SOUTH PORTLAND — Police issued a warning to residents Tuesday about a phone scam reportedly aimed at stealing credit card and personal information. Police said several residents have reported receiving calls from a “506” number, which is New Brunswick, Canada. The caller allegedly identifies him- or herself as being from “your credit card card company.” […]
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m-bathfilmbill-010809 Legislator sponsors film-fueled economic stimulus bill
BATH — Rep. Thom Watson, D-Bath, is sponsoring a stimulus bill geared toward attracting more film production business to Maine through competitive tax incentives. The bill is based on the Maine Film Tax Incentive Plan, a previous version of which passed in the House during the last session, but failed by a few votes in […]
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s-scargym-010909 Broken pipe closes high school gym
SCARBOROUGH — The high school’s Plummer Gymnasium and a back entrance hall were damaged when a sprinkler pipe burst on Dec. 23. The pipe, in a first-floor suspended ceiling in a north entryway off the loading dock that connects to the gym, froze and burst about 7 a.m. on the snow day before vacation, Facilities […]
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s-cebudget-010909 Cape budget: Nickels, dimes won't cut it (drop) 'One-town concept' to steer spending talks
CAPE ELIZABETH — School and town officials Tuesday agreed to work more collaboratively to reduce both budgets, citing the “one-town concept” as a way to weather the economy. The town has said it needs to remove at least $500,000 in expenses or services in order to balance next year’s municipal budget with anticipated revenues; the […]
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m-bruncomposites-010909 Composites leader plans $6M expansion
BRUNSWICK — Despite the economic slowdown, the company credited with facilitating the region’s growing composites industry cluster is pushing expansion plans at the Brunswick Industrial Park. Allied Composites Center LLC will appear before the Planning Board Tuesday, Jan. 13, to seek preliminary approval for a 58,000-square-foot expansion that President Jim Howard hopes will bring between […]
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s-scarcouncil-010909 Haigis Parkway developer seeks Scarborough's help
SCARBOROUGH — A special Town Council meeting has been called next week to discuss a request for financial assistance from the company behind much of the development boom on Haigis Parkway. New England Expedition, which developed the Gateway Shops, Gateway Square and Cabela’s, was expected to make the request at a meeting Thursday morning, Jan. […]
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m-brunbowdoinarena-010909 Fresh ice (drop)Bowdoin prepares to open Watson Arena
BRUNSWICK — It’s very possible that when longtime Bowdoin College hockey fans file into the new $20 million Watson Arena for the first time on Jan. 18, they’ll miss a few things about Dayton Arena, the 52-year-old barn the new building replaces. Perhaps it’ll be Dayton’s wooden trusses, which in the summer heat, sweat brown […]
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m-bruncatv-010909 CATV 3 begins streaming webcasts (drop) On-demand capability could be next
BRUNSWICK — Viewers of Brunswick Cable Television 3 and followers of Brunswick municipal meetings can now watch station programming live on their home computers. Town Council, Planning Board and School Board meetings, as well as televised subcommittee meetings, can be seen by visiting the CATV 3 Web site and selecting a “watch live” link. Doing […]
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m-topelection-010909 Sawyer challenges special election results (drop) Runner-up loses by 1 vote; Trusiani sworn in
TOPSHAM — Results of Tuesday’s expedited special election to determine the Board of Selectmen’s fifth member are being challenged by second-place finisher Thomas Sawyer. Sawyer on Tuesday called for a ballot inspection following his one-vote loss to James Trusiani. Results provided by Town Clerk Ruth Lyons showed Trusiani with 408 votes and Sawyer with 407. […]
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Man arrested for attacking Mass. cop
BRUNSWICK — A 22-year-old Brunswick man was arrested by police in Northampton, Mass., on Dec. 31 for allegedly attacking an officer with a piece of wood and a hammer. According to a report in The Republican, of Springfield, Mass., Garrett Daniel Shaw allegedly first struck Northampton police officer Dennis Liptak in the head with a […]