BATH — Like walking into a scene from a classic Christmas movie or a Norman Rockwell painting, last weekend’s Holiday Open House Tour of five bed and breakfasts brought the past into the present. Along with showing how well the five businesses could deck the halls of some elegantly ornate 19th century architecture, the three-hour Dec. […]
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Brunswick eliminates asst. town clerk to hire asst. manager
BRUNSWICK — Town administrators eliminated an assistant town clerk position this month to free funds to hire a new assistant town manager for nearly $86,000. Town Manager John Eldridge announced Dec. 7 that the town had hired Derek Scrapchansky, a former U.S. Navy commander who was stationed for two years at the Brunswick Naval Air Station, […]
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Falmouth to explore municipal solar energy farm
FALMOUTH — The town is exploring the feasibility of installing solar panel arrays on town-owned property, and has a specific location in mind. Kimberly Darling, the town’s energy and sustainability coordinator, said the capped landfill on Woods Road, adjacent to the transfer station, is under consideration for a large-scale solar photovoltaic array that would offset […]
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SAD 75 to vote on using existing campus for new Topsham high school
TOPSHAM — Residents of the four towns in School Administrative District 75 will decide in a Jan. 21, 2016, straw vote whether to build a new Mt. Ararat High School on the existing campus. The decision will not identify a specific location on the 40-acre campus, SAD 75 Superintendent Brad Smith said in an interview last […]
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Falmouth nears decision on 5-cent fee for single-use shopping bags
FALMOUTH — Town councilors Monday scheduled consideration of an order that would regulate single-use shopping bags. The council also unanimously granted access sought to a town-owned road by developers of the proposed Rivalries restaurant and sports bar off Clearwater Drive. The shopping bag order, scheduled for Jan. 11, 2016, would regulate distribution of single-use plastic […]
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Brunswick police: 'Copy-catting' a possibility in latest college assault claim
BRUNSWICK — A 19-year-old female student at Bowdoin College reported being grabbed from behind by an unknown assailant while walking down Longfellow Avenue at 1:40 a.m. Sunday morning. It is the second instance in a month of an unidentified man reportedly grabbing a female Bowdoin student walking at night. On Nov. 17, a student told police […]
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North Yarmouth park group reaches out to military veterans
NORTH YARMOUTH — Having recently marked a year since a new board of directors, new officers and a new set of bylaws were approved, the North Yarmouth Memorial Park Corp. is gaining members and hoping to reach out to as many resident veterans as possible. The independent nonprofit, state-licensed corporation oversees long-range planning and protection […]
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Cumberland council OKs moorings, pier partnership for former Payson property
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a mooring area and pier partnership at the former Payson property. The town purchased part of the property – now known as the Broad Cove Reserve – for $3 million last December from Portland-based developer Bateman Partners. Bateman earlier last year to bought roughly 100 acres […]
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Preservation or destruction? Capisic cutting creates contention in Portland
PORTLAND — Mowing done by the city in late October at Capisic Pond Park is being criticized by birders, who called the work excessive and believe it will encourage growth of invasive species. “It was really a clear-cut,” Derek Lovitch and Jeanne Lovitch of Freeport Wild Bird Supply said in a Dec. 8 email. “The value […]
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Portland Bayside transportation plan nears completion
PORTLAND — The future of transportation in Bayside could be one of shared streets, more two-way traffic and altered intersections. Those are details of a master plan presented Dec. 10 at City Hall, and now in its final stages. “A lot of what we will do is emphasize short-term things that don’t cost as much,” Transportation […]