FALMOUTH — Proposals for regulating pets on public lands were unveiled at a meeting attended by fewer than 10 residents. Ted Asherman, chairman of the Land Management and Acquisitions Committee, said Monday that the recommendations – including an expanded leash law and increased communications – came as a result of a similar forum in January, when members […]
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Rebuilding of Yarmouth overpass to begin next summer
YARMOUTH — The Route 1 bridge over Main Street is expected to be replaced no later than the spring of 2019. The Maine Department of Transportation held a public hearing June 21 to discuss the $4.9 million project. Construction is expected to begin next summer. The aging structure is being replaced with a three-span, cast-in-place flat-arch […]
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Potential Portland housing rules get legal review
PORTLAND — While the City Council Housing Committee prepares for its July 13 meeting, Councilor Jill Duson on Tuesday said some actions to alleviate the city’s housing crunch may not be achievable because of overriding state laws. “I’m really cautious because the council does not have the power and authority to change basic real estate law,” […]
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New affordable housing in Portland has veterans in mind
PORTLAND — Tom Ptacek did not see it coming. “I’m pretty sure this would be at the top of the list of things I said were never going to happen,” Ptacek said Tuesday about an Avesta Housing apartment building named in his honor. Yet on Wednesday, June 29, Mayor Ethan Strimling and Avesta officials will celebrate […]
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Anniversary of Great Portland Fire to be marked July 4
PORTLAND — The 150th anniversary of the Great Portland Fire will be commemorated at 4:15 p.m. July 4 in Monument Square. The fire, which most people at the time believed was caused by a firecracker, began July 4, 1866. The blaze left an estimated 10,000 residents homeless and destroyed about a third of the city’s peninsula, […]
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Bath concert series offers musical variety on waterfront
BATH — Three years in, organizers say, the Chocolate Church Arts Center’s Summer Saturday Concert Series is getting better and more diverse. Running from July 9 through Aug. 27, the free Waterfront Park series celebrates a range of musical styles and tastes, from the calypso and reggae instrumentals of Pan Fried Steel, to the rock […]
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Portland City Council backing for school renovation bond not a given
PORTLAND — A proposal to borrow $70 million for renovations at four elementary schools faces a tough sell at the City Council. The School Board voted 6-2 June 21 to recommend the proposed bond referendum to fund renovations to Reiche, Lyseth, Lincoln and Presumpscot schools to the council, with members Laurie Davis and Stephanie Hatzenbuehler opposed […]
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SAD 75 may delay referendum on new Topsham high school
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 has been hoping to have a November referendum on construction of a new Mt. Ararat High School, but the decision could get pushed into next year. In the meantime, a plan that would swap the locations of the school and nearby sports fields is the leading option of the project […]
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Musical trio offers Portland children subsidized lessons
PORTLAND — The words “subsidized” and “classical music” don’t necessarily seem like a natural fit. But a recently formed nonprofit seeks to pair those words by providing subsidized lessons to city children. The organization, 240 Strings, formed by three professional classical musicians, will begin providing at least three students with free music lessons and chamber music […]
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Falmouth school garden project growing like a weed
FALMOUTH — What started as a simple patch of grass has now become a place for learning and food production. Directly across the street from the school campus on Woodville Road and adjacent to the School Department’s administrative offices, the new school greenhouse area is nearing completion. A hoop house – a tunnel-like structure made of […]