CAPE ELIZABETH — Saturday’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race has 813 volunteers, the most ever. But only two of them, Bob and Betty Crane, have been there every year since the race was first run in 1997. “The race has become so popular,” Betty Crane, 89, said. “People want to take part in it.” Bob, 94, […]
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Chief: Scarborough police not on duty at Goodell home
SCARBOROUGH — Police Chief Robert Moulton said Wednesday that his department is not providing private security at the Prout’s Neck home of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Goodell’s decision Tuesday to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Earlier news reports indicated the NFL had alerted the town’s police department that […]
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South Portland-based group gets $1.2M environmental grant
SOUTH PORTLAND — The National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education will receive about $1.2 million in funding from the National Institude of Environmental Health Sciences. The announcement was made Wednesday in a joint statement from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine. The funding will support the Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training […]
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Spurwink Rod & Gun Club president: Cape Elizabeth safety report 'unfair'
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Spurwink Rod and Gun Club has been ordered to suspend live fire after a safety evaluator declared the club unsafe. The club president called the evaluation “unfair.” The Sawyer Road club was informed by Police Chief Neil Williams on July 24 that all shooting would be suspended at the range because […]
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Police: Cape Elizabeth man's death in balcony fall appears accidental
CAPE ELIZABETH — Police hope an autopsy will confirm whether a Cape Elizabeth man died as a result of a fall from his second-story porch on July 25, but the report is not expected for several weeks. John Knight, 39, was found dead at his single-family home at 10 Tiger Lily Lane by a relative who […]
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Route 1 in Scarborough is new choice for Martin's Point Health Care
SCARBOROUGH — Martin’s Point Health Care has set its sights on the former Scarborough Commons on U.S. Route 1 for a new health-care center. The center would likely replace offices at 51 Ocean St. in South Portland. The preliminary decision comes after neighborhood opposition led the health-care organization in May to withdraw a proposal for a new center […]
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Freeport bag ban may not make November ballot
FREEPORT — The Ordinance Committee on Tuesday discussed sending proposed restrictions on single-use shopping bags to a voter referendum. The committee didn’t make any decisions at the July 28 meeting, and didn’t send any recommendations to the Town Council. Members said they want more information and don’t want to rush the process, despite a looming […]
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Falmouth's TideSmart gets zoning board OK to convert home to office
FALMOUTH — The owner of TideSmart Global on Tuesday moved a step closer to changing the use of a building on the marketing company’s campus from residential to commercial. Yarmouth resident Steve Woods, who is a columnist for The Forecaster, planned to go before the Planning Board on June 2 to get approval for the switch. […]
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Tyler Technologies adds to proposed Yarmouth expansion
YARMOUTH — Tyler Technologies’ conceptual plan for expansion of its building now includes an increase in the size of the project and two waiver requests. The Plano, Texas-based, software company on July 22 presented a plan to the Planning Board to build offices for about 575 new employees by 2024. The company wants to build […]
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Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport seek joint Route 1 study
FALMOUTH — Four towns are applying for a transportation planning study of the U.S. Route 1 corridor. The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System is seeking municipal transportation planning study proposals for 2016-2017. Falmouth will submit a proposal application jointly with Yarmouth, Cumberland and Freeport. Theo Holtwijk, Falmouth’s director of long range planning and economic development, said this […]