HARPSWELL — Nothing says summer like ice cream at the shore. Pammy’s Ice Cream Parlor started dishing up treats at Mitchell Field last summer and will be doing it until at least 2022, after the Board of Selectman last week unanimously granted owner Pam Douglas a three-year lease. Also at the meeting on April 11, […]
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Former Cumberland-Gray state Rep. Denno succumbs to cancer
CUMBERLAND — Eight months after he announced he’d been diagnosed with lung cancer, and three weeks after he resigned from the Legislature, former state Rep. Dale Denno died Tuesday night. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, announced Denno’s death Wednesday morning. The House District 45 Democrat had vowed last summer to fight the disease […]
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Smaller Brunswick school budget increase still faces opposition
BRUNSWICK — School Board members are pushing back after town councilors suggested the latest budget proposed by the School Department is still unacceptable. The school budget proposed April 11 is $5 million lower than what officials previously presented to the Town Council. If approved, it would require a property tax rate increase of 3.6%, from $18.92 […]
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Topsham budget, marijuana decisions head to Town Meeting
TOPSHAM — A 30-article warrant is set for Town Meeting in mid-May after being adopted April 11 by the Board of Selectmen. Five of those articles concern the regulation of marijuana businesses and locations in town that sales and production would be allowed. Another six represent components of Topsham’s proposed $12.7 million municipal budget. Residents will […]
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Bath on a 1-way street to additional parking
BATH — The City Council is expected May 1 to vote a second and final time on ordinance changes that would make two streets one-way, with new parking spaces created from the closed travel lanes. The panel granted unanimous first passage to the measures April 3. The city’s Transportation Committee had previously endorsed the changes, Police […]
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Rail officials seek new Portland station for Downeaster
PORTLAND — A new depot for the Amtrak Downeaster could be coming down the line. “We are trying to determine with factors at hand if relocation is even feasible,” Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, said April 12 about a possible new station. Since Boston-to-Portland service began in 2001, trains have […]
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South Portland waterfront landowners ponder ferry service to Portland
PORTLAND — There may soon be a new way to get from South Portland to Portland, and it won’t involve cable cars. On April 12, Richard Packard, a new owner of the 30 acres of South Portland waterfront land once owned by developer John Cacoulidis, said passenger ferry service to Portland is under serious consideration. “There is […]
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Yarmouth Lions celebrate 70 years of service
YARMOUTH — Service to the community is at the heart of everything the Lions Club does, according to Sandy Bowie, who heads the local chapter. This year the group is celebrating its 70th anniversary with more than 50 members on the roster, and Bowie hopes the chapter’s future will be as bright as its past. The […]
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Falmouth updating stance on legalized recreational marijuana
FALMOUTH — With the expectation that interest in businesses with ties to medical marijuana will keep on growing, the town is retooling its Retail Marijuana Committee to keep up with all the changes in regulations at both the state and federal level. In addition, the committee will likely be asked to make recommendations on ordinance changes […]
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Freeport farm-to-table series to resume in June
FREEPORT — Wolfe’s Neck Center has announced the lineup for its annual Farm to Table series. This is the sixth year the center is offering the dinners, each of which features a different local chef and highlights produce and pasture-raised meats, often harvested from Wolfe’s Neck or other area farms. The cost of each dinner includes live music […]