Fueled by a proposal to hire a town manager, a heated race is expected in Buxton as 10 have taken out nomination papers for a town Charter Commission. Buxton is governed by a five-member, elected board of selectmen and adding a town manager position would require a change in the town’s charter. The charter question […]
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Tax reform
In the past few years, we have seen the cost of everything rise, from food and heating oil to health insurance. With these essential items, we’ve also seen an increase in our tax burden. In the past 20 years, Maine has time and again had one of the highest state and local tax burdens in […]
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Bonny Eagle spring schedules
Editor’s note: Due to space considerations in last week’s Lakes Region Weekly spring sports preview, the complete Bonny Eagle High School schedules did not appear. Here is a complete look at the Scots’ 2009 spring schedules. Bonny Eagle High School spring sports schedule Baseball April 25 @ Noble 11 a.m. April 28 Portland 4 p.m. […]
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Time to tee it up
You know spring is officially here when Point Sebago Resort announces that golfers can start whacking that little white ball. The Point Sebago Driving Range is now open for the seasonm and the golf course is scheduled to open Friday, April 24. Also, Point Sebago is thrilled to announce new lower green fees for 2009 […]
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Police waiting to speak to hospitalized Standish man
State police are hoping they will soon be able to talk to the victim of an apparent beating as they try to piece together events in Standish that left one woman shot and her husband seriously injured early Sunday morning. Family members have told state police that Jeffrey Dolloff’s condition is improving, but he is […]
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Police captain graduates from FBI academy
After 10 weeks of training at the FBI National Academy, Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth was one of 255 law enforcement officers to graduate from the program last month. The 236th session of the National Academy in Quantico, Va., consisted of men and women from 48 states and 25 countries. Training for the program is […]
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Local man to head state insurance association
Jason Beever of the C.E. Carll Agency in Gorham has been tapped by the Maine Insurance Agents Association to serve as its president for 2009-2010. Beever joined his father at C.E. Carll, a family business that bears the name of his great-grandfather Clarence E. Carll, in 1992, and purchased the agency in 1994. He earned […]
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Cancer survivors sought
The Cancer Community Center is looking for cancer survivors and co-survivors – partners, parents, family members, friends and people who have lost a loved one to cancer – who would like to use their own experience to help others by becoming a Maine Buddy. The center is offering two Maine Buddy Program training sessions in […]
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Conservation and trail funds available
Applications for grants from both the Recreational Trail Program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund now are available from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, according to BPL officials. Last year, Recreational Trail Program grants provided more than $1 million for trail development in Maine. Grants are awarded for construction and maintenance of […]
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Gorham Notes
Sanborn bill targets hospital bugs A bill sponsored by Rep. Linda Sanborn, D-Gorham, would require the state to create rules relating to two of the most common infections that are associated with visits to hospitals and other health care facilities. The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee has heard testimony from numerous family members of […]