BRUNSWICK — Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski said he was disappointed Wednesday after the School Board tabled a decision on contract extensions for six administrators. Perszanoski said he would let the board know if state law requires it to act sooner than the end of the month. If so, he said, the board may have […]
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Portland man arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot school kids
PORTLAND — Police arrested a Portland man Feb. 13 after he allegedly harassed and threatened to shoot a group of children on the playground at Reiche Community School. Police said Derek Weeks, 32, was on the school grounds at 166 Brackett St. with his own child at about 3 p.m. when he confronted the group of […]
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U.S. Senate confirms appointment of Cape Elizabeth lawyer to federal bench
PORTLAND — The appointment of lawyer and Cape Elizabeth resident William Kayatta Jr. to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston won overwhelming U.S. Senate approval Wednesday afternoon. Independent Maine Sen. Angus King and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were among the majority in the 88-12 vote in support of Kayatta’s […]
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Scarborough pet store remains under quarantine after dog death
SCARBOROUGH — A quarantine on animal sales at Little Paws pet shop on Payne Road continued this week while owner Barbara Shaw Cross obtains tests on 23 dogs at the store. “We are trying to figure out what we need to do to get ourselves off quarantine,” said Cross, the store owner since last June. […]
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Ice cream vendor spot up for grabs at Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town is now seeking applications for the only available food vendor license at Fort Williams Park this summer. The town hopes to find another ice cream vendor to replace Gorgeous Gelato, whose owners decided not to return, Public Works Director Bob Malley said. The permit will only allow the sale of […]
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Grant seeds more than preservation for Harpswell
HARPSWELL — A recent conservation grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to go a long way toward helping the town preserve its local habitat, and the local economy. Reed Coles, executive director of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Monday said the $300,000 grant to purchase 63 acres on White Island will help […]
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Cape Elizabeth Town Council establishes library, town center panels
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council has created new committees for the Thomas Memorial Library and town center planning. The council on Monday also sent a proposed ordinance amendment for limited summer day camps to the Planning Board. The library planning committee will be tasked with organizing an effort to address the aging and disjointed […]
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Harpswell charter school plans info sessions
HARPSWELL — Harpswell Coastal Academy, a school recently approved by the Maine Charter School Commission, will hold meetings in Bath, Freeport and Brunswick for prospective families. The meetings will happen on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport; and March […]
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Falmouth man arrested in big cocaine bust
PORTLAND — A Falmouth man and his live-in girlfriend were arrested last week in what the state Drug Enforcement Agency called one of the largest cocaine seizures in recent memory. Adam White, 26, of Rockaway Drive, Falmouth, was charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking of cocaine on Feb. 12 after police found eight pounds […]
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Topsham eyes Main Street tax-incentive plan
TOPSHAM — Establishment of a municipal downtown tax increment financing district could go to voters this fall. The Board of Selectmen on Feb. 7 unanimously approved spending up to $20,000 to hire a consultant and possibly legal counsel to aid the town in forming the proposed TIF. Requests for proposals should be going out in […]