SCARBOROUGH — School Superintendent George Entwistle III planted double-digit spending and tax increases with his school budget presentation Wednesday night. But he acknowledged his requests may not take root. “The purpose is to put the first stake in the ground,” Entwistle said. “We know it will move.” He proposed a $41.37 million budget that increases […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A “needs-based” fiscal year 2014 school budget cuts some positions while seeking a 1.8 percent increase in property tax revenue, according to School Superintendent Suzanne Godin. “These reductions do not result in an impact on students,” Godin said Monday, when she introduced the budget at a School Board meeting in City Hall. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Chewing tobacco is now outlawed for town employees during work, after complaints it is a “filthy, vile habit.” Under the ban, town employees can no longer chew tobacco in town-owned vehicles or buildings. Visitors are also barred from chewing in town buildings. The ban, unanimously approved by the Town Council Monday night, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — No one applied for the only available Fort Williams Park food vendor license before the deadline passed last week. The town hopes to find another ice cream vendor to replace Gorgeous Gelato, whose owners decided not to return after last year, leaving a vacancy in the Ship Cove area of the park. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — There was no shortage of opinions about Canadian tar sands oil Monday night at the Community Center. About 400 people attended what Mayor Tom Blake called the largest council workshop ever held. More than 70 speakers – including residents, and officials from Portland Pipe Line Co., the Canadian government, New England Petroleum […]