A Page 1 story in the Jan. 25 issue of The Forecaster shouldn’t have said there has been a downward trend in the Brunswick School Department’s budget since 2008. According to a information provided by Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski, the school budget decreased from fiscal years 2009-2012; it then increased for the current, 2013 […]
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Pension cost shift worries Cape Elizabeth school officials
CAPE ELIZABETH — School Board members are urging legislators to resist Gov. Paul Lepage’s proposal to shift 50 percent of teacher retirement costs to local districts. Board members say the move would place a new and significant burden on schools already reeling from large state curtailments. On Monday, the board, along with members of the […]
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Scarborough goal: Cap spending growth at 3%
SCARBOROUGH — With a list of 10 goals for the coming year, town councilors saw no need to prioritize the list they compiled at a Wednesday night workshop. By consensus, they agreed municipal spending should increase no more than 3 percent, a goal Town Manager Tom Hall said is necessary and achievable. But as Councilor Jessica […]
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Scarborough Planning Board OKs rebuilding McDonald's
SCARBOROUGH — After more than a year of presentations and revisions, McDonald’s restaurant owners got their break Monday night when the Planning Board approved a new restaurant at 221 U.S. Route 1. The unanimous vote came after Kerry Corthell, serving as a nonvoting board alternate, criticized the revised exterior plan for the new 3,900-square-foot restaurant. […]
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South Portland farmers market site still uncertain
SOUTH PORTLAND — Some progress is being made toward expanding the outdoor farmers market when it opens this spring. But the essential element of the market – precisely where it will operate – remains unresolved. A series of proposed ordinance changes that would allow more types of vendors, different kinds of locations, and advertising for […]
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Education 'sweet spot': Brunswick students make a difference with weatherization project
BRUNSWICK — Felicity Beede has been teaching social studies at Brunswick Junior High School for 16 years, but she never thought she would watch dozens of her students embark on a project that has a meaningful impact in the community. “I kept waiting for someone to say ‘oh, but this is why it won’t work’ […]
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Broadway changes get South Portland council nod
SOUTH PORTLAND — Plans to reconfigure Broadway near Ferry Village will proceed this summer, but the full scope of the work may need more city funding. A Maine Department of Transportation project to resurface Broadway from Cottage Road to Pickett Street will include redesigned travel lanes between Stanford and Walnut streets to make room for […]
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South Portland manager expects to soon fill economic post
SOUTH PORTLAND — After fielding applications from as far away as Australia, City Manager Jim Gailey last week said he expects to appoint a new economic director in the next couple of weeks. The field of 85 candidates was reduced to seven finalists chosen by Gailey and a search committee comprised of Fire Chief Kevin […]
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Brunswick schools upgrade costs to emerge in March
BRUNSWICK — A plan to upgrade and renovate two schools has been estimated to cost the town $21 million, but the actual costs may start to emerge in early March. While the total costs for the project are currently not known, costs for a new bus garage have been narrowed, ranging from $2.5 million to $3.3 […]
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Harpswell weighs ending marine patrol by Sheriff’s Dept.
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen is considering changing the way the town provides marine patrol services, with an emphasis on marine resource management over law enforcement that could possibly save some money. But as Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce warned at last week’s board meeting, there are issues the town could face if it […]