CUMBERLAND — This summer will see the creation of a parking lot at the Greely Road access point to the Knight’s Pond/Blueberry Hill preserve, as well as footbridge replacements and dam cleanup on the property. The roughly 16,000-square-foot parking area, with 20 spaces, is to be built in August. No money has been budgeted for […]
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Cumberland council to review tax break for memory care facility
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council next week is scheduled to consider amending a U.S. Route 1 tax increment financing district to provide a tax break for a memory care facility. The assisted living community for people with memory impairment – FMC Development of South Portland’s first facility of the kind – is due to open next year […]
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Long-range outlook lands leader top Falmouth honor
FALMOUTH — This year’s Citizen of the Year is being honored for his work in looking towards the town’s future. Samuel Rudman, chairman of the long range planning advisory committee, was named the 2015 Citizen of the Year at a June 22 banquet for his service on the committee, as well as his work developing […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Bridge work on I-295 in Portland may cause headaches
PORTLAND — Bridge projects on Interstate 295 will make noise and require lane closures beginning Thursday, July 7. Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted Talbot said repainting of several structures will begin with the Deering Avenue overpass and the I-295 overpasses above Preble Street. “Painting these bridges is not a cosmetic fix,” he said. “Painting extends […]
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Portland office-holders announce re-election bids
PORTLAND — Incumbents are at the head of the line to get nomination papers for the Nov. 8 city elections. Councilors Jon Hinck and Ed Suslovic, and School Board members Laurie Davis and Anna Trevorrow last week said they will seek new, three-year terms. Hinck, completing his first term, holds one of two at-large council seats. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Tail-wagging visitors soothe patients at Scarborough hospice
SCARBOROUGH — Most dog owners can wax poetic about the joys of having a canine companion. But many studies have also shown that petting or cuddling with a dog, in particular, also has significant health benefits. That’s why the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House at 11 Hunnewell Road has launched a dog visitation program for its patients […]
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Status of Cape Elizabeth 'paper' street again fuels debate
CAPE ELIZABETH — The fate of Surfside Avenue in Shore Acres is uncertain for the second time in three years as the Town Council prepares to decide whether to keep some “paper” streets. Paper streets are roads that were laid out in subdivisions, but never constructed or accepted by the town. In 1997 the town had […]
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Court tells Cape Elizabeth board to reconsider approved business
CAPE ELIZABETH — A court has ordered the Planning Board to re-evaluate some elements in an application approved last year. Paul Woods, owner of Rudy’s of the Cape, sued the town on June 18, 2015, for failing to follow the same procedure with an application for 539-541 Ocean House Road that it used for his business. […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Architect: Estimated cost rises for new Brunswick elementary school
BRUNSWICK — The cost of building a new school could be at least $25.8 million, higher than initial estimates, according to a new projection. The estimate was announced at a meeting of the School Board Facilities Committee Wednesday, June 29, by PDT Architects, the firm that has been designing a potential new school building for the […]
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Freeport shellfish group tweaking clam-farm strategy
FREEPORT — Plans to arrange municipal aquaculture permits, in the face of declining soft-shell clam populations, have had a sharp adjustment since the Shellfish Conservation Commission agreed on an ordinance amendment last October. The commission’s original proposed amendment would have allowed any holder of a Freeport commercial shellfish license to apply for a municipal aquaculture permit […]