Residents amp up pressure on City Council to review layoffs SOUTH PORTLAND — About 40 protesters braved wind and driving rain Monday night to show their support for five city workers who were laid off last month and to demand answers from city officials. Protesters huddled on the porch of City Hall, holding signs with […]
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Parties still discussing Brunswick intersection changes
BRUNSWICK — Proposed changes to a troublesome intersection near Bath Road and Maine Street are still being discussed by stakeholders, town and Maine Department of Transportation officials. Improvements to the intersection have drawn a lot of attention ever since MDOT last summer unveiled a plan to change the junction into a rotary. The plan was […]
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Freaky Bean grinds to a halt, likely to liquidate
Creditors force coffee company into bankruptcy SCARBOROUGH — With more than $1 million in debts, Freaky Bean Coffee Co. has closed its stores after being forced into bankruptcy by creditors. The Westbrook-based business became an almost overnight success with its first coffee shop in June 2006 at Willowdale Place on Route 1. Its co-founders, Jonathan […]
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Grant could revive Androscoggin path extension
Trail would link Bath, Brunswick,Topsham BRUNSWICK — Grant funding for a regional trail planning effort between Bath, Brunswick and Topsham could revive a plan to link all three communities via the Androscoggin Bicycle & Pedestrian Path. Recreation enthusiasts in Bath and Brunswick have long been interested in extending the path into downtown Bath, thus allowing […]
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Bath home for elderly looks toward possible expansion
BATH — A facility that has served as a home for many elders for more than 90 years may be expanding next year. There are 37 assisted living apartments in the Plant Home on Washington Street, which overlooks the Kennebec River and was opened in 1917. More than 30 are tax-credit, low-income apartments, a nod to […]
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Falmouth borrows to keep school projects on schedule
FALMOUTH —The School Department will use short-term borrowing to jump-start construction of athletic fields and a wood chip boiler, Director of Finance and Operations Dan O’Shea said. An elementary school project approved by voters last fall, which includes $1.25 million for the fields and $1.8 million for the boiler, suffered a setback when the Maine […]
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MMA hired for N. Yarmouth's top job search
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen took initial steps Tuesday toward hiring a new administrative assistant, retaining the Maine Municipal Association to open a search for candidates. Selectmen also set a meeting for Monday, April 13, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., to assess and discuss what the town needs in a new administrator. […]
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Steel drums soothe busy students with mellow music
FALMOUTH — With the popularity of steel drum bands on the rise, Falmouth High School band director Jim Horwich said he used to hear, “how do we get one started at the high school?” This year the question was answered with a $10,000 grant from the Falmouth Education Foundation. The money bought seven sets of […]
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Cumberland lawmaker proposes sales tax holiday
CUMBERLAND — State Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, R-Cumberland, is hoping to make Maine one of the more than two dozen states with a sales tax holiday, and she has her sites on Columbus Day weekend. Burgess said the tax exemption will encourage people to buy locally, instead of traveling to New Hampshire, a sales tax-free […]
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Freeport police claim shortcomings threaten public safety
FREEPORT — A nine-page letter signed by members of the Police Department was sent to the police chief, the town manager and the Town Council last week listing concerns about public safety, departmental staffing, budgetary limitations and dispatch consolidation. The open letter outlines the needs of Freeport’s officers and dispatchers, Officer Joe Pelletier said, and […]