FREEPORT — Plans for renovation of Freeport High School are moving forward with building additions, road and parking lot changes, and athletic field reconstruction. The Project Review Board was expected to approve the final plans on Wednesday. A two-story addition of almost 30,000 square feet and other site alterations are proposed. A $14.6 million bond […]
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'Patience' is a blessing in Falmouth
Susan Gilpin, a retired Congregational minister, blesses Patience, a boat owned by Janet and Gary Bowne, during the first blessing of the fleet last week at Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth. Gilpin is assisted by PYC member Jennifer Yah.
Third Scarborough school budget referendum possible Aug. 4
SCARBOROUGH — Town Manager Tom Hall on Wednesday said he hopes the Town Council will begin devising a third revised school budget, and possibly hold a first hearing, on Wednesday, July 15. Hall also said he will propose that the third school budget referendum take place Aug. 4. His comments came after voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly […]
Yarmouth fuel truck fire could have been much worse
YARMOUTH — The cab of a diesel tanker was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning at the Interstate 295 commuter parking lot. Little was left of the front end of the Dennis K. Burke fuel distribution 18-wheeler, which was carrying 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel, after the fire at Exit 15. The driver of the vehicle escaped […]
Maine Human Rights Commission, parent sue Brunswick School Department, principal over bullying
BRUNSWICK — Attorneys representing the mother of a former Brunswick Junior High School student and the Maine Human Rights Commission filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the School Department and BJHS Principal Walter Wallace. The lawsuit was not unexpected after nearly six months of out-of-court talks failed to settle claims the school did not […]
Brunswick council: Missed filing by agency an 'honest mistake'
BRUNSWICK — Town councilors on July 6 unanimously authorized an $18,000 unbudgeted expenditure to help a local social service agency out of a tax jam. The problem began when the agency, Family Focus, acquired property on Venture Drive at Brunswick Landing in January 2014, but did not apply for a property tax exemption. As a result […]
Bath celebrates its heritage
Quinn Blaiklock of Arrowsic leads a Chinese dragon created by Five Elements Mountain Martial Arts Fitness Center during the Bath Heritage Days Parade on Saturday, July 4. Fireworks light up the sky over the Kennebec River on Sunday night, July 6, at the conclusion to Bath Heritage Days.
Yarmouth company plans to add nearly 600 jobs within 9 years
YARMOUTH — Tyler Technologies has submitted a conceptual plan to the Planning Board to build offices for about 575 new employees by 2024. The Plano, Texas-based, software company has offices on Tyler Drive and on Route 1 in Falmouth, which together employ 525 people. The company wants to build a four-story addition of almost 85,000 square […]
Missing link: Scientists hope to restore Brunswick eelgrass meadows
BRUNSWICK — There was a time when the waters of Casco Bay were thick with meadows of eelgrass. Not anymore. According to aerial photography taken by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in 2013, seagrass covers just 44 percent of the area it covered in 2001. And the upper reaches of Casco Bay, including Brunswick, show […]
Bath's initial work on North Street to conclude in fall
BATH — The first phase of the two-year reconstruction of North Street is expected to wrap up in mid-October. The project is intended to improve the road surface, provide continuous and safe areas for pedestrians, and improve the quality of life and appearance along the street, the city announced earlier this year. The current phase […]