SCARBOROUGH — The big box just got bigger. The new Wal-Mart on Gallery Boulevard opened its doors Wednesday morning, leaving the old building it replaces in its formidable shadow. One man camped outside the doors to be the first shopper in the new store, Alex Serra, Wal-Mart’s senior manager of public affairs said. And by […]
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Cape panel reviews $2.6M in possible energy-saving projects, including new high school
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town’s Alternative Energy Committee began review Tuesday of a town-wide energy audit that recommends $2.6 million in possible renovations. The committee is scheduled to meet in a workshop with the Town Council May 14, when it plans to have a prioritized list of recommended building upgrades. Tuesday’s discussion included the possibility […]
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Mourners remember South Portland shooting victim as probe continues
SOUTH PORTLAND — While police continue to investigate, dozens of friends gathered April 24 to remember a 50-year-old man who was fatally shot in the basement of his Willard Beach neighborhood home nearly two weeks ago. More than 50 people, including the victim’s sister, paid their respects to Fred Wilson at Hobbs Funeral Home before […]
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Incubating interest
Maeve DeLaney, 4, of Portland, peers into a chicken incubator while her friends contemplate names for the birds at Wolfe’s Neck Farm’s annual Spring Celebration Family Day on Saturday, April 25. The event included activities such as wool arts, sheep shearing, tractor rides, face painting and trail walks. (Matthew DeLorme photo)Crace Casey, 7, of Brunswick […]
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News Analysis: Klatt conflict dogs Brunswick council
BRUNSWICK — Residents who bothered to watch the April 27 Town Council meeting may have wondered if they were seeing a re-run of the council’s previous meeting. Or the one before that. While the agendas have changed, one issue – a conflict between Councilor Karen Klatt and Mike Ouellet, the former president of the Brunswick […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath Mayfair hosts yard sales, music, art, games
BATH — For fans of yard sales, Mayfair could be considered something of a dream come true. Bath’s annual event features not only non-profit organizations and residents selling their wares outside, but also music in the streets, a tent sale, games, food and other attractions. Mayfair takes place this year on Saturday, May 2. “I think […]
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Marker project to tell Bath's history in innovative ways
BATH — It was the night of Sept. 3, 1883, and Constable William “Uncle Billy” Lawrence was walking his downtown beat, checking businesses along Front Street. Three burglars were on the run, one of whom ran into the arms of 63-year-old Lawrence, who asked the man, Daniel Wilkenson, what he was doing. Desperate to escape, Wilkenson […]
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Proposed Brunswick budget shows 1.6% increase in tax rate
BRUNSWICK — Acting Town Manager Gary Brown on Monday presented the Town Council with what he called a “status-quo budget” for the upcoming fiscal year. Brown’s proposed spending plan totals $54.3 million and would require a 1.6 percent increase in the property tax rate. Brunswick’s current mil rate is $22.54 per $1,000 of assessed value. […]
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Brunswick seeks federal grants for parking deck, bike path
BRUNSWICK — The town hopes a last-minute grant opportunity will fund two coveted projects, a 150-space parking deck and a 2.6-mile extension of the Androscoggin Bicycle & Pedestrian Path. The path extension, about seven miles from Grover Lane in Brunswick to downtown Bath, has been sought since Bath and Brunswick co-funded a 2004 feasibility study. […]
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SAD 75 board budget vote set for May 14; laptop computers on tap
TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on a fiscal 2010 budget at its Thursday, May 14, meeting. In the meantime, public budget forums are scheduled to be held at the Bowdoinham Community School on Tuesday, May 5, and at Woodside Elementary School in Topsham on Wednesday, May 6. […]