PORTLAND — Voters on Cliff Island or Great Diamond Island will have to get to the mainland to cast election ballots from now on. The decision to close the two island polling sites was made Monday night by the City Council. The recommendation was one of several that came from a Polling Place Task Force. […]
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p-martinspoint Heath center expansion could lead to Veranda St. traffic light
PORTLAND — A neighborhood meeting is scheduled Thursday, Feb. 12, for East Deering residents to discuss Martin’s Point Health Care’s proposed expansion on Veranda Street. The expansion, scheduled to start in May and be finished by December 2010, will include a 42,000-square-foot medical/clinical office building with two levels of underground parking for 118 vehicles. The project is expected to […]
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m-topbrunjointmtg-013009 Topsham, Brunswick officials plan cost-saving meeting
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen and Brunswick Town Council plan to meet at the Topsham Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, to discuss cost-saving ideas. The two bodies may also be sharing more than ideas. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Jan. 22 to instruct Town Manager Jim Ashe and his staff to […]
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m-topbizpark-013009 Regional business park pact in the works
TOPSHAM — While a site for a potential regional business park has yet to be confirmed, Topsham and Brunswick development advocates are establishing a committee to draft an initial agreement between the towns. John Shattuck, Topsham’s economic and community development director, told the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 22 that if both towns approve the document, […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
s-scarvips-013009 Scarborough needs more public safety VIPS
SCARBOROUGH — Do you have what it takes to be one of Scarborough’s VIPS? Though you may never have heard of them before, Volunteers in Police Services are considered very important people. Under the coordination of Community Resource Officer Joe Giacomantonio, the 10 trained volunteers assist police in three areas – administrative, community service and public safety […]
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m-brunbudget-013009 Possible revenue loss clouds budget outlook
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday got a preview of what officials are promising will be especially difficult budget deliberations. Monday’s workshop featured presentations by interim Town Manger Gary Brown and Finance Director John Eldridge, who warned that revenue losses proposed in Gov. John Baldacci’s biennial spending plan would present significant hurdles when the […]
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s-spcouncil-013009 Proposal tightens storm water rules
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday was briefed about proposed changes to the city’s shoreland zoning ordinance in advance of a Feb. 4 public hearing. Although many of the revisions are needed to bring the city ordinance into compliance with state statutes, there will be several policy decisions to be considered by the […]
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m-bathleonbuck-013009 Hard to surpass this Buck Passionate golfer, all-around athlete going strong at 93
BATH — Leon Buck’s tombstone says “I’d rather be golfin’.” But Buck is hardly dead. He’ll be 93 on March 1 and seems healthier than many people half his age. Nonetheless, the stone for his future resting place in Oak Grove Cemetery paints a portrait, with its simple message, of a passion that has fueled his […]
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m-bathmuseum-013009 Popham Colony group gives $25K to museum
BATH — Maine’s First Ship, an organization planning to construct a replica of the 1607 vessel Virginia, presented the Maine Maritime Museum and the Maine State Museum each with checks for $25,000. Both recipients were given the funds Jan. 23 to support educational programs that will showcase the story of the Popham Colony, which existed in […]
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m-brunneighborhood-013009 Growth of short-term residents worries NorthWest group
BRUNSWICK — A downtown neighborhood group is questioning whether it wants to participate in a $10,000 planning and improvement grant because of concerns doing so may contribute to growth of the area’s transitory population. The Community Planning Grant, part of the Community Development Block Grant program, was awarded to the town in December. It was […]