BATH — With Arbor Week approaching, the city’s Community Forestry Committee will dedicate its new forestry center on Sunday, May 5. The 1-3 p.m. event will be held at 61 Old Brunswick Road, next to Oak Grove Cemetery. Light refreshments will be served, and shrubs, perennials, and trees native to Maine will be available to […]
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Portland proposes Munjoy Hill historic district
PORTLAND — Portions of the historic overlay area on Munjoy Hill could soon become a designated historic district. The new zoning plan was revealed Tuesday evening in a community meeting at East End School. “In the materials from last year we had suggested there might be two separate districts. As the work progressed we decided to […]
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Falmouth defends recovery house after neighbors complain
FALMOUTH — Neighbors near a new sober house on Webber Way feel the town is providing insufficient oversight and has not done enough to inform them about how the home is being used. But Town Manager Nathan Poore this week said the town must be “careful to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act, which identifies […]
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Falmouth reconsiders fate of historic barn, farmhouse
FALMOUTH — The town is reconsidering a plan to demolish a historic farmhouse and barn at Tidewater Farm. Both buildings are vacant and in significant disrepair, but a recent tour of the property offered by the Falmouth Historical Society has some people wondering if the two structures can be saved and preserved. The town recently purchased […]
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Freeport arts group finds home in historic church
FREEPORT — Arts, culture and religion will soon share space on Main Street. The Town Council on April 23 unanimously appropriated $133,000 in tax increment financing funds to the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport to help the nonprofit renovate and lease First Parish Church at 40 Main St. for an arts and cultural center. “We are […]
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Construction at Yarmouth schools to start in October
YARMOUTH — Architects expect construction of additions and renovations at each of the town’s four schools to begin by October. That means the Planning Board has a tight timeline for reviewing and approving the plans, which include several “meaningful and significant changes to school infrastructure,” board Chairman Tom Federle said. Wendi Holden of Harriman architects said […]
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Portland councilors mull cuts in aid to immigrants, homeless
PORTLAND — Discussion will continue May 2 about potential cuts in city aid to the homeless and asylum seekers. City councilors on Monday reviewed details about the Community Support Fund established by the city to help immigrants ineligible for other assistance, as well as City Manager Jon Jennings’ intent to close the third option for overflow […]
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Topsham representative resigns from SAD 75 board
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen Thursday is expected to accept the resignation of Matthew Drewette-Card from the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. The Anthony Avenue resident’s departure from the School Board, effective July 1, will be the third resignation from the panel this year. Longtime Harpswell members Joanne Rogers and David Johnson […]
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Chebeague ferry seeks tax exemption for ambulance service
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Residents hope the Legislature will approve a bill that would exempt the island’s nonprofit ferry from paying sales tax for its new vessel. Unlike air- and land-based ambulances, the ferry, which also serves as a waterborne ambulance, must pay the sales tax. The bill under consideration, LD 124, was sponsored by Rep. Janice […]
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Portland school building panel: Hire contractor, despite higher cost
PORTLAND — The committee overseeing renovations at four elementary schools recommended the School Board hire a contractor for work at Lyseth Elementary, even though the bid came in $2.8 million higher than anticipated. The District Advisory Building Committee met April 25 and said the architect and school administration should find up to $750,000 in cost savings […]