SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board in January is slated to review proposals that would make solar power more accessible in residential neighborhoods and change zoning to allow more diverse housing. The amendment to the renewable energy zoning ordinance, which gives residents the option of pulling power from free-standing solar arrays, received preliminary approval from the Town […]
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Cape Elizabeth gun club reopens, says no worries about safety
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Spurwink Rod & Gun Club has been allowed to resume the use of live ammunition on its 25-yard range. Police Chief Neil Williams on Dec. 18 lifted the ban he imposed July 24. Shooting is still not allowed on the Sawyer Road club’s 50- and 100-yard ranges, except with air rifles. The […]
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Brunswick museum acquires former Navy base chapel
BRUNSWICK — About a year after leasing space at the former U.S. Navy chapel at Brunswick Landing, the Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens on Tuesday acquired the building. The museum bought the property from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority for $220,000, museum President John Briley said in an interview Monday. The building, which is approximately […]
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South Portland middle school decision 'moving at good pace'
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Middle School Building Committee received five bids from firms interested in reconfiguring and redesigning the city’s middle schools. Bidders were Harriman Associates, PDT Architects, Stephen Blatt Architects and WBRC Architects-Engineers, all of Portland, and Lavallee/Brensinger Architects of Manchester, New Hampshire. A subcommittee will choose a finalist in early January before a formal […]
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Weather in Falmouth was nice while it lasted
FALMOUTH — Winter finally happened. After weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures and dry weather, the streets, sidewalks, fields and trails are covered with the first snowfall of the year, just as 2015 is coming to end. So how did residents take advantage of the unusually mild late-fall weather? Not much differently than usual, it seems. […]
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Falmouth, Freeport stores celebrate good season of sales, despite weather
FALMOUTH — For some stores along the redeveloped Route 1 corridor this holiday season, business was booming. Kate Hirsh, who is a co-owner of TripQuipment at 256 U.S. Route 1, said this holiday shopping season was busier than past years. Hirsh said she wasn’t sure why this year was busier, since they didn’t do anything […]
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Cumberland council OKs snowmobile club's use of part of town trail
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted 5-2 Monday to allow a local snowmobile club to access part of the Town Forest trail. The decision came despite a Conservation Commission recommendation against allowing the club to use the trail. The Moonlight Skimmers Snowmobile Club wants to use the “outer loop” of the trail from Marker 3 […]
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Democratic lawmakers criticize Casco Bay Bridge privatization
PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will award a five-year, $3.8 million contract to Florida-based FDI Services to operate and maintain the Casco Bay Bridge. The decision, announced Monday, drew criticism from some Maine legislators. House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, chided MDOT in a press release, stating that “it should have consulted with the […]
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New Year brings new Portland fees, minimum wage
PORTLAND — Employers, landlords and landowners will all have to ante up in 2016 as a city minimum wage and other fees take effect. The minimum wage of $10.10 per hour takes effect Friday, Jan. 1. It applies to businesses, nonprofits and city government. The Housing Safety Office, meanwhile, is already accepting registrations from landlords […]
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Bath City Council to hear 2 high school proposals
BATH — The City Council is scheduled to hear a presentation next week from Regional School Unit 1 officials about building a new high school. Representatives from Lavallee Brensinger Architects of Manchester, New Hampshire, which the school district hired to provide architectural and engineering services for the project, will also attend the meeting, Superintendent Patrick […]