SOUTH PORTLAND — The city and Bicycle Coalition of Maine have created two temporary bicycle and walking lanes on Cottage Road as part of a pilot campaign to demonstrate how inexpensive and easy the process can be. The hope is that if successful, the project will lead to establishment of additional permanent bike lanes throughout the […]
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Cape planners: Town should keep 1 of 4 'paper' streets
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Planning Board on Tuesday recommended that the town retain Thompson Road as a paper street. The decision came after the Town Council on April 6 asked the board to make recommendations regarding the paper street public engagement process. Paper streets are roads that were laid out in subdivisions, but never constructed or […]
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Scarborough council adds $250K to proposed school budget
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors unanimously approved adding $250,000 back to the third proposed school budget Wednesday night. The funding is half of what was deducted for the second, failed budget proposal, and $70,000 more than what was initially approved last week. The addition creates a proposed operating budget of $43.5 million. The School Department expects to […]
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Tri for a Cure returns to South Portland, Cape Elizabeth on Sunday
SOUTH PORTLAND — The eighth annual Tri for a Cure will be held Sunday at Southern Maine Community College and in surrounding neighborhoods. All roads on the SMCC campus will be closed to cars, and closures and delays are expected in parts of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, from 6 a.m.-noon. Visit triforacure.org/tri-cure-course-map-parking for a comprehensive […]
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Home is at the heart of Harpswell demolition debate
HARPSWELL — The former home of a renowned Harpswell artist has ignited a debate between the town’s code enforcement office, the Planning Board, and nearby property owners over whether the house has been demolished without permission. American realist painter Stephen Etnier built his home at 260 Basin Point Rd. in 1948, modelling its architecture on the […]
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Brunswick trails to be named for historic residents
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Department is looking to the past to name trails at one of Brunswick’s newest open space preserves. Bridger Tomlin, a rising junior at Bowdoin College and summer fellow at the Planning Department, has been conducting oral histories with residents who lived on the Furbish Preserve off Harpswell Road before the property was […]
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Event to mark Eagle Island historic status
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry is hosting a free celebration Saturday, July 25, of Eagle Island’s designation as a national historic landmark. The island, which houses the summer home of Arctic explorer Adm. Robert Peary, was designated a national historic landmark last October. The designation is the highest the U.S. […]
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After Harpswell court case, public use surges on beaches
HARPSWELL — If you open it, they will come. Town officials say public use of beaches is increasing, in part thanks to successful court battles to open Cedar Beach. On a recent Friday afternoon, about half a dozen families sun-bathed, beach-combed and swam in the beach’s sandy cove. The beach had been largely unused for three […]
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Peace Fair to be held on Brunswick Mall
BRUNSWICK — The 11th annual Peace Fair will be held Aug. 1 on the town Mall. The theme this year is “Building A World In Which All Children Can Thrive.” The event, sponsored by PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick, will start at 10 a.m., and there will be games and activities under the tents on the green […]
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South Portland uses state aid windfall to reduce property tax
SOUTH PORTLAND — After learning recently that the city will receive an additional $884,000 in state education subsidies for the upcoming school year, the City Council Monday unanimously allocated $480,000 for property tax relief. The remaining funds will be put into School Department reserves. The city will also receive additional municipal funds, including $8,000 more than […]