Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Portland

Senior ('22) studying Communication and Graphic Design at SNHU. Lead copy editor & layout team member @PenmenPress. Copywriter for @SNHU. Always learning.

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Cape Elizabeth’s proposed school budget brings 3% tax increase

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

The Cape Elizabeth School Board unanimously approved a proposed $36.3 million school budget last week. The Town Council will be asked in the coming weeks to send it to the June 10 ballot for a validation vote. The proposed $36,318,456 school budget is a 2.5% increase over last year and packs an estimated 2.9% tax increase.
Windham unveils proposed budget for fiscal year 2026

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Windham is currently debating their budget for the 2026 fiscal year. A proposal from Town Manager Barry Tibbetts, which was presented to the town council on Feb. 1, would see municipal expenses of $35,248,462, up from the previous year’s budget of $33,487,270, a total increase of 5.26%.
Biddeford discusses affordable housing strategies

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

At a meeting last week, the Biddeford City Council heard a presentation from Westbrook Development Corp. on how to receive more state funding for affordable housing projects in the city. “We want to learn how Biddeford projects can rise to the top of the heap in the scoring measures that are used by Maine Housing,” Biddeford Mayor Martin Grohman said.
Windham Chamber Singers give preview performance for spring 2025 tour

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

The Windham Chamber Singers performed for its home community on Saturday, April 5, at North Windham Union Church, ahead of a spring tour across Maine and Quebec. The Windham Chamber Singers in its current form was founded by Richard Nickerson. They first caught the attention of the wider world in 1996, when the group won the Prize of Vienna at the 25th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna.
Bridgton Rotary Club welcomes new member ahead of eventful spring season

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club recently welcomed its newest member, Brian Sullivan, of Sweden, as it looks forward to a busy spring season. Sullivan, who was inducted into the club on March 27, has been a resident of the Lakes Region since 2017, when he and his wife bought the Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford after 27 years of working at a high-end Boston design firm.
Gorham Notes: April 10

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Annual cleanupGorham Conservation Commission is collaborating with the Village Alliance and Think Blue Maine for the fifth annual town cleanup, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 27. All ages are invited to pick up trash in the village, along New Portland Road and South Street near catch basins. Gorham Volunteers in Police Service will help with traffic safety and the Conservation Commission will provide supplies.
Buxton Notes: April 10

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Town nominations due April 11Nominations for elected municipal positions are due to the office of Town Clerk John Myers by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. Positions available are those of Select Board members Mark Blier and Thomas Peters; two Planning Board members; and three Budget Committee members. All positions are three-year terms. Nominees for the SAD 6 School Board have been announced.
Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Meetings: March 28-April 4

3 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Mon. 3/31 9 a.m. School Board Policy Town HallMon. 3/31 3:45 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town HallTue. 4/1 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town HallThu. 4/3 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public WorksFri. 4/4 8:30 a.m. School Board Outreach Town HallTue. 4/1 6:30 p.m. City Council City HallWed. 4/2 3:30 p.m. Affordable Housing Zoom, Planning/Dev. Wed. 4/2 6 p.m. Comp. Plan Committee Zoom, City HallThu.
Letter: Freeport lots should be housing, not skatepark

4 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

Freeport Town Council and town management are considering converting municipal downtown parking into a skatepark at 0 Depot Street, the Amtrak parking lot. I oppose this departure from priorities taxpayers have identified in Freeport’s Downtown Vision 2020 and drafted 2025 comprehensive plan. If Freeport owns parking lots downtown that it doesn’t need, that’s a housing opportunity.
American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly Arts Calendar: March 27

4 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Bailey Arnold-Fuchs

April 2E.B. Moore author talk: “Loose in the Bright Fantastic,” 6 p.m., hybrid, Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road. Contact: windham.lib.me.usMarch 27“A Boy Called Po” (2019): Rated PG, 1 p.m., Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road.