FREEPORT — L.L. Bean on Tuesday announced Stephen Smith will be its new president and chief executive officer. Smith will start at L.L. Bean in early January and will replace current President and CEO Chris McCormick when he retires at the end of February. “I welcome the opportunity to lead one of the world’s best brands, […]
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Cumberland may leave regional assessing partnership
CUMBERLAND — Roughly two years after several towns began outsourcing assessing services to Cumberland County, the partnership may have run its course. Town Manager Bill Shane said the town is looking at other options outside of the regional assessor, after a recent change in staff at the county level. Shane said Cumberland could decide to […]
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U.N. to honor Maine woman kayaking from Yarmouth to Guatemala
YARMOUTH — Dr. Deb Walters, the kayaking grandmother making her way from Maine to Guatemala, is being honored by the United Nations. Walters, a resident of Troy, started paddling from Yarmouth in July 2014 to raise money for Safe Passage. On Saturday she will be recognized by the U.N. as one of six Rotary Global Women of Action. Walters, a […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
DAR Day of Service in Freeport
The Topsham-Brunswick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently marked the 125th anniversary of the national society’s founding by participating in a National DAR Day of Service. Members, including Freeport resident Helen Clark, 90, seated, spent the day cleaning headstones of Revolutionary War soldiers in the First Parish Cemetery in Freeport.
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Downtown Yarmouth market to add dining, meeting space
YARMOUTH — Handy’s Market & Cafe has been a place where people come and go. Starting this winter, it will be a space for people to hang out, too. When owner Sean Ireland bought and renovated the store at 367 Main St., formerly known as Andy’s Handy Store, earlier this year, he imagined it would eventually […]
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Portland City Council approves India Street plans, zoning
PORTLAND — India Street’s past is as old as the city itself. On Monday, the neighborhood’s future was given more definition when the City Council approved a package of five orders creating historic districts and new zoning. Councilors also postponed to Dec. 21 a second reading and vote on a proposed zoning change that would allow […]
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Nova Star, nearly $800K in debt, seized as Canadians negotiate new ferry service to Portland
PORTLAND — The debt-riddled Nova Star is anchored under court-ordered “arrest” in Portland Harbor, as the government of Nova Scotia seeks a new ferry service operator. Two seasons after the car ferry resurrected service to Canada with daily trips to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the 528-foot ship that could accommodate 1,250 passengers was seized by order of […]
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Cumberland council to consider growth zone changes
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is scheduled Monday, Nov. 9, to discuss proposed amendments to a growth area in the center of town. That area, like two others in town where growth is being encouraged, lies mostly in the Medium Density Residential zone. The amendment would expand that area to the east and south, to […]
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Street access throws wrench into Portland school project
PORTLAND — The committee overseeing reconstruction of Fred P. Hall Elementary School will be taking another look at access to the property before site approval is sought from the state. City Councilor Ed Suslovic, chairman of the Hall School Building Committee, said the committee voted to recommend a site plan with an access road off […]
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Friends of Casco Bay names new baykeeper
PORTLAND — Ivy Frignoca has been hired as the next Casco baykeeper. Friends of Casco Bay, an environmental organization working to protect Casco Bay, announced Friday, Oct. 30, that Frignoca will take over the role in January. The organization’s executive director, Cathy Ramsdell, said Frignoca was chosen “from a strong field of candidates.” “In Ivy Frignoca, I […]