CAPE ELIZABETH — Ideas for the future use of the Spurwink School include proposals for a creative learning hub and a senior center. The 166-year-old building has been serving as the temporary home of the Thomas Memorial Library while the library is being renovated, but will be unoccupied at the beginning of February. A survey […]
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Scarborough church brings belief to life
Al Grady, 17, of Hollis, left, and Abigail Snow, 17, of Scarborough, play the roles of Mary and Joseph during a living nativity at West Scarborough United Methodist Church, 2 Church St., in Scarborough on Sunday, Dec. 13. The church has been recreating the nativity scene for at least 16 years, as long as Vicki […]
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Back to the drawing board for South Portland solar project
SOUTH PORTLAND — After announcing plans to install solar photovoltaic units at 10 municipal sites and putting out a request for proposals this fall, the city rejected all three bids it received. “All the proposals, we felt, were not in the city’s best interest,” City Manager Jim Gailey said Wednesday. Through the RFP, the […]
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South Portland Mayor Tom Blake driven to motivate millennials
SOUTH PORTLAND — Tom Blake became an Uber driver last summer, and has been learning a lot about millennials as he drives around the city. It began as a side venture to earn some extra cash so Blake, 64, could build an outdoor staircase to connect his elevated Ferry Village back yard to Davidson’s Beach. “But […]
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Shaw’s stops, then restarts, donations to Brunswick food pantry
BRUNSWICK — In a week that Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Executive Director Karen Parker described as “tumultuous,” the Shaw’s supermarket in Brunswick cut off, then reinstated, donations of food nearing its sell-by date to the food pantry and soup kitchen. What started as a local scuffle ended with a letter to the company from U.S. Rep. […]
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Dam impact: Brunswick’s once-great salmon run down to a trickle
BRUNSWICK — The Androscoggin River used to host one of the most prolific runs of Atlantic salmon on the East Coast. A 1673 account from a commercial fishing operation in Brunswick reported fishermen pulled out 40 barrels of salmon in three weeks, according to the nonprofit group Maine Rivers. The only reason the anglers stopped was […]
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Freeport adds flexibility to residential zoning
FREEPORT — An amendment to the zoning ordinance that allows smaller lots and more open space in some rural districts has been approved by the Town Council. The Dec. 15 vote adds a rural flexible lot development section to the town’s zoning ordinance. The amendment, which was recommended by the Planning Board, applies to rural residential districts 1, […]
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New downtown Brunswick restaurants plan January openings
BRUNSWICK — Once famous for the stench of industrial waste wafting off the Androscoggin River, the town is becoming known for a different kind of aroma. People walking down Maine Street on a Saturday night are bound to smell a lot of different things: the scent of simmering curry drifting out of Shere Punjab, or brewing […]
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Chebeague sets February vote on fire truck, parking lot
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — A special election will be held Feb. 9 to vote on purchasing a new fire engine and whether the town should build a parking lot near Stone Wharf. Christopher Loder, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said the primary purpose of the special election will be to approve buying the fire engine, which […]
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Bath to wrap up South End Park improvements in spring
BATH — Improvements to South End Park are expected to be completed next spring. The Planning Board in August unanimously approved a site plan amendment for the Washington Street riverside park, which previously was owned by Bath Iron Works. The approval followed a straw vote of support in May by the City Council for the improvements. […]