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With rising education costs, many Maine communities are rejecting school budgets
The rising cost of education led a number of Maine communities — including districts in Lewiston, Westbrook, Wales and Oxford Hills — to vote down their local school budgets this week. For Lewiston, the vote represented the second school budget rejection this year. Steve Bailey, the executive director...
MSAD 51 voters decide on school budget, bond amid mixed views on turf field
CUMBERLAND (WGME) -- One of Maine’s top rated school districts is asking voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth on Tuesday to pass its school budget for the upcoming school year as well as a new $53 million school construction bond. The $53 million will go to build a new...
Increased demand, complex needs in Freeport lead to General Assistance agreement's end
FREEPORT (WGME) -- Freeport leaders are trying to figure out how they'll help people in need after one group says it will stop administering General Assistance. This is a program that every Maine community must provide under state law. It can help people pay for things like rent, food and other necessities.
Portland records 2.4-degree rise since 1970 as U.S. braces for another hot summer
PORTLAND (WGME) --The summer of 2023 was considered to be the hottest summer on record in the United States. Climate Central says that based on Earth's hot temperature streak, summer 2024 is on track to receive temperatures well above normal. The Climate Prediction Center agrees, calling for temperatures to be...
Clothing store relocates to ‘cutest retail space in Freeport’
A 1,090-square-foot retail building in Freeport proved the perfect location for a “curated" women’s clothing store that opened May 10. Caitlin and Sam Reiche bought 25 Bow St. from McLellan Abbott LLC for $315,000. Mackenzie Simpson at Porta & Co. represented both sides in the transaction. The property will be home to a women’s clothing business called Gingham, which had been in Yarmouth. (The business has also changed hands.)
Hannaford debuts grab-n-go lobster rolls for summer at a cost that may surprise you
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Hannaford Supermarkets is celebrating summer with its introduction of a New England favorite: fully prepared lobster rolls in the classic Maine style for a low price of just $10. The rolls are "freshly prepared in-store each day and features 5 oz. of North Atlantic lobster tossed...
Cumberland, North Yarmouth voters approve $50 million school budget, construction bond
CUMBERLAND (WGME) – There was a good turnout in Cumberland and North Yarmouth Tuesday, as voters approved a $50 million school budget with over 60 percent of residents voting in favor. A $53 million school construction bond also passed, but only by 153 votes. The superintendent says the bond...
Maine's newest Market Basket opens in Topsham this Friday
TOPSHAM, Maine — With only a few days away from the grand opening of the Topsham Market Basket, employees are stocking shelves in preparation for the big day. "We had a dozen people today come walking in because they saw the extra people and thought we were open. They could not wait for a Market Basket," Topsham Market Basket Store Director Keith Puscy said.
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