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CUMBERLAND — The state medical examiner’s office Tuesday said a 3 Meadow Way man died last week when he sustained a cervical spine fracture and drowned. The office performed an autopsy on 40-year-old Kermit Schott on July 7, a day after he was found unresponsive in his above-ground pool by his wife, Melinda. The accident was […]

POWNAL — Thanks to the efforts of a Cumberland teenager, campers at Bradbury Mountain State Park can stay covered and dry this summer inside a new lean-to. James Molloy, who completed the project last October to become an Eagle Scout, built the lean-to at secluded Campsite 12. The Greely High School student chose the project last […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council on Monday took action on fowl noises, speed limits and improved communication with residents.  Councilors voted unanimously to send a rooster noise complaint issue to the Ordinance Committee for consideration of regulations on roosters in residential areas. John and Debra Maley of 42 Ocean House Road said they experienced […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council voted 6-1 to adopt the Street Acceptance Ordinance at its July 12 meeting. The council also voted 6-1 for an amendment to include language from a similar policy into the ordinance. “Rather than have a separate connectivity policy, we’ve included the language in the ordinance,” Community Development Director Amanda Stearns […]

BATH — The city is addressing traffic, water and sewer problems this summer with new pipelines along Central Avenue and Centre Street, and construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Congress Avenue and State Road. A public information meeting on the Hyde Park Pump Station water main extension on Central Avenue, and on the Centre […]

FALMOUTH — The Long Range Planning Committee has begun discussions on what will become the town’s new Comprehensive Plan. The last Comp Plan was approved by voters in 2000. “A comprehensive plan helps the town determine land use regulations it wants to have,” said Theo Holtwijk, the town’s director of long-range planning. The plan is […]

FREEPORT — A public information session on a proposal to build a six-screen movie theater at Freeport Village Station will be held Monday, July 19, at 6 p.m. at the Mallett House on Mill Street. The meeting will be hosted by Berenson Associates, developers of the shopping center. There will be free parking in the garage, […]

BRUNSWICK — The location for a new police station could be determined by the town’s long-term development vision and not just by price. The Town Council has been negotiating privately with property owners at two locations. The council has already earmarked $6.65 million for the project in its Capital Improvement Program for fiscal 2012. According […]

BRUNSWICK — Residents will vote at one polling place in November. The Town Council on Monday voted 5-3 to consolidate six previous locations to one at Brunswick Junior High School. Councilors Ben Tucker, David Watson and John Perreault opposed the decision. Councilor Margo Knight was absent. The vote followed several comment opposing the decision from […]