TOPSHAM — A new ambulance and fire engine will soon be joining the Fire and Rescue Department’s fleet. The Board of Selectmen on Sept. 1 unanimously authorized the purchases. The town will place orders at the end of this month or early October, Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Stockdale said in an interview the following day. Town […]
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North Yarmouth Fun Day returns with hero theme, citizen award
NORTH YARMOUTH — “We Can Be heroes,” the late David Bowie’s musical message to the world, is the theme of this year’s North Yarmouth Fun Day. The caped crusaders who grace the cover of the Fun Day book aside, those heroes include the police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and members of the military who […]
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Update: Boil water order for Portland islands could be lifted by Wednesday
PORTLAND — Portland Water District spokeswoman Michelle Clements on Tuesday said a boil water order for Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, and Cushing Island could be lifted by Wednesday morning, Sept. 7. The order went into effect at 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, following a water main break on Willis Street on Great Diamond Island, Clements said. The […]
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Portland encampment ouster plight: ’30 more … at an overcrowded shelter’
PORTLAND — Four people were packing up tents and possessions beneath a Maine Turnpike overpass Thursday, expecting city police to confront them at any moment. They were the last of about two dozen who had made their homes on more than 30 acres of vacant land behind Pine Tree Shopping Center, until the city decided last month […]
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Touring turns to talking for Portland school bond committee
PORTLAND — With tours of four city elementary schools done, it’s time for the committee reviewing a proposed school bond to dive into the details. “I’m feeling very positive about our work. We have wanted to work with the city council on our facilities planning for many years now,” School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione said Sept. […]
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South Portland armory fully leased, lures martial-arts center
SOUTH PORTLAND — Riverview Martial Arts, which has operated in the city for more than 20 years, has signed a 10-year lease at the former National Guard armory on Broadway. Riverview will take over the building’s entire second floor, which is 5,000 square feet, and bring the project to full occupancy. “We were prompted to move […]
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Some well owners, farmers sweating out drought
SCARBOROUGH — It’s no secret that most of Cumberland County, particularly the coastal areas like Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, are suffering from moderate to severe drought conditions. Brooks, streams and ponds are drying up and there is a fear that those relying on well water may also be facing shortages now or in the coming months. […]
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Sea level rises to Scarborough’s attention
SCARBOROUGH — As global temperatures rise, increasing the likelihood of more unpredictable weather patterns and severe tides, a major blizzard or flood could inundate low-lying coastal land. For a coastal community such as Scarborough, which also happens to have the largest contiguous marsh system in the state, the impact of sea level rise on property and […]
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South Portland's Scratch Baking taking a break to spread out
SOUTH PORTLAND — Scratch Baking Co. in Willard Square will be closed for a week starting Tuesday as its owners get ready to open a second location. The bakery at 416 Preble St. will be closed Sept. 6-12, when the bagel-making operation will move to the new store at 205 Broadway, according to Scratch’s Facebook page. […]
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Best Buy to close Topsham store in October
TOPSHAM — After more than nine years in business, the Best Buy store on Topsham Fair Mall Road will close Oct. 29. That is when the company’s lease with the CBRE The Boulos Co. expires, and several factors went into the decision not to renew, Best Buy spokesman Kevin Flanagan said in a telephone interview […]