BRUNSWICK — Town councilors and members of the public got their first look on Monday at two tax increment financing proposals for Brunswick Landing and the former U.S. Navy housing. Details are still being worked out, but the plans would create two TIF districts at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, one in the former […]

Retired Sgt. Major Kerry Birmingham of Topsham joins his grandson, Tyler Kenney, in saluting the flag last week during a special pre-Veterans Day assembly with veterans and active-duty soldiers at Blue Point School in Scarborough. There were presentations on the American flag, the branches of the Armed Forces, the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — A former selectman is collecting petition signatures for the town’s withdrawal from School Administrative District 51. Mark Verrill began collecting signatures at the polls at Wescustogo Hall on Election Day. He announced the drive at a Board of Selectmen meeting last week, where he also advocated maintaining a school in North Yarmouth. […]

Civic Center bond likely helped Scarborough candidate SCARBOROUGH — Neil D. Jamieson Jr. will become the first county commissioner representing the new District 1, which includes his hometown of Scarborough. Jamieson won the three-way race against fellow Scarborough resident Annalee Rosenblatt and Harrison resident Lisa Villa. Jamieson received 6,846 votes to Rosenblatt’s 5,006 and Villa’s […]

SCARBOROUGH — Voters re-elected three incumbent Town Council candidates and picked one newcomer to serve the town for the next three years. In a race to decide who would fill the remaining two years of retiring Councilor Michael Wood’s term, voters chose incumbent Councilor Ronald Ahlquist over Planning Board member Kerry Corthell, 3,534 to 2,850. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — In an off-year election for uncontested town offices, nearly 50 percent of registered voters went to the polls Tuesday. Incumbent Councilor David Sherman was re-elected with 2,748 votes. Former School Board member Katharine Ray was elected to her first term on the council, with 2,720 votes. Ray, a resident of Spurwink Avenue, […]

TOPSHAM — Voters at the Wednesday, Nov. 30, special Town Meeting will likely decide whether to spend $26,000 from a reserve account for waterfront access design work. The Board of Selectmen on Nov. 3 approved putting the question of funding conceptual design services for a Lower Village Waterfront Park on a draft special Town Meeting […]

School Board incumbents survive FREEPORT — In an election that attracted about 52 percent of the town’s registered voters, residents Tuesday elected two new town councilors. The District 2 seat in the northeast section of town went to Katherine Arno of Pleasant Hill Road. Unofficial results show she defeated incumbent Councilor Eric Pandora of Birch […]

Winglass, Sinclair retain seats BATH — Meadow Rue Merrill narrowly defeated incumbent Ward 1 City Councilor James Omo on Tuesday, 218-210. Incumbent at-large Councilor Andrew Winglass received 1,156 votes to defeat High Street resident Peter Heinz, who had 841 votes, and Charles Turcotte of Middle Street, who received 508. Councilor David Sinclair of Meadow Way, […]

Robinson edges Hoffner for CBITD PORTLAND — Bradford Cleaves on Tuesday won a seat on the Portland Water District Board of Trustees. Cleaves bested opponent John Safarick, a 74-year-old Green Independent who previously ran unsuccessfully for the state Legislature in 2004 and 2006, by a 2-1 margin, 9,111 to 4,351. Cleaves, a 63-year-old general contractor […]