit when the town first advertised it in March, and the response was the same when the town re-posted the advertisement in April. Three other vendor licenses have been awarded. Public Works Director Bob […]
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Cape Elizabeth budget, taxes increase 3.5%
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council adopted a combined $33.2 million municipal, school and community services budget Monday night, and sent the school budget to a May 14 referendum. The $22.5 million school budget for fiscal 2014 was pressured by revenue losses and added costs from the state, and included the approval of a pilot […]