BRUNSWICK — While some things are changing in the new year – the calendar, the weather, perhaps a gym membership – Town Council and School Board leadership are not. Both bodies on Monday night re-elected all their leaders. For the council, that means Chairwoman Sarah Brayman and Vice Chairman Steve Walker will serve another year in […]
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Cape Elizabeth voters may be asked to borrow $1.4M for Recycling Center
CAPE ELIZABETH — A $1.4 million bond question to fund upgrades and safety improvements at the Recycling Center is likely to be on the June 16 ballot. At a meeting Monday, the Town Council voted 6-1, with Councilor Caitlin Jordan opposed, to accept the report of the Solid Waste and Recycling Long Term Planning Committee, which […]
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Bath arts center adds 'Kill the Chill' concert series
BATH — The frozen days of winter may be here, but at the Chocolate Church Arts Center things are heating up. The “Kill the Chill Winter Concert Series” begins Friday, Jan. 8, with a performance by the Howligans, a four-piece rock and roll band based in the Mid-Coast. The 7:30 p.m. show takes place in […]
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Falmouth, Maine DOT to announce Route 1 'development opportunities'
FALMOUTH — The town and Maine Department of Transportation are poised to announce what officials called “a unique partnership that will create private development opportunities.” DOT spokesman Ted Talbot said the agency will be giving Falmouth land near the intersection of Route 1 and the Maine Turnpike Spur. A press conference announcing the partnership is […]
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Falmouth library, retirement community proposals get warm response from planners
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board on Tuesday night advanced proposals for two major projects on Lunt Road. While no action was taken, the board heard presentations from OceanView retirement community’s plans for redevelopment of the former Plummer School into 34 units of affordable senior housing, and for and expansion of Falmouth Memorial Library. The next […]
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Freeport Flag Ladies lose bid for protection order
FREEPORT — A judge in West Bath District Court on Monday denied an extension of a protection-from-abuse order sought by the three Freeport Flag Ladies against James Roux III. Justice Beth Dobson decided late Monday afternoon that the allegations against Roux were unfounded, according to his attorney, Michael Whipple. Flag ladies Elaine Greene, Carmen Footer and […]
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Collins calls for Alzheimer's support, funding after tour of Falmouth center
FALMOUTH — The message from Maine’s senior U.S. senator was clear Tuesday morning: the state and the nation must do more for those with Alzheimer’s disease and the people who care for them. Speaking at the Lunt Auditorium at 74 Lunt Road, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said while Alzheimer’s is “a devastating disease” for the […]
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Portland City Council approves parking, housing changes
PORTLAND — In what amounted to 22 minutes of deliberation and voting Monday, City Councilors revised parking and housing regulations. The council also scheduled a Feb. 1 hearing on the proposed $29.7 million bond needed to replace Fred P. Hall Elementary School at 23 Orono Road. The bond and construction project will also be discussed at a […]
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South Portland gets grant to clean up former armory
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will use $160,000 in federal money to clean up the former Maine Army National Guard Armory before it’s converted to a gas station and convenience store later this year. The Brownfields grant through the Greater Portland Council of Governments will be used primarily to demolish a portion of the armory at […]
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Landmark discussion puts Portland school neighbors on alert
PORTLAND — Despite neighborhood concerns, discussions about designating a vacant school as a historic landmark will go on as scheduled. Neighbors are worried landmark designation could lock the building into a larger-than-appropriate senior housing development. As of Tuesday morning, a public hearing on the nomination of the Thomas B. Reed School as a historic landmark […]