SOUTH PORTLAND — A petition signed by more than 1,000 people calling for the return of one-way traffic and diagonal parking on Ocean Street in Knightville was submitted to the city for review Monday. But a local attorney said the petition is not legally valid and could be challenged in court. The petition to revert to […]
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South Portland council OKs school technology purchases
SOUTH PORTLAND — Brown, Dyer and Small Elementary Schools will wireless network upgrades to bring them up to speed with the rest of the city schools. The City Council unanimously approved the $83,000 project July 18, along with $167,200 to purchase 250 Apple iPads for sixth-grade students and 50 iPad minis for the city’s elementary schools. […]
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'Challenges' for Brunswick church's proposed event center
BRUNSWICK — Plans for a 14,700-square-foot, $4.75 million event center at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church on Pleasant Street received mixed reviews from a town board Tuesday night. The concept has been in the works for about 10 years, church leaders say, but the need for a parish-wide gathering space emerged recently after St. John the […]
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Former owner seeks land at center of Brunswick coastal access debate
BRUNSWICK — The former owner of a shore-front property the town is considering as a potential new public access point wants his land back. Richard Nudd, of Walpole, Massachusetts, wrote to Town Manager John Eldridge July 12 asking if he could still acquire the property at 946 Mere Point Road. The town foreclosed on the parcel […]
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High court strikes Cedar Beach easement, but owner may still allow access
HARPSWELL — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that allowed a public easement on the road to Cedar Beach. The decision to send the case back for reconsideration means Cedar Beach Road, the only way to reach the Bailey Island beach by land, is again privately controlled. But the town […]
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Brunswick restaurant's greenhouse plans move forward, add bakery
BRUNSWICK — New designs for a two-story greenhouse behind Tao Yuan restaurant on Pleasant Street were approved by the Village Review Board Tuesday night. They will go to the Planning Board July 26. The project was initially approved in April of last year, but has been reconfigured to include, among other things, space for a retail […]
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Candidates in Scarborough, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth withdraw from House elections
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three ballot vacancies were created in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth when candidates for the Legislature withdrew from the general election after winning local primaries in June. As of Wednesday, July 20, no replacement candidates had been named. In House District 29, which covers southern Scarborough, Democrat Mary Starr withdrew July 8 […]
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Cape Elizabeth speakers seek action on common chemicals
CAPE ELIZABETH — Health professionals and educators who work with special-needs children met last week to call for the reduction of toxic chemicals in everyday products. The Learning Disabilities Association of Maine hosted a press conference July 14 at the Aucocisco School and Learning Center at 126 Spurwink Ave. Speakers discussed the link between toxic chemicals […]
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'I'm still a South Portlander': The Gailey era comes to an end
SOUTH PORTLAND — On July 15 – his last day in City Hall – City Manager Jim Gailey walked into his office to find a life-size cutout of Elvis Presley in his desk chair with a sticky note that read, “Elvis has left the building.” It’s well-known in the building that Gailey doesn’t care for Presley’s music, but […]
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Food fight: Bowdoin College, The New Yorker magazine writer in messy feud
BRUNSWICK — There’s a fight going on in the dining halls at Bowdoin College, but not the kind that might take place late on a Friday night during the school year. Instead of food being hurled, words are being exchanged between two unlikely adversaries: On one side, Bowdoin College officials, students and alumni, on the other, […]