FALMOUTH — A Falmouth High School graduate is recovering at her parent’s home after she was injured in the Patriot’s Day terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon. The bomb that went off near the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston killed three people and injured more than 170. One of the injured was 20-year-old […]
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Scarborough workshop focuses on budget cuts
SCARBOROUGH — Progressing toward second readings and votes on the municipal and school budgets for fiscal year 2014, members of the Town Council and School Board finance committees agreed last week that misinformation has colored discussions and a possible $1.40 property tax increase is still too high. In a two-hour joint workshop on April 11, […]
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Police identify body found on Harpswell shoreline
HARPSWELL — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 28-year-old man whose body was found Thursday morning. The body of Ryan Johnson, a Harpswell resident, was found on the shoreline near Garrison Cove Road on Bailey Island. The discovery was reported to police at about 9:25 a.m., Capt. Craig Smith said. Johnson was last […]
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Council schedules Scarborough school budget referendum
SCARBOROUGH — The amount has not been set, but councilors Wednesday approved May 14 as the referendum date for the fiscal year 2014 school budget. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at Town Hall, and voters will also be asked a nonbinding question on whether the budget is too high, too low, or […]
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South Portland Farmers Market to return to Hinckley Drive
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Farmers Market will return to Hinckley Drive and parking will be banned on sections of streets near Wilkinson Park after council votes Wednesday night. In a 2 1/2-hour meeting where Councilor Jerry Jalbert presided due to Mayor Tom Blake’s absence, councilors also approved a $388,000 action plan for spending on federal […]
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Millett to meet constituents in Scarborough
CAPE ELIZABETH — State Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, will hold public office hours from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Scarborough Municipal Building in Council Chamber B, 259 Route 1. Millett, chairwoman of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, represents District 7, which includes Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and part of Scarborough.
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Light's out at Cape Elizabeth Town Hall: Historic lighthouse lens to be returned to Coast Guard
CAPE ELIZABETH — A historic, 600-pound lighthouse lens displayed in the lobby of Town Hall for 18 years will be returned to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Town Council on April 11 deemed the costs for maintenance and insurance outweigh the aesthetic value. The 19th-century lens, valued at $2.5 million, has been on loan to […]
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Cape Elizabeth Town Council sets April 29 budget hearing
CAPE ELIZABETH — After the School Board presented its proposed fiscal 2014 spending plan April 10, the Town Council set the public hearing schedule for the combined $33.2 million municipal and school budgets. The council will hold a public hearing and vote on budget adoption April 29 at 7 p.m., at Town Hall. The budget […]
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Bath council OKs turf field construction
BATH — Nearly three years after the project was proposed, the City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to build an artificial turf field at the Edward J. McMann Outdoor Athletic Complex. The council also unanimously approved the sale of the Mid Coast Center for Higher Education for nearly $800,000. The council earlier this month established a […]
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Former chamber executive takes top job at Habitat for Humanity in Portland
PORTLAND — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland has named Godfrey Wood, former chief executive officer of the Portland Regional Chamber, as executive director. Wood, a Falmouth resident who retired from the chamber last December after a 15-year tenure, will begin his new role April 29, according to a press release Wednesday. He replaces Amy […]