SOUTH PORTLAND — At the end of a joint workshop Wednesday with City Councilors and School Board members, Mayor Tom Blake tried to coax a smile from City Manager Jim Gailey. But given a council framework to hold the line a property tax increase for the combined budgets for schools, municipal operations and Cumberland County, Gailey […]
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Harpswell Board of Selectmen candidates appeal to voters
HARPWELL — Three candidates hope to win the Board of Selectmen seat being vacated by Selectman Jim Henderson. Rick Daniel and C. Matthew Rich have previously run for the board; Ellen Shillinglaw is a first-time candidate. Voting will take place at the March 9 Town Meeting. Daniel, who ran against Selectman Alison Hawkes in 2011, […]
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Former Portland restaurateurs bring Enio's to South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — At some point, Laura Butler would like to get down to business instead of making multiple trips to the hardware store. Her opportunity should come soon, when she and her husband, Robert Butler, open Enio’s at 347 Cottage Road. Located in the former Buttered Biscuit, Enio’s is named after Laura Butler’s father. […]
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Harpswell Town Meeting to vote on beach funds, budget, school lease
HARPSWELL — Besides electing a new selectman, residents will vote on beach funds and the 2013 municipal budget, among many other items, at the annual Town Meeting on March 9. The meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Harpswell Community School, 308 Harpswell Islands Road. The meeting warrant, which authorizes the municipal budget, […]
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Plan to sell Brunswick Landing lots OK'd, with conditions
BRUNSWICK — A plan to subdivide lots for future development at Brunswick Landing was approved with several caveats after much debate and some resistance. The Planning Board approved Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority’s subdivision plan 3-1 Tuesday night, but only after the board set conditions and waived some requirements of the application. “We got it approved, so […]
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UPDATE: Quarantine lifted at Scarborough pet store
SCARBOROUGH — A state-ordered quarantine was lifted Friday at the Little Paws pet store on Payne Road after all dogs in the store tested negative for a potentially life-threatening illness. Liam Hughes, director of the Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Program announced the ban on sales and bringing dogs in or out of the […]
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Cape Elizabeth beach lease talks continue, with another deadline on horizon
CAPE ELIZABETH — State lawmakers passed a supplemental budget last week and removed language seen as restrictive to the Crescent Beach State Park lease negotiations. Now, the state and corporation that owns most of the land must agree on the financial details. The budget allows the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation to complete a […]
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Deferring public works construction gains traction in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors are getting used to the idea a new headquarters for the public works, transportation and parks and recreation departments will cost at least $19.5 million. With that in mind, a suggestion that gained support during a two-hour council workshop Monday on the proposed Highland Avenue facility is asking voters in […]
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South Portland repaving project has implications
SOUTH PORTLAND — Resurfacing of Broadway from Cottage Road to Pickett Street could alter traffic patterns this summer and for five years will prevent abutting homeowners from making utility improvements requiring Broadway to be excavated. City Planning Director Tex Haeuser said the work will be discussed from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Southern Maine […]
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Cost of Brunswick school upgrades could top $21M
BRUNSWICK — A plan to upgrade two schools could cost the town more than the $21 million originally estimated, but the total won’t be known until the School Board’s March 6 facilities meeting. “It wouldn’t surprise me if the costs were more than the $21 million,” Lyndon Keck, the principal architect working on plans for […]