SOUTH PORTLAND — Voter approval of fiscal year education budgets in the city and Scarborough came Tuesday, but state budget developments in Augusta could cloud local financial pictures in the next few weeks. The few South Portland voters casting ballots overwhelmingly approved a $43.2 million education budget, 591-189, and also approved three more years of […]
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Cape council discusses budget impact, blasts NIMBYism
CAPE ELIZABETH — The property tax rate could increase by an additional 16 cents per $1,000 if the latest state budget proposal is approved. The town is predicting a net loss of $215,500 in revenue from the state, Town Manager Michael McGovern said during a Town Council meeting on Monday. At the same meeting, Chairman […]
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Harpswell band brings storied musician back to conducting spotlight
HARPSWELL — The last time Robert Modr regularly conducted a band, he was a music teacher in Europe, under contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. Now he’s returning to the conductor’s spotlight on the other side of the world, in Harpswell, where his new Harpswell Concert Band will soon debut. The new gig continues […]
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Harpswell voters OK fund account for bandstand
HARPSWELL — Voters on Tuesday approved the creation of a special revenue account for the new Harpswell Bandstand in a 199-34 vote. The creation of the account will allow the town to accept gifts and grants for programming and maintenance costs associated with the Harpswell Bandstand at Mitchell Field. Anyone can donate to the fund […]
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Brunswick voters OK school budget in narrowest vote yet
BRUNSWICK — Voters on Tuesday approved a $35 million school budget for fiscal year 2014. The budget was approved by 735-558 vote, or 56 percent of the votes cast, the lowest show of support since the school budget referendum process began in 2008. Voter turnout was about 8 percent of 16,416 registered voters, slightly higher […]
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Time running out to reopen Harpswell beach access, advocate says
HARPSWELL — The renewed fight to open access to Robinhood Beach, sometimes referred to as Cedar Beach, may be in jeopardy if negotiations with local property owners aren’t resolved soon. That’s according to Michael Helfgott, president of Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters, a group that renewed the fight for beach access in January after a past […]
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Brunswick High gets new assistant principal
BRUNSWICK — Following the abrupt resignation of high school Principal Art Abelmann, the School Board has hired a new assistant principal and extended the retirement date of interim Principal Donna Borowick. The board voted unanimously Wednesday night to extend Borowick’s retirement date to Dec. 31, and hire current technology educator Tim Gagnon as the Brunswick […]
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Class of 2013: Brunswick, Morse and Mt. Ararat high schools
Sidebar Elements Junior Class Marshall David DeCamilla leads Brunswick High School seniors to graduation exercises on Friday, June 7. Senior Annabelle Gardiner receives her diploma at Brunswick High graduation exercises. Brunswick High School graduates Henry Ditzel, left, and Sam Fortin hug for a photo after last week’s commencement exercises. The Mt. Ararat High School Class […]
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Judge denies motions to dismiss RSU 1 lawsuit
BATH — A judge has denied the motions of Regional School Unit 1 and fellow defendants to dismiss West Bath’s lawsuit against them, according to a June 7 order. West Bath is suing RSU 1 to recover $1.9 million the town believes it overpaid in the first four years of the school district’s existence. A […]
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'Movies in the Park' returns to Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The “Movies in the Park” series is returning for a second summer at Nathaniel Davis Park on Pleasant Street. The series is hosted by the NorthWest Brunswick Neighborhood Association, and will begin with a screening of J.J. Abram’s 2009 film, “Star Trek,” on Thursday, June 20. Screenings of “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “We Bought […]