A New Hampshire company will remove hazardous material in the original school before it’s demolished later this year.
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Bath seeks input on Elm Street-Front Street Redesign Project
BATH — Having completed work on alternative design concepts for the intersection of Elm Street and Front Street, along with part of Front Street, the city seeks public input in order to refine the design. Bath contracted with Terrence J. DeWan & Associates, a Yarmouth landscape architecture firm, to create the design, which is meant […]
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Harpswell Coastal Academy students share personal stories, poems with new book
The students worked with the Portland-based Telling Room to write and publish “Somehow I Knew What to Do: Personal Narratives from Harpswell Coastal Academy.”
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Fundraiser for Cumberland arts center grand piano nears 75% of goal
The Greely Music Boosters group looks to buy the $55,000 instrument in time for April’s 2020 Honors Jazz Festival.
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DOT nixes Cumberland’s request for signal at Route 100 intersection
A Maine Department of Transportation official says a traffic light is not warranted, but favors a four-way stop.
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Durham talk to highlight history of Maine murderers
DURHAM — The Durham Historic District Commission will host author Annette Vance Dorey on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eureka Center, 606 Hallowell Road. Dorey will give a talk on her book “Maine Mothers Who Murdered 1875-1925: Doing Time in State Prison,” which tells the stories of more than 30 mothers accused […]
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Freeport attorney announces run for state House District 48
FREEPORT — Flying Point resident Kathy Biberstein is running for state House District 48, the seat held by Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, who is running for U.S. Senate. “As I speak to the people in our community about their priorities, I have been inspired by their passion for our towns and their vision for Maine’s […]
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Seeing is Perceiving: Freeport library incorporates sign language into reading program
FREEPORT — The doors swung open, and the pitter-patter of tiny feet signaled that Tuesday morning storytime at the Freeport Community Library was about to begin. But it was storytime with a twist for the babies and toddlers. Ali Reddy read the books while fellow youth service clerk Brandi Lemieux followed along using sign language. […]
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Bowdoin library exhibit highlights challenges of Maine’s early statehood
“State of Maine” is on display both at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library and online.
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Goodbye Mustard Seed, Hello Mockingbird: Bath book shop changing hands
Terri Schurz, a Mustard Seed Bookstore employee, will take over from Julie Shea and Susan Shipsey.