SOUTH PORTLAND — Code Enforcement Officer Pat Doucette on Friday said a proposal to construct a liquefied petroleum gas facility at Rigby Yard does not comply with existing city code. The Jan. 8 letter to NGL Supply Terminal Co. arrived just weeks after the company’s application was deemed complete in late December by the Planning and […]
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Maritime mystery: Bath museum tackles origin of 1940s ship steering wheel
BATH — It may be time to call Sherlock Holmes. An aged steering wheel section from an unknown ship, recently found on a cleaning mission in the basement of City Hall, is now in the hands of the Maine Maritime Museum, where authorities on local seafaring history are unraveling the mystery of where the machinery […]
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Speculation returns about casino-related sale of Scarborough Downs
SCARBOROUGH — A group hoping to build a casino in southern Maine may be interested in purchasing Scarborough Downs racetrack. Linwood Higgins, lobbyist for the Maine Harness Horseman’s Association, Tuesday said Las Vegas developer Shawn Scott is “trying to obtain an ownership interest in Scarborough Downs” as part of his plans to expand the state’s gaming […]
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Falmouth, Maine DOT team to market land at end of turnpike spur
FALMOUTH — About 11 acres of state-owned land on Route 1 will be made available for private development, the town and Maine Department of Transportation announced Thursday. In what MDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt called a “unique partnership” between the agency and town, the land on the east side of Route 1 at the end of […]
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Scarborough may use D.C. firm to set livability goals
SCARBOROUGH — In an effort to more clearly chart the town’s strengths and weaknesses, Town Manager Tom Hall is recommending use of a Washington, D.C.-based consulting company. The firm would track Scarborough’s “sustainability” and propose avenues of improvement. “More importantly, it identifies gaps,” Hall said at the Jan. 6 Town Council meeting. While the word “sustainability” often […]
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New South Portland brewery taps into growing beer ‘fraternity’
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s first brewery plans to open next week. Fore River Brewing Co., at 45 Huntress Ave., will open a tasting room at 2 p.m. Jan. 14, following an evening launch party at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Thirsty Pig on Exchange Street in Portland. John LeGassey, Alex Anastasoff and T.J. […]
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Rail advocates: Brunswick train barn debate over
BRUNSWICK — The neighborhood group that fought construction of an Amtrak maintenance and layover facility in west Brunswick will not challenge the facility’s stormwater permit in Superior Court. The decision means construction of the estimated $12.7 million terminal, which proponents say is needed to provide more efficient and possibly expanded passenger rail service in Maine, can […]
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Bath council keeps high school project on track
BATH — In a straw poll Wednesday, the City Council unanimously supported Regional School Unit 1 exploring construction of a new high school on one of two city-owned properties. The school district has been in talks with city officials about constructing a new high school either adjacent to Bath Middle School, or at Wing Farm […]
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Scarborough author continues effort to free imprisoned soldier
SCARBOROUGH — From his home on Rhonda Drive, author Don Snyder has worked diligently for the last two years to free Clint Lorance from the U.S. Penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Snyder, 65, was contacted out of the blue in March 2013 by Lorance’s mother, Anna Lorance, who told him her son had read Snyder’s first […]
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Cape Elizabeth panel to research use of alternative energy
CAPE ELIZABETH — A committee will explore ways alternative energy sources can be used by the town. The Town Council on Jan. 4 approved a charge for the committee, which was one of the councilors’ goals for this year. The purpose of the five-member committee will be researching potential alternative energy for municipal and school buildings and […]
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