PORTLAND — Despite an expected low turnout, Portland voters approved the $1.9 million supplemental Portland school budget referendum Wednesday. The budget passed 1,338 to 243, with just 3 percent of the nearly 51,000 registered voters casting ballots. “The referendum results reinforce what we long have known: Portland residents are deeply committed to providing the best […]
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School technology bid approved by S.P. City Council
SOUTH PORTLAND — A brief City Council meeting Wednesday allowed the School Board to proceed with spending for furnishings and technology at the high school, while City Manager Jim Gailey provided updates on city road construction. By 6-0 votes, with Councilor Al Livingston unable to attend, councilors approved a $373,000 bid from Portland-based ProAv Systems […]
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Scarborough council postpones hearing on dogs on beaches
SCARBOROUGH — If every dog must have his day, that day was not Wednesday in Scarborough as town councilors postponed public hearings on changes to the Animal Control and Piping Plover ordinances to Sept. 18. Council second readings and votes on the ordinance revisions are expected on that date as well. A public hearing on […]
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Cape residents grapple with future of library
CAPE ELIZABETH — A near-unanimous opinion emerged from a recent public forum: The town should build a new library. That apparent conclusion was the result of a nearly two-hour meeting hosted Aug. 29 by the Library Planning Committee. About 65 people filled the Cape Elizabeth High School cafeteria for the round-table discussion and answered broad […]
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No move on Brunswick boat launch after expert outlines dire situation
BRUNSWICK — The Marine Resource Committee took no action Wednesday regarding the proposed reopening of Simpson’s Point Boat Launch after a marine expert painted a dire picture of the area’s eelgrass habitat. A debate has emerged between current recreational users and past commercial users of the Middle Bay boat launch after a 2012 eelgrass study […]
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New aircraft business at Brunswick Landing promises 50 jobs by 2015
BRUNSWICK — Tempus Jets has leased nearly 35,000 square feet at Brunswick Landing to relocate and expand its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul business. The Virginia-based company, which claims annual revenues of $125 million, announced Wednesday that it plans to expand its Brunswick operation to include larger commercial aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. At a press conference […]
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Bath council to reveal sale discussions to investigator; recall petitioners suspend campaign
BATH — The City Council voted 6-2 Wednesday to reverse its earlier decision not to disclose what transpired in a closed-door discussion of a sale of city-owned property. The council will tell an investigator what happened during a Feb. 6 executive session concerning the sale of the Mid Coast Center for Higher Education, which was […]
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While searching for missing juvenile, Falmouth police officer makes unrelated drug bust
FALMOUTH — A search for a missing juvenile early Wednesday turned into an unrelated drug bust for Falmouth police. Officer Jeff Pardue was sent to 128 Longwoods Road to search for the missing teenager when he made contact with Alexander Buchanan, 20, of Falmouth, according to Police Department Lt. John Kilbride. Kilbride said that due […]
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Welcome to kindergarten
Benjamin Delenick steps seriously off the bus ahead of his teacher, Melissa Shaw, during kindergarten orientation on Wednesday at Dyer Elementary School in South Portland. School bus etiquette and where to line up for class were among the lessons learned in the two-hour session. Full-day classes began Thursday. Zion Carlo takes on a playground challenge […]
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Fort-ified art in Cape Elizabeth
Artist Rose Kennealy of Cape Elizabeth discusses her work with South Portland resident Nancy Hawes at the annual Engine 1 Labor Day Art Show on Sunday, Sept. 1, at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.