The Maine Energy Marketers Association Technical Education Center has partnered with Region 10 Technical High School in Brunswick to donate lab equipment for HVAC students. The donation, which includes Carlin and Beckett burners, is a part of a larger effort the center is taking to support the school and students who take an early interest […]
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Reinertsen to retire from United Way of Mid Coast
Barbara Reinertsen, executive director of United Way of Mid Coast Maine, plans to retire at the end of the year, following 30 years of service to the organization. “I feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful job, working with the best people I can imagine,” Reinertsen said in a press release. “I am thankful […]
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South Portland launches energy-saving rebate program
South Portland has launched an Electrify Everything! rebate program to help low- and moderate-income residents adopt cleaner, energy-efficient technologies. The rebates cover electric vehicles, e-bikes, heating and cooling systems, among other items. Residents can get up to $2,000 per household through the program, including $100 off an electric lawn mower, $400 off a hot water heat […]
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Scarborough library hosts composting workshop
A free workshop on vermicomposting will be held at Scarborough Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. Mark Follansbee, a Scarborough toxicologist and environmental scientist, will lead the class about using worms to convert organic waste into fertilizer. He is the founder of WormMainea and has been vermicomposting for over 20 years, according to […]
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Cape council incumbents running for reelection
Cape Elizabeth Town Councilors Caitlin Jordan and Penny Jordan have taken out nomination papers for the Nov. 8 election. Signatures on Penny Jordan’s papers were verified Monday by the Town Clerk. Both incumbents have terms that expire in December. As of Wednesday afternoon, no other residents had taken out nomination papers for the two open […]
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Cape Elizabeth to hold final housing study workshop
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Wednesday, Sept. 7 will hold the final of three workshops on the town’s Housing Diversity Study. After highlighting the lack of affordable housing and brainstorming ways to create more in town at the first two workshops, the third will focus on developing a concrete strategy the town can implement […]
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Bath ballot set for council elections
Incumbents Jennifer DeChant and Julie Ambrosino are running unopposed for reelection to the Bath City Council along with new candidate Miriam Johnson. DeChant is running for Ward 5, Johnson in Ward 7 and Ambrosino is running for councilor at large. The election will be held Nov. 8 and absentee ballots will be available up to […]
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Scarborough council voting Sept. 7 on library project
The Scarborough Town Council is scheduled to take a final vote Wednesday, Sept. 7 on the local library’s bid to get its $13.9 million expansion project on the ballot this fall. If passed by the council on Sept. 7, a bond order not to exceed $13 million will go to referendum Nov. 8. The remainder […]
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Dike Newell students set to start school
The first day of the 2022-23 school year for students who would normally attend Dike Newell Elementary School will be Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the building that formerly housed the Bath Technical Center at 826 Shipbuilder Drive in Bath. The change in venue came after an alleged arsonist set fire to the school June 11, […]
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Collection event seeks fans, working lamps, masks
A recycling collection event will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Tuttle Road Community Church at 52 Tuttle Road in Cumberland. The church is asking for the following items: Used COVID masks, constructed of paper – such as surgical masks, N95 masks and dust masks (no cloth) – […]