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Gray Developer ordered to stop building

Gray--Planning Board member and local developer Rodney Boyington is in the throes of building his 26-lot subdivision on Yarmouth Road in Gray, one of several developments in nearby towns that he is building. The Gray Code Enforcement Officer, acting on a tip from ... more

Selectmen shocked with CIP request
4.2 M too much, they said

New Gloucester--Selectmen and Manager Rosemary Kulow sat down Monday night to go over the Capital Improvement requests lodged from the Town Departments, and Chair Steve Libby said he was shocked and overwhelmed with the requests totaling 4.2 million dollars. ... more

Gray's regulatory quagmire

Gray--Why is it so hard for businesses to accomplish renovations, expansions, or other items that are regulated by the Town of Gray? Why does it take so long for businesses to get through the Planning Board process when in other Towns such processes are streamlined and enable businesses to get off the ground much faster? Why does Gray have such a rotten reputation when it comes to business? ... more

Student Fight sends one to doctor, other to police
Is there a climate change at the High School?

Gray--A fight between a white and a black Gray-New Gloucester High school students last week ended with one being taken to the doctor, the other to the police and sent the school into lockdown, yet Superintendent Victoria Burns said the fight was nto racially motivated and Principal Penna says there is no climate change at the high school. ... more

Pennell still pending
Court won't consider case until May

Gray--Creaky doors, cobwebs, and smelly furnaces greeted all five Gray Town Councilors as they began their tour of several Town buildings Tuesday afternoon. With several Councilors not having seen all or parts of several of the buildings in the spotlight for upcoming Capital Improvement ... more

No conflict of interest at Planning Board
Council discusses sensitive issue

Gray-When Gray resident Pat Watson discovered that the Chair of the Planning Board is married to the woman who takes minutes for the Board, a paid position, she became troubled. Ms. Watson sent a letter to the Council ... more

For rent: Stimson Hall

Gray--Did you know that you can rent Stimson Hall? This historic building located at the corner of Shaker Road and Main Street in Gray is available to the general public for short term rentals. ... more

New Gloucester Town Manager Report

Meeting with Town Attorney, Pat Scully
Fall Dinner at Opportunity Farm
Tour of Cumberland County Jail
Upcoming Meetings/Events ... more

Gray Town Manager Report

By Mitchell A. Berkowitz
Website Activity
Time Warner Cable Fee Changes
New Regulations Regarding Debris
Regionalization Seminar ... more

Believe in ME
By Rep. Susan Austin

Last Thursday I had lunch with the U.S. Treasurer, Anna Cabral. She had been invited to speak with the Sebago Lake Region Chamber of Commerce and graciously excepted as she has a fond and high regard for Maine and New England. Before highlighting points of the Social Security Reform Plan, ... more

"Legalized Torture: Not an American Value"
Message to Maine
Commentary By U.S. Representative Tom Allen
1st District of Maine

Vice President Dick Cheney has been toiling behind the scenes to kill an amendment sponsored by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to the Defense Department funding bill. The measure would explicitly outlaw "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" of prisoners in U.S. custody here or abroad... more

The Value of Libraries
Commentary By Tracie Lammers

One of my fondest memories as a child was reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder series. I was introduced to Ms. Wilder at my library and what a wonderful library it was! It was by no means like the libraries today. more