SOUTH PORTLAND — Regular customers will undoubtedly agree: If you want a fresh bagel from Scratch Baking Co. on a weekend morning, get there early and be prepared to wait in line. But that may soon change. Sonja Swanberg, Bob Johnson and Allison Reid, owners of the business, have decided to add another location almost entirely […]
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Cape Elizabeth schools receive national music honor
CAPE ELIZABETH — The school district has been recognized as having one of the best music education programs in the country. The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation named Cape Elizabeth one of 476 top school districts in the country for music, and the only one in Maine. Caitlin Ramsey, an instrumental music teacher at Cape […]
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Bath council retreats on mass gathering rule
BATH — Strong opposition from the public Wednesday prompted the City Council to indefinitely postpone a vote a mass gathering ordinance. The decision was a reversal from the council’s first vote March 2, which drew no public comment. Councilors unanimously approved the proposed rule at that meeting, which followed a Feb. 17 public workshop on […]
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Scarborough driveway swastika graffiti ‘scary,’ ‘disturbing’
SCARBOROUGH — A red swastika painted in the driveway of a single-family home in an off-the-beaten-path subdivision sent shock-waves through the community this week. Police said it’s unlikely the symbolic graffiti represented a hate crime. But authorities believe the homed on Jameco Mill Road was specifically targeted. In addition to the swastika, several profanities and the […]
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Scarborough brewery, apartments win plaudits from planners
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board on April 4 gave final approval to build Nonesuch River Brewing on the site of an uninhabited single-family home near the intersection of Mussey and Gorham roads. Also Monday, the board heard a presentation from developer Kerry Anderson, who discussed his plans for a new, eight-building apartment complex in Eastern Village Development. […]
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Brunswick coastal project begins, despite deal to stop work
BRUNSWICK — Town councilors thought they’d reached an amicable resolution Monday in a dispute over the town’s role in allowing a coastal stabilization project on Miller Point. But things blew up Tuesday evening when neighbor Richard Knox, of Simpson’s Point Road, sent photos to town councilors and staff of work being done on the property without […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs Thomas Point subdivision plan, despite concerns
BRUNSWICK — Amid concerns about an access road and traffic flow, the Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a sketch plan for the first phase of a new subdivision off Thomas Point Road. The initial plans call for developing six lots and an access road. The applicant, EcoPath Developers, of Brunswick, eventually plans to subdivide as […]
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Job fair planned for former employees of Brunswick behavioral health agency
BRUNSWICK — The state Department of Labor is offering emergency unemployment services to former employees of Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Associates, who learned Friday, April 4, that the care provider would close a week earlier than expected. The department announced Wednesday it would hold a job fair in Brunswick Monday, April 11, to link Merrymeeting’s displaced workers […]
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Mother, son, in 'fair' condition after driving off Bath viaduct
BATH — The two people in a vehicle that broke through a guardrail and drove off the Route 1 viaduct Monday afternoon were in fair condition Tuesday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Police Chief Mike Field said Wednesday. The only occupant of the vehicle on which the car landed was uninjured. Melissa Medina, 37, […]
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Falmouth Planning Board: Rivalries can eliminate shared parking
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board on Tuesday night approved a request to remove shared parking previously required for a proposed sports bar and restaurant near Tidewater Village. The final vote to amend conditional site plan approval for Rivalries was 4-1, with member Rudy Israel opposed. The project at Farm Gate Road and Clearwater Drive, which first went to […]