BATH — With city, school and county costs tallied, the city could see a tax increase of nearly 5 percent next year. The fiscal 2014 municipal budget, unveiled Wednesday, will be voted on by the City Council on June 5. Also Wednesday, the council enacted a temporary moratorium on strip clubs in the city. Next […]
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Brunswick High School principal resigns unexpectedly
BRUNSWICK — High school Principal Art Abelmann resigned on Wednesday, effective immediately, four weeks before the end of the school year. The School Board accepted Abelmann’s sudden resignation at a special budget meeting Wednesday night, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Greg Bartlett said. He said Abelmann resigned for personal reasons, and declined further comment. Abelmann was approaching […]
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South Portland psychologist pleads guilty to federal fraud
SOUTH PORTLAND — A local psychologist pleaded guilty to federal health-care fraud charges Tuesday before Judge George Singal in U.S. District Court in Portland. Dr. Carole Orem-Hough, 55, a licensed psychologist who operated Casco Bay Psychotherapy, admitted to fraudulently billing at least four insurers, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty […]
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Cummings Road construction in South Portland to last into June
SOUTH PORTLAND — Getting there from here is more challenging on the western edge of the city because of reconstruction of Cummings Road from just above Running Hill Road to the Westbrook city limit. Ted Talbot, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation, said drivers should expect delays as work on the $1.3 million […]
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Scarborough workshop looks at past, future of Dunstan Corner
SCARBOROUGH — Bangor-based planner Evan Richert sees plenty of promise in Dunstan Corner. “This may be a once-in-a-generation type of opportunity,” Richert said Tuesday night as the results of a Pilot Communities study by Sustain Southern Maine were discussed at a Town Hall forum. The results were drawn from an April 9 workshop involving town […]
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Brunswick council paves way for sale of municipal buildings
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday authorized negotiations for the sale of the downtown Recreation Center, which could ultimately lead to a new business moving into town. After more than an hour of public comment, councilors voted 7-2 to authorize Town Manager Gary Brown to reach a purchase-and-sale agreement with the Brunswick Development Corp. […]
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Toys for boys of all ages
Matt Palmer of Gorham carries his 2-year-old son, Jacob, out of the cab of a front-end loader on Saturday, May 18, at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, where several area public works departments marked National Public Works Week by displaying their equipment, answering questions and providing demonstrations.
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Judiciary Committee rejects Scarborough rep's fetal rights bill
SCARBOROUGH — Republican state Rep. Amy Volk’s effort to grant legal status to fetuses at least 12 weeks old did not make it out of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee last week. LD 1193, which would have allowed heirs and legal estates of fetuses to sue for wrongful death civil damages, was voted “ought not to […]
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Annual Scarborough Marsh run set for Memorial Day
SCARBOROUGH — Pre-registration for the annual 5K Snowy Egret run and walk at Scarborough Marsh will be held this weekend at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center on Pine Point Road. The run and walk, to benefit the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Maine Audubon and the Eastern Trail Alliance, begin at the Nature Center at 8:30 […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs rewrite of downtown review process
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board is recommending a major overhaul of the town’s zoning ordinance that officials say will streamline the planning process for downtown development. The board voted 6-0 Tuesday night to rewrite the Village Review Zone section of the town’s zoning ordinance and expand the zone’s boundaries, with a few modifications based on […]