SCARBOROUGH — The town and Land for Maine’s Future closed a deal March 31 to purchase nearly 12 acres at Higgins Beach and along the Nonesuch River for $1.27 million. The property along Higgins Beach is of particular significance, as it could lead to opportunities for public parking, something that has been an issue for […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Elimination of cross-town bus service to the Maine Mall, a fire safety education program for elementary school students and dog waste bags at city parks are among the cost-cutting measures eyed in next year’s budget. City Manager Jim Gailey’s proposed $27.1 million city budget would require a nearly 1 percent increase local […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — When a $5.8 million bond for high school and middle school improvements was being presented to voters last year, a group of parents got together to build support and turn out the vote. Since the passage of the school improvement bond, the group, bolstered by parent organizations at each of the city’s […]

BATH — The City Council is expected next month to decide whether to purchase the former National Guard Armory as a possible future home for the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark. The city has the option to buy the Old Brunswick Road property for $175,000. While a state law mandating that armories be sold at their […]

POWNAL — The Maine Bureau of Parks and Land will hold a public session Thursday, April 1, as a way to prepare a management plan for the Pineland Public Land Unit in Gray, North Yarmouth, New Gloucester; Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, and the publicly held properties, easements and trail licenses linking the two. […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board will review a proposal next week that would more than triple the protective buffer along the Nonesuch River. The proposal from the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee would change the area around the river to a Stream Protection 2 District and increase the setback requirement from 75 feet to 250 feet. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The dream of a memorial to commemorate one of the state’s worst aviation disasters is nearing fruition.  But an additional $2,200 must be raised by June for the memorial to be installed and dedicated on July 11, the 66th anniversary of the Long Creek crash that claimed the lives of 19 people, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council is expected to get a more detailed look at the proposed 2011 municipal budget when it meets on Monday, April 5. The council is also expected to vote on a proposal that would put a traffic signal at the intersection of McKeen and Maine streets. Town Manager Gary Brown said […]

BRUNSWICK — A representative of the owner of the military housing at Brunswick Naval Air Station said this week that concerns about the pending private sale and disposition of the 702 units are overstated. Mark Lavin of Northeast Housing, a partnership between Balfour Beatty Communities and the U.S. Navy, said Tuesday that the potential sale […]