HARPSWELL — Voters may decide in November 2016 whether to renovate Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham – the center of School Administrative District 75 – or build it anew. At the second of four public forums on the matter, held Tuesday at Harpswell Community School, some members of the audience expressed favor for building a new […]
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Harpswell looks to limit shellfish dragging "mess"
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Marine Resources Committee is looking to limit shellfish dragging in the town’s intertidal zone. At a Tuesday night committee meeting, committee members and fishermen described the practice as destructive, with the potential for eliminating the growth that has built up in the area’s long period of closure. “It just makes a mess […]
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Brunswick Council authorizes property tax revaluation
BRUNSWICK — Councilors on Monday voted to authorize the town to proceed with a property tax revaluation, and issue bonds to cover the costs of the project. Councilors voted 8-1 in favor of the ordinance, with Councilor Perreault dissenting. The revaluation comes with a price tag of $400,000. The current tax rate is $28.36 per $1,000 of assessed value. […]
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Marine mammal rescuers hope to fill void with new Harpswell facility
HARPSWELL — On a sandy beach in Phippsburg last June, Lynda Doughty swaddled a one week-old harbor seal pup in a pink towel and guided it into a dog crate. After checking for the tell-tale signs of abandonment – things like gum color, the presence of an umbilical cord, and weight – Doughty had determined the […]
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Portland police seek suspects in 4 robberies
PORTLAND — Police are seeking suspects in a series of robberies in the West End and at a Forest Avenue pizza shop. The latest reported by Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch was the Wednesday morning robbery of Domino’s Pizza at 788 Forest Ave. Malloch said employees reported the suspect began to order a pizza around 1:55 […]
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Yarmouth quilters do a legion of good for veterans
YARMOUTH — American Legion Post 91 has been lending its space on Main Street to an organization spreading warmth to veterans and others in need. HeartStrings, a group of women who make quilts for those who need them, has been meeting in the basement of the legion’s log cabin for one week once a year for […]
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Falmouth ‘gourmet getaway’ runs into permit problems
FALMOUTH — A plan to use a Woodville Road mansion as an events venue and culinary retreat is on hold because the property doesn’t have necessary permits. The Mirabelle mansion, a 12,000-square-foot estate at 200 Woodville Road, is owned by neurosurgeon Marc Christensen. The estate was built in the early 1990s as a retreat for […]
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Bottoms up in Topsham
The men of the Stein Hoisting Challenge show off their strength, sponsored by the Southern Midcoast Chamber of Commerce, part of Oktoberfest at the Topsham Fair Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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Portland council again OKs West End housing TIF
PORTLAND — City councilors Monday reaffirmed their decision to grant tax breaks for an Avesta Housing project at 17 Carleton St. Councilors also authorized Bangor-based Waterfront Concerts to proceed with scheduling concerts for the Maine State Pier next summer, while promising to look at ways to control concert noise. In a meeting that lasted 90 minutes, the […]
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Bath, Topsham November elections have only 1 contest
BATH — A competition between two declared write-in candidates for a seat on the Bath City Council is the only Election Day contest here and in Topsham. Terry A. Nordmann of Western Avenue and John MacGregor of Middle Street are running for the Ward 3 council seat, which has been vacant since Kyle Rogers resigned […]