CAPE ELIZABETH — As expected and without any discussion Monday, the Town Council unanimously approved a $25,000 Fort Williams Park group use fee for the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K. The nonprofit organization is now faced with finding ways to cover the added expense in its 2011 budget.  The 14th annual road race is […]

SCARBOROUGH — Approximately 30 people turned out Tuesday night for a second public forum to discuss “smart” electrical meters Central Maine Power Co. is installing on homes throughout southern Maine. The agenda stuck strictly to cybersecurity and fire risks, two issues that had to be postponed after the first meeting on health concerns lasted more […]

BRUNSWICK — Resilient Communications Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to establish a secure data center, a disaster recovery center and composite manufacturing facility at Brunswick Landing, now Brunswick Naval Air Station. The company estimated it will create about 150 jobs. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, said Resilient is a start-up Brunswick […]

HARPSWELL — Residents spurred by concerns about closure of West Harpswell School and the quality of elementary education are circulating a petition to withdraw from School Administrative District 75. Elizabeth Davis addressed selectmen earlier this month regarding the petition and on Wednesday said it is a “complex subject because the petition asks people to imagine […]

TOPSHAM — Town Manager Jim Ashe said Tuesday that he expects a federal lawsuit against the town over placement of a cellular communications tower to go to court next summer. Chris Ciolfi, chief development officer for plaintiff Mariner Tower, said he hoped the case would be heard much sooner. “We’re moving forward with our site […]

BATH — Route 1 is a major gateway to the city’s downtown, where Front Street was honored last year as one of 10 “Great Streets” in the country. But some say the welcome mat needs an overhaul. Planning Director Jim Upham led a 90-minute meeting Tuesday that drew input from residents and city staff and […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council held a financial policy workshop Tuesday night to discuss potential changes to the investment and reserve policies for taxpayer and town funds. While the goal of the four-hour workshop was to review the policies to determine their adequacy and discuss staff and council recommendations, the public was given a chance […]

FALMOUTH — In addition to unanimously passing a resolution to sell the Pleasant Hill Fire Station, the Town Council on Monday came to some consensus around two options for the library and community center, and discussed a possible lease of the Lunt or Plummer school buildings to a quasi-state agency. The sale of the Pleasant […]

PORTLAND — Portland Water District trustees unanimously approved a $37.4 million operating budget for 2011, a 0.6 percent increase over the current spending level. The budget assumes a mid-year water rate increase of 2 percent, or roughly 50 cents on a residential water bill, PWD Public Relations Manager Michelle Clements said in a press release. […]

FREEPORT — Students of all ages helped create an art exhibit that interprets the “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Instead of the traditional lyrics, this project substitutes a moose wearing L.L. Bean boots for a partridge in a pear tree; two snowshoes for turtle doves; three holly boughs for french hens, four snowy owls for calling […]