YARMOUTH — Two local entrepreneurs plan to establish the town’s first craft brewery in the historic Maine Street Village district. Brad Moll and Frank Grondin are the pair behind Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. They don’t brew beer, but consider themselves fans of the Maine craft scene. “I just feel like anywhere you go, there are […]
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Memorial Day parades, more on tap in towns north of Portland
FALMOUTH — The communities north of Portland will celebrate Memorial Day with parades and other activities Monday, May 29. Falmouth will host a Memorial Day parade and ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will start at American Legion Memorial Post No. 164 on Depot Road, wind down Route 1 to Foreside Road and end […]
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LePage pesticides bill dies in committee
AUGUSTA — A bill backed by Gov. Paul LePage that would have voided local pesticides ordinances failed in the Legislature when it was unanimously rejected in committee. LD 1505, “An Act To Create Consistency in the Regulation of Pesticides,” sought to keep towns from enforcing tighter restrictions on pesticides than already imposed by the state. It […]
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Yarmouth, Chebeague Island to evaluate ferry service
YARMOUTH — Town Manager Nat Tupper and Superintendent of Schools Andrew Dolloff believe a new ferry schedule is working well for Chebeague Island students and Yarmouth residents. But at least one person who lives near Cousins Island and the ferry dock believes otherwise. As this school year draws to a close in mid-June, so will the first […]
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Chebeague Island candidates unopposed on June 13
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Voters will elect a new selectman and a new school board member on June 13. The seats are for three-year terms, and only one candidate is running for each seat, according to town officials. Herb Maine is running for selectman, aiming to fill the seat held by incumbent Nelson Stevens. Courtney Doughty is […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: May 4
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 24-30.
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LePage plan would bar local pesticide rules
AUGUSTA — A Washington lobbyist, golf course managers, pesticide company owners and environmentalists crowded into a legislative hearing room Monday to debate a proposal that would strip municipalities of their ability to regulate pesticides. The pesticide regulations in the 27 Maine cities and town that have enacted limits that are tighter than state rules could […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: April 27
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 17-23.
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Maine fishermen could feel impact of proposed undersea cable
HARPSWELL — A Canadian company is proposing a 350-mile, sub-sea power transmission cable that could interfere with commercial fishing along the coast of Maine. If the project is approved, the Atlantic Link cable would be buried about 25 miles offshore of Harpswell, running between New Brunswick, Canada, and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It would affect about 400 lobstermen […]
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Chebeague Police Beat: April 20
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 10-16.