FREEPORT — A second petition to keep emergency dispatch service in town has failed, but proponents are continuing the fight and threatening to appeal the town’s decision in Superior Court. According to Town Clerk Beverly Curry, a citizen petition submitted on June 15 had enough signatures to send the decision to referendum, but was not completed […]

PORTLAND — The developer building a six-story hotel complex on the former Jordan’s Meats property is seeking approval for a 207-space parking garage adjacent to the hotel. Opechee Construction, doing business as Fore India Middle LLC, was approved for 90 surface parking spaces in April as part of its hotel plan. Opechee would now like […]

FALMOUTH — The on-ramp from the Falmouth spur to the northbound Maine Turnpike is closed for approximately a year during replacement of the Presumpscot River Bridge. Other ramps, including the southbound turnpike on-ramp and northbound off-ramp at Exit 52 are open during construction. The $6.5 million bridge replacement project is designed to improve motorist safety […]

PORTLAND — Tired of living in fear that vehicles may end up on their lawns – or worse, in their homes – some residents of outer Washington Avenue are lobbying the city for additional traffic control measures. Friends of Washington Avenue North began organizing a few months ago, shortly after a vehicle driving late one […]

PORTLAND — Residents on Tuesday, July 20, will get a chance to offer their input on an ordinance being drafted to regulate wind power within the city. The 12-page draft of the Wind Energy Generation Ordinance is the result of several months of discussion by city staff and research into wind ordinances in other Maine […]

PORTLAND — Several communities contesting portions of a newly proposed federal floodplain zone urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to delay the adoption process, but agency officials Monday seemed unlikely to alter their plan. In meetings June 12 in South Portland and Portland, officials from South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Falmouth, Harpswell, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport […]

But the Maine Republican Party chairman dismisses the release and Cutler’s claim to be independent.

SCARBOROUGH — Brandon Baizley is smart, but even his parents admit he is a difficult 6-year-old. Brandon was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiance Disorder more than a year ago. His parents, Bob and Mary Ann, know that Brandon will constantly test their rules and boundaries, he will push their buttons and […]

YARMOUTH — The festival that annually draws thousands of people to Yarmouth from all over the country will celebrate its 45th anniversary this year. The Yarmouth Clam Festival, from Friday, July 16, through Sunday, July 18, will provide visitors with favorites such as seafood, art and music, and will feature two new green offerings and […]

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