SOUTH PORTLAND — City Councilor Brad Fox said he plans to run as a Democrat next year for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives. Fox, of Rollins Way, will seek the District 33 seat currently held by first-term Rep. Kevin J. Battle, R-South Portland. Fox, 67, was elected to the City Council last November […]
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Harpswell moves ahead on 2nd new subdivision
HARPSWELL — After a seven-year dry spell, subdivisions are sprouting again. The Planning Board in May approved plans for the first subdivision in town since 2008, a 44-acre parcel off of Harpswell Neck Road. On Wednesday night, the board made moves on a second project, giving applicant Emile Clavet and his Quahog Bay LLC permission to […]
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Chemicals linked to N.H. contamination found in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The contamination of children by a potentially hazardous chemical at a former Air Force base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has raised concerns about the possibility of a similar problem in Brunswick. The children and other residents in Portsmouth drank tainted water from a well on the former Pease Air Force Base, according to health […]
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Keeping city clean is South Portland man’s passion
SOUTH PORTLAND — Jim Hoy finds pleasure in the simple things: being with his wife, Kandi, maintaining their small backyard garden – and keeping his community free of trash. Beginning about about 20 years ago, with the help from Kandi and his young children Leslie, Jason and Chris, Hoy began regularly collecting refuse in what he called […]
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Brunswick Planning Board OKs Church Road subdivison
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Sept. 10 approved the final subdivision plan for the proposed Meadow Rose Farm subdivision off Church Road. The board approved the project’s sketch application in April. The parcel, owned by Brunswick-based Two Clarks LLC, is just over 70 acres, and lies between Greenwood Road and Friendship Street. The applicant plans […]
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Defense analysts: Navy unlikely to scuttle destroyer under construction at BIW
BATH — Despite a national report Monday that the Pentagon will consider canceling construction of a $7.5 billion Zumwalt destroyer under construction at Bath Iron Works, defense industry analysts say such action is unlikely, particularly because the secretary of the Navy reportedly committed to building the ship last week. The new Zumwalt line of “stealth […]
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Topsham planners OK 2 building proposals at mall
TOPSHAM — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved site plans for two projects at Topsham Fair Mall. Topsham L&K I has proposed a multi-tenant retail/restaurant building at 79 and 85 Topsham Fair Mall Road, two lots to the southwest of Panera Bread and northeast of Best Buy that are being combined as one, 4.73-acre […]
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Harpswell trust hopes to acquire preserve at Otter Brook
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust has its eyes on a property bordering Otter Brook, a freshwater stream that drains the northern part of Harpswell Neck into Ewing Narrows and Harpswell Cove. And it’s asking the town to help acquire the land. According to the land trust, Otter Brook is the second-largest freshwater stream in […]
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Former SAD 75 administrator returns to helm Topsham school
TOPSHAM — After four years in Yarmouth, Josh Ottow has returned to School Administrative District 75. Ottow, 36, started as Mt. Ararat Middle School principal Aug. 24, one day before the teachers returned for staff development. He replaces Bill Zima. Megan Hayes-Teague, the school’s new assistant principal, filled the principal’s role in an interim capacity. […]
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Freeport concern about bus-stop ads adds wrinkle to METRO planning
FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday decided to wait until October to finalize an agreement on METRO bus service to Portland. Councilors on Tuesday said they are satisfied about everything in the plan, except bus shelter advertisements. The councilors said they’re not sure if they want bus shelters at the stops, and if they […]