CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted a second time Monday to allow a local snowmobile club to access part of the Town Forest trail. The town’s Lands and Conservation Committee, which had recommended against that usage, had asked the council to reconsider its Dec. 28, 2015 decision allowing the Moonlight Skimmers Snowmobile Club to access […]
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Deadline nears for proposals to redevelop North Yarmouth school
NORTH YARMOUTH — With about a week to go before the town’s deadline, the town hasn’t received any proposals to redevelop the former North Yarmouth Memorial School property. The Board of Selectmen last month unanimously approved a request for proposals for redevelopment of the 20-acre parcel, which School Administrative District 51 closed in June 2014 and […]
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Falmouth Route 100 project likely to require $6.5M bond
FALMOUTH — While no action was taken, the Town Council on Monday night heard preliminary recommendations for the redevelopment of Route 100 in West Falmouth. The Council also unanimously voted to replace the Mill Creek pump station on Route 88. Redeveloping Route 100 is expected to cost roughly $11 million in construction costs, according to […]
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Falmouth councilors promise public input on Route 1 development
FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday night unanimously voted to partner with the Maine Department of Transportation and issue a request for proposals for the private development of 11 acres of state-owned land along Route 1. The land, at the eastern end of the Maine Turnpike Falmouth Spur, will be given to a developer […]
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School, public works bond among Portland councilors' goals
PORTLAND — City councilors on Monday set out to chart a course for the next five years with goals from each committee and thoughts from the body as a whole. Time constraints in the workshop led by Pamela Plumb, a former councilor and mayor, reduced the scope to one-year goals in some areas, but a fiscal, social […]
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Yarmouth library seeks input on strategic plan
YARMOUTH — Merrill Memorial Library is developing a five-year strategic plan and is looking to the community for input. Over the past four months a strategic planning committee has been holding focus groups and conducting interviews to guide the development of the plan, which “will set goals and priorities for the future.” A survey has now […]
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Portland's housing challenges put pressure on city councilors
PORTLAND — City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau on Monday said his first big council vote will resonate with him for a long time. “I told my colleagues I will probably remember that vote forever, one way or another,” he said about voting Jan. 20 in favor of a zoning change for a proposed office complex at 1945 […]
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Yarmouth weighs school buffer zone for sex offenders
YARMOUTH — An ordinance that would restrict registered sex offenders from living near schools will be discussed by the Town Council. Councilors on Feb. 4 are scheduled to review the newly drafted “Sex Offender Residency Restriction Ordinance” at a workshop meeting. The ordinance was drafted at the request of a resident who was uncomfortable about a […]
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Portland schools move to strengthen student interest in arts
PORTLAND —Several local organizations are making it their mission increase students’ access to art both in and out of the classroom. Founded in 2012, Culture Club-Portland is a collaboration of four arts organizations with a goal of connecting students to the arts. Together, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Portland Museum of Art, Portland Ovations and […]
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Possible pesticide ban back before Portland city councilors
PORTLAND — City councilors are again considering regulating the use of pesticides and herbicides, although discussions now are confined to their use on municipal land. A proposed ordinance, last discussed in October 2015, was brought forward again Jan. 21 in the Council Energy & Sustainability Committee meeting, although no public comment or committee action was taken. Councilor Jon […]