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Selectmen to fill Civil Defense Coordinator position
New Gloucester-The June 21 Selectmen meeting agenda
included many housekeeping items they consider yearly,
such as election of Selectmen officers, appointments,
policy renewals and the like. One, item, however,
was not so routine. In one of her first moves as
the new Vice-Chair of the Selectboard, Stephanie
Bryan nominated her boyfriend as the new Civil Defense
Coordinator, a paid position with the Town. more
Gray
Council makes prudent use of increase
Gray--Gray Town Councilors struggled on Tuesday
night with the Town meeting mandate to reduce their
proposed 14% increase down to a 5% increase, and
the "rubber hit the road," as Councilor
Matt Sturgis put it. more
Sheriff’s
Office conducts liquor sting
Nine Gray-New Gloucester businesses sold liquor
to underage buyer
The
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) conducted
a liquor sting on July 7. They conducted these alcohol
compliance checks in District 2, comprised of towns
of in Gray, New Gloucester, and North Yarmouth.
The operation was conducted by Detective Down and
Deputy Pettingill, using a 20-year-old citizen to
attempt to make the purchases. more
Gray
Troopers to Help Protect Democratic Party Convention
In
less than three weeks, an anticipated crowd of 35,000
will descend on Boston as one of our nation's oldest
cities plays host to the Democratic National Convention
(DNC). Mainers from the area will be on hand for the
mega-event including members of the Maine State Police’s
Gray Barracks. more
Corinne
"Coky" Wills, New Gloucester's Health Officer,
Retires
New Gloucester -- For 40 years Corinne "Coky"
Wills served willingly as New Gloucester's Health
Officer, a role that many communities throughout Maine
provide as part of municipal government.
more
The
Spiritual Power of Art
"His Gifts and Presence New England Arts Festival"
Westbrook--At this year's "His Gifts and Presence"
New England Arts Festival there is plenty of diversity.
It's the third year in which artists are invited to
express their spirituality through painting, sculpture,
dance, music, mime, jewelry, poetry and through other
art mediums, and for the second year Gray resident
Denise Duda will be participating.
more
Marcia
Scott's Drive to Success
Gray--Cruising around Gray, you may pass a sporty,
silver Grand Prix with the license plate reading "MKMAGIC."
Inside, you will find an eternal optimist who is running
a successful business and managing it around her busy
family life. Meet Marcia Scott...more
High court narrowly avoids clean sweep against
free speech
Inside the First Amendment
On the last day of the current term, June 29, the
nine Supreme Court justices marched right up to the
worst record on free-speech cases in half a century
before five of them summoned the constitutional good
sense to back away from the brink. more
