Breaking:
Gray-New
Gloucester School bus involved in accident
Gray-
At 3 p.m. on Friday, April 5, a G-NG school bus carrying
Russell School children was involved in an accident
at the intersection of Route 115 and Center Street.
more...
April 3 UPDATE:
Gray
Council intends to rezone land
Gray--At their April 2 Council meeting, Gray Council
Chair Pam Wilkinson explained that since only 2% of
land in Gray is zoned for commercial purposes, the
Council will engage in discussions concerning where
and how to release more land zoned for business. "This
is something that is long overdue," Wilkinson
said. more…
Big
issues cause heavy turnout for Board Meeting
Gray-New Gloucester--The MSAD 15 Board of Directors
faced about 70 community memembers at their April
3 Board meeting. The issues of FY 2002-03 budget,
ongoing support staff negotiations, and the issue
of whether to renovate two elementary schools or consolidate
them into one were discussed for two hours Wednesday
night. more…
New
Gloucester Selectmen comment on School budget
New Gloucester--The New Gloucester Board of Selectmen
got a guided tour of the proposed SAD 15 budget for
2002-2003 via a Power Point presentation by Superintendent
Michael Wood at their regular meeting Monday, April
1. more…
Volunteer
Parks and Recreation Director resigns
New Gloucester--He's been trying to resign for more
than five years, but this is the year that Cliff Andrews
is finally letting go of the recreation program he
directed for almost 20 years...and it's not clear
if there will be anyone there to catch it. more...
School
Budget presented to Council
Gray--In an effort to avoid the contentious budget
process the District endured last year, MSAD #15 Superintendent
Michael Wood and School Board members have been reaching
out to the taxpayers of Gray and New Gloucester to
explain the rationale behind this year’s school
budget increase of 4.72%. more…
Selectmen
send Fire Department requests to Town
Meeting
New Gloucester--After discussions spanning two board
meetings, the New Gloucester Board of Selectmen voted
March 25 to put three Fire Department requests to
the voters as separate articles at the May 6 town
meeting. more...
Gray
budget up 15%
Gray--Gray
Town Manager Mitchell A. Berkowitz has passed his
recommended Fiscal Year 2002-03 budget to the Gray
Council. They will now discuss the nuts and bolts
of the budget and hear input from the citizens. The
biggest ticket items causing the 15% increase are
more....
MSAD
15 Board begins plowing through budget
Gray-New
Gloucester--The MSAD 15 School Board discussed the
merits of funding the High School Community Resource
Officer position at their March 20 meeting. The position
was one of several items up for discussion during
the budget deliberations portion of the agenda. The
budget is up 4.72% over last year, more...
Pine
Tree Networks announces sale of Gray office building
Gray--As
reported in The Monument on December 20, 2001,
Pine Tree Networks decided to relocate their corporate
offices from Gray to Bar Mills and Portland when they
purchased the Saco River Telephone Company. Pine Tree
Networks still wanted to continue to serve customers
from their location at 15 Shaker Road in Gray, more...
Expanding
women-owned small businesses
By Senator Susan M. Collins
Washington,
DC--As we celebrated Women's History Month this March,
we honor the countless contributions that American
women have made throughout our nation's history. These
contributions have enriched our culture, strengthened
our nation, and increasingly, these contributions
are more...
