A harness racer completes a practice lap at the Topsham Fair on opening day, Tuesday, Aug. 9. The 162nd fair continues through Sunday, Aug. 14. Schedule information is online at topshamfair.net. Fairgoers enjoy carnival rides, including a Ferris wheel, at the 2016 Topsham Fair.An emu, owned by RMT Farms of Litchfield, on display Tuesday, Aug. […]
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Hagan: Brunswick police career was about helping others
BRUNSWICK — After nearly 26 years of service, Patrol Cmdr. Marc Hagan is leaving the Police Department Aug. 26 to become chief of police in Lisbon. “The experiences that I have had working for the Brunswick Police Department have been amazing,” Hagan said in an email Monday. He is the only member of the department originally from […]
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Work begins on Bath housing project at former Huse School
BATH — The former John E.L. Huse Memorial School, built during World War II to meet shipbuilding workforce needs, is being renovated and expanded to address a housing need. Portland-based Szanton Co., which began work on the site after acquiring the 39 Andrews Road building last week, plans to develop 59 mixed-income apartments, with almost […]
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Topsham forms Comprehensive Plan review panel
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on unanimously decided to form a committee that will review, and likely update, the town’s Comprehensive Plan. The board Aug. 4 also approved an engineering contract for the second phase of a bicycle and pedestrian path in town. A nine-member Comprehensive Plan Committee should begin meeting this fall, Town Manager Rich […]
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$1.2M allocated for Cumberland rail siding project
CUMBERLAND — The region’s transportation planning agency announced more than $1 million in funding Aug. 5 for a new rail siding north of Portland that could help boost ridership on the Amtrak Downeaster. The $1.15 million for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority project in Cumberland and Falmouth is part of $9.52 million in […]
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A place of their own: Falmouth, Cumberland hockey teams seek funds for girls’ locker room
FALMOUTH — When Family Ice Center on Hat Trick Drive opened in 1999, the sports world was different: girls’ ice hockey didn’t exist as a varsity sport. And because of that, there was not a dedicated locker room built for female hockey players, as there was for the boys’ teams from Falmouth and Greely high […]
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Falmouth council OKs cost hike for wastewater project
FALMOUTH — The Town Council suspended its rules twice Monday, once to approve increased funding for the Mill Creek force main wastewater project, and another time to refer a proposed cell tower project to the Planning Board. Initially, the council was only slated to receive an update on the Mill Creek project, which would replace […]
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Yarmouth library wants you to check out Pokemon
YARMOUTH — When staff at Merrill Memorial Library aren’t collecting fees for overdue books, they’re collecting Pokemon. The library, at 215 Main St., will be holding a Pokemon Go event Aug. 15. Library staff will take patrons into town to walk around and catch Pokemon using the popular location-based interactive phone app. “We figured it’d be a […]
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Freeport chief hopes forums will make police more accessible
FREEPORT — The new police chief is trying to make sure residents’ concerns are heard by holding public forums to discuss local and national issues. Chief Susan Nourse held the town’s first Citizens on Patrol, or COP, Talk on Aug. 4. It was attended by about a dozen people. Nourse, who was promoted from lieutenant in June, […]
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Preemptive parking ban sought near new Falmouth restaurant
FALMOUTH — Town councilors on Monday renewed a debate over parking for a restaurant being built behind Wal-Mart near Tidewater Village. While no action was taken, councilors were divided about whether a parking ban should be enacted on Farm Gate Road, which abuts Rivalries restaurant. The issue, which was assigned to the ordinance committee’s work […]