BATH — Sporting a bushy gray beard, a tattoo and earrings, Rob Stevens looks the part of a man who has built a few ships in his day. He is head shipwright of the Virginia, the reconstruction of a vessel of that name built at the Popham Colony in modern-day Phippsburg in 1607-1608. For more […]
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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North Yarmouth woman launches ‘retirement home’ for dogs
Laurie Dorr hopes to provide a home for as many as 15 dogs.
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Cumberland to move compost, brush, sand, salt operations
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved moving the town’s compost and brush operations, and its sand and salt sheds. Long located at the Public Works garage on Drowne Road, the uses have drawn complaints from residents of the neighboring Village Green development. The compost and brush pad will be moved to a […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Voters ratify school budgets in SAD 75, RSU 1
TOPSHAM — Voters in School Administrative District 75 and Regional School Unit 1 approved budgets Tuesday for fiscal year 2020. The four SAD 75 communities adopted the $42.1 million spending plan, 1,064 to 568. The budget passed 519-301 in Topsham, where voter turnout was 10.7%. It was also approved 197-126 in Harpswell, 123-53 in Bowdoin […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth unseat incumbent in SAD 51, OK school budget
CUMBERLAND —An incumbent on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors was unseated Tuesday, while a former member and a political newcomer took two open seats. Voters approved the SAD 51 fiscal year 2020 budget, 1,534 to 582. The spending plan passed 1,339 to 522 in Cumberland, and 195-60 in North Yarmouth. A second […]
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Cumberland elects Edes, Vail to Town Council
CUMBERLAND — Incumbent Mike Edes and Bob Vail secured the most votes Tuesday in a four-candidate election for two seats on the Town Council. Edes, a councilor for six years, earned 991 votes; Vail had 827. Candidates Geoffrey Michalak and Brian Cashin received 722 and 674 votes, respectively. Voter turnout was 28.3%, according to the […]
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Cumberland, Gray elect Democrat to state House
CUMBERLAND — Democrat Steve Moriarty defeated Republican Kevin “KC” Hughes, 1,289 to 804, in a special election Tuesday in House District 45. Moriarty, who represented the district from 2012-2014, will complete the term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. The term […]
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Topsham selectmen tap Finance Committee member to fill SAD 75 vacancy
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on June 6 unanimously chose resident Patrick Coen to fill an upcoming vacancy on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. Coen, a member of the town’s Finance Committee since last July, will replace Matthew Drewette-Card, who in April announced his resignation effective July 1. His term expires […]
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Cumberland hires architect for combined library, historic schoolhouse
CUMBERLAND — A design for a combined Prince Memorial Library and relocated Cumberland Historical Society building could be ready by late August. The Town Council on June 3 unanimously accepted a $14,500 design services proposal from Scott Simons Architects. The funds come from reserves set aside for that purpose, according to Town Councilor Tom Gruber. […]
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Cumberland may dump compost, brush operations
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is considering closing the town’s compost and brush operations at the Drowne Road Public Works headquarters. The panel on June 17 will also discuss moving the town’s sand and salt sheds from Drowne Road to an area behind Storey Brothers’ 215 Middle Road property. The potential moves, which will be […]