BATH — A Go Fund Me page created for the family of a Thomaston woman who died Nov. 18 after being shot in the head Nov. 16 in a supermarket parking lot raised more than $3,000 as of Tuesday. Chelsea Jones, 22, was shot by her fiance, Dylan Grubbs, 23, also of Thomaston, while she […]
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Public easement will create South Portland nature preserve
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors at a workshop Monday decided to allocate $140,000 from the city’s Land Bank Account to establish a public easement on a portion of Dow’s Woods that is about to be developed. The allocation, which will be formally voted on at the Dec. 9 council meeting, comes in the wake of a […]
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Brunswick students take home-building action
Brunswick HIgh School students Kim Brown, left, and Jenna Bailey, members of the school’s Action Team, rake the area inside the new foundation of a home the team helped Habitat for Humanity build Nov. 14 in Rochester, N.H. Fifty students from Brunswick, York, Saco and Attleboro, Massachusetts, helped build the house for a military veteran, […]
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Topsham selectmen consider master plan study for mall road
TOPSHAM — In an effort to maintain the viability of Topsham Fair Mall, a master transportation planning project for the area may soon begin. The Board of Selectmen on Nov. 19 unanimously tabled the Planning Office’s request to seek consulting services for the project to better understand how the work will be funded, Planning Director […]
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'Other' L.L. Bean closes cafe at Maine Mall in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — After a year and a half of serving local lobster to Maine Mall patrons, Linda Bean’s Lobster Boat Cafe has pulled up its traps and closed. Linda Lorraine Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, in recent years has branded the coastal Maine experience with a series of Maine-made hospitality, wholesale […]
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New chairman seeks collaboration on Scarborough council
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors last week unanimously selected Councilor Bill Donovan to be the next council chairman. Donovan succeeds former Chairwoman Jessica Holbrook, who opted not to seek re-election to a third council term. Councilor Shawn Babine, in a 5-2 vote with Councilors Kate St. Clair and Peter Hayes dissenting, was elected vice chairman of the […]
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Topsham-area school board backs new Mt. Ararat High School
TOPSHAM — A new Mt. Ararat High School is a big step closer to reality. The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors voted unanimously Nov. 19 to build a new school to replace the existing building, which is 42 years old. The SAD 75 Building Committee has recommended putting the new building on the […]
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Falmouth resident, town of Scarborough headed to court in right-to-know case
PORTLAND — A dispute between a frequent critic of local government and the town of Scarborough is escalating, with the two sides headed to court next week. Michael Doyle, of 3 Shady Lane in Falmouth, who is already suing Scarborough and its town councilors in Federal Court for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights, is […]
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Cost could kill decades-old hope for Falmouth trail
FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday night heard several possible proposals from the ad hoc committee working on creating a connector between the School Department campus and nearby Community Park. The council also unanimously authorized spending up to $25,000 for someone to manage preparations for the town’s 300th anniversary, which occurs in 2018. Discussions […]
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Cumberland council OKs revised plan to encourage growth
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved modifying proposed amendments for a growth area in the center of town. As part of that vote, the council also opposed a zoning change in the proposed growth area that would have reduced the minimum lot size. The panel tabled the matter Nov. 9, when two […]