TOPSHAM — A municipal budget 6.35% greater than current spending was expected to be adopted by the Board of Selectmen Thursday, April 11, and will go to a Town Meeting vote May 15. The $12.7 million spending plan, up about $759,000 from this year’s budget, does not include assessments to the town from School Administrative […]
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'Innovation' phase of The Downs moves forward in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board gave The Downs developers the go-ahead Monday to present finalized plans for an area of light industrial, technology, manufacturing and retail development. The board approved a preliminary site plan for the project April 8 by a narrow 3-2 vote. The so-called Innovation District would include three commercial sites, up to 54 […]
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South Portland looks at controlling use of fertilizers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three years after the city passed an ordinance governing the use of pesticides, a set of companion regulations on the use of fertilizers is moving forward. Councilors on Tuesday asked City Manager Scott Morelli to form an ad hoc committee to help draft an ordinance that would limit or ban the use of synthetic […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick snowboarder eyes 2022 Olympic Games
BRUNSWICK — Myles Silverman’s school work takes up most of his time these days and he doesn’t get to tear up the terrain as much as he’d like to, but that hasn’t slowed him down. The Brunswick native spent his spring break in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he repeated as a slalom and giant slalom champion […]
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Proposed Brunswick municipal budget seeks 2% tax hike
BRUNSWICK — Town Manager John Eldridge proposed a municipal budget to councilors April 4 that would increase taxes by just more than 2% and add four people to the Fire Department. The municipal budget being advocated by Eldridge for fiscal year 2020 is $26 million, an increase of $1.7 million from this year. If it […]
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Cape council to vote on pay-and-display parking at Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH — After almost a year of debate, the Town Council is close to finalizing a decision about charging for parking at Fort Williams Park. Councilors on Monday adopted changes to the traffic regulations at the park that allow the town to implement pay-and-display procedure. The council on April 8 also updated a policy that […]
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Bath maritime museum charts course for renovation
BATH — As the front campus of the Maine Maritime Museum undergoes a major facelift, plans are also underway for a renovation and reconfiguration of the museum’s main galleries. The central display space, which has generally held a fixed exhibit since its June 1989 opening, is at the heart of that revamp. Next to that […]
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Brunswick Town Council approves zoning rules for homeless shelters
BRUNSWICK — After more than a year of debate, town councilors approved two zoning ordinances Monday night that will regulate where homeless shelters can be established and a cap on the number of beds allowed. Councilors voted unanimously April 8 to enact the ordinances immediately on an emergency basis and terminate a moratorium on shelters. […]
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Councilors: Yarmouth panel can't join energy coalition
YARMOUTH — Hoping to learn as much as it can from other communities already engaged in renewable energy and sustainability, a new town committee was hoping to join a Municipal Energy Coalition. But in an April 4 workshop, a majority of town councilors said they could not support a resolution that would allow the Renewable Energy […]
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Falmouth developer seeks to double remaining housing at Tidewater Farm
FALMOUTH — Tidewater Farm developer Nathan Bateman is seeking another amendment to the project’s master plan that would allow him to double the number of residences allowed on the last remaining developable lot. Bateman made the request at Monday’s Town Council meeting. But he didn’t provide many details about the changes, other than to say the […]