BRUNSWICK — It started with a voice-mail message. In the spring, several months after a bitter split with the company he founded, aviation visionary Alan Klapmeier left a message for the agency redeveloping Brunswick Naval Air Station.  The message, according to Klapmeier, went something like this: “Hi, I’m Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Design. We’re […]

BRUNSWICK — Motorists will notice a big difference if they’re using Maine Street on Saturday, Aug. 21. So will pedestrians, if a one-day experiment to close the middle two lanes goes according to plan. According to Town Councilor Margo Knight, the town will block the inside lanes during the fourth annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, […]

Framing goes up Saturday, Aug. 7, for the final wall of a 2,000-square-foot theater barn at Falmouth High School. The one-day barn-raising project was coordinated by 2010 graduate Kyle Lucas. The barn will provide storage for the school theater company, which has been storing its sets, furniture, equipment and clothing in any available storage space […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Police are encouraging residents to lock their homes and vehicles after a spike in burglaries over the past two months. Detective Paul Fenton said there have been 33 reported vehicle break-ins and two home burglaries. He said he believes there have been others that haven’t been reported. “This kind of crime can be […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday set the tax rate for fiscal 2011 and to appointed a new town clerk. The new rate, $15.30 per $1,000 of property valuation, is an increase of 75 cents, or a little more than 5 percent, Town Manager Bill Shane said. The municipal and county sides of the rate, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The ad hoc Municipal Operations Review Committee is conducting a four-question survey on municipal operations and services. The committee is reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of the town’s municipal operations and will use the survey as a tool to evaluate services and potential changes in services. The four-question survey may be completed online […]

TOPSHAM — Town Manager Jim Ashe, who has held the job for three years, will leave the position in December. Following an executive session on Aug. 5, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to extend Ashe’s contract from its original expiration date of Oct. 31 “through December 2010, exclusive of the hiring process.” Ashe told the […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to increase the current cap on the Destination Freeport Tax Increment Financing District from $11.4 million to $20 million, and will dedicate $20,000 of the funds annually for 10 years for a downtown movie theater. The council decision also extends the TIF to 2029, an additional […]

FALMOUTH — Staff presented the Town Council with 10 different options for what to do with town-owned buildings and land Monday night. They included measures that would increase annual taxes by $4.46 per $100,000 of assessed value to options that would raise those taxes by nearly $28 per year. The presentation revealed new assessments of […]

CUMBERLAND — The Planning Board is scheduled to hear a request from Central Maine Power Co. on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to build a transmission substation at 37 Greely Road. CMP hosted an informational session at Cumberland Town Hall on Tuesday, where residents asked questions and voiced concerns about the proposal. The company will make a pre-application […]