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Voters in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland and North Yarmouth rejected multimillion dollar school projects, but the districts' paths forward are different.

The 76-acre site offered by a North Yarmouth developer is being scrutinized by critics who say it's not best location for the $73.9 million project.

Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters will decide a $73.9 million plan and proposals are also on the ballot in Cape Elizabeth and Gorham.

Election results: Cumberland, Falmouth, North Yarmouth, Yarmouth Mark Segrist handily wins a spot on the Cumberland Town Council, while most other incumbents in Falmouth, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth retain their seats on councils and school boards. Share Kit Maloney of North Yarmouth inserts her ballot into the scanner Tuesday. A vacant North Yarmouth seat on the SAD 51 school board went to newcomer Thomas P. McGuinness, who secured 461 votes to 405 votes for Vanessa Bryant. Patti Mikkelsen ...

Petition drive to remove 4 Cumberland school board members falls short Upset that SAD 51 has kept a hybrid of remote and in-class learning, petitioners say they will continue to push for a return to five full days of classroom learning in the fall. Share A petition drive to remove four Cumberland representatives from the regional school board failed to gather enough signatures to get on the June 8 ballot, Town Clerk Tammy O’Donnell said Monday. A sign outside the Mabel Wilson School in Cumbe...

School board recall effort exposes discord in Cumberland and North Yarmouth The clash over whether to return to 5 days in the classroom this school year has grown rancorous, with some parents pushing to remove school board members and the superintendent. Share A sign calling for the superintendent’s firing is posted in front of Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland on Thursday, with a message from the library on its own sign. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Cumberland town offici...