After several weeks of negotiations to address concerns about transparency and community impact, the Housing and Economic Development Committee advanced an agreement that would extend the Payson Park festival through 2028.
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Local actors haunt town as ghosts of Yarmouth’s past
Reviving characters of the town’s history, Stroll Haunted Yarmouth will offer spooky tours of the historic cemetery complete with phantoms.
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Former Lewiston police chief nominated to be Maine’s U.S. Marshal
David St. Pierre’s leadership during the mass shooting in October 2023 was listed as one reason the former chief was nominated for the position.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Yarmouth superintendent plans to retire at end of school year
Superintendent of Yarmouth Schools Andrew Dolloff has been with the district since 2014 and served Maine public schools for nearly four decades.
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South Portland senior housing development opens with focus on local art scene
Betsy Ross Crossing, a newly opened 52-unit development for seniors, features local paintings on every floor.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers order review of DHHS actions in case of Chelsea teen charged with murders
The Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize a review of the state’s involvement in the case of a Chelsea teen accused of killing 2 people in June while he was allegedly in foster care.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
Portland’s Allagash Brewing wins big, again, at the Great American Beer Festival
The brewery took home top honors in its category for the third time.
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Parents sue Gorham mobile home park owners over child’s drowning death
The couple says Friendly Village, the mobile home community, failed to repair a fence to a swimming pool where their 2-year-old son drowned.
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Maine’s first large-scale AI data center planned for Aroostook County
The data center at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone will use Canadian hydropower and could open within 6 months.
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Kennebunk’s Summer Street will stay open to vehicles on Halloween
Last year was the first in over a decade that the town’s most popular trick-or-treat destination was open to traffic.