Construction crews in Portland install new sidewalks on Brackett Street outside Reiche Elementary School on Monday. Installation of the two new and improved sidewalks was expected to be completed before the start of school on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
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Payson mansion in Cumberland to be sold at auction
CUMBERLAND — After more than a year on the market, a circa 1940 mansion on the former Payson property will be sold at auction Sept. 20. The nine-bedroom, nearly 8,000-square-foot building sits on a 104-acre estate formerly owned by Phillips and Marion Payson. Bateman Partners and Peter Anastos in December 2014 purchased the 179 Foreside Road property […]
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Maine high court won't reconsider Harpswell beach access decision
HARPSWELL — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has denied a request to reconsider its July 19 ruling removing an easement to Cedar Beach. The Aug. 23 decision marks a clear end of the road for easement proponents, who have no remaining legal path forward. The grassroots group Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters since 2012 has used the courts to fight […]
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Cumberland builder: Route 1 housing will be done next year
CUMBERLAND — An apartment complex with 96 units in eight buildings on U.S. Route 1 could be ready for occupancy next year, according to developer David Chase. A neighboring development with 45 single-family homes, which is also part of Chase’s Foreside Village project, should be complete next year, too, he said in an interview at […]
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New owner bringing classic car service back to Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — Cam Riddle’s dream of opening a 1950s-era gas station will come true Labor Day weekend. And, at the same time, Cumberland will finally regain one of its time-honored hangouts. The Shell service station at 296 Main St., built in 1972 and owned by the C.N. Brown Co., closed more than a year ago […]
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Portland cruise ship season in high gear
Bug Light Park in South Portland provided prime viewing as the Anthem of the Seas docked at Ocean Gateway in Portland on Sunday morning, Aug. 28. The vessel carries more than 6,000 passengers and crew, and is the largest cruise ship to visit the city this year. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster) Anthem of […]
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2 injured in Harpswell car crash
A high-speed accident on Harpswell Neck Road Thursday evening, Aug. 25, left the driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Eric Finnerty, 26, of Milton, Mass., was operating the 2013 Nissan Versa at an excessive speed and was unable to negotiate a curve, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle left the road, struck a tree, […]
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Maine clam researcher: Closing flats ‘akin to doing nothing’
HARPSWELL — A University of Maine researcher studying the decline of soft-shell clams in Casco Bay has found an effective way to protect clam populations, but is struggling to capture the attention of diggers. Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, is going from town to town along Casco Bay presenting […]
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South Portland councilors to housing panel: Keep rent control in mind
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city must still enact measures that offer protection for renters, city councilors told the Affordable Housing Committee Monday night. The ad hoc panel presented its findings – largely proposals for increasing the stock of rental housing – to the council in an Aug. 22 workshop. Some at the meeting criticized the committee’s proposed solutions for […]
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Cost drops, South Portland moves closer to solar project
SOUTH PORTLAND — A revised proposal to partner with Portland for solar arrays at capped landfills in both cities will cost less than expected. Steve Henchman, marketing director of solar energy contractor ReVision Energy of Portland, told the City Council Aug. 22 that the proposed cost to the cities has been reduced to $0.1056 per […]