BRUNSWICK — The U.S. Navy will hold a public meeting July 15 about potential remediation plans for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Area at the former Naval Air Station. The Navy found that the releases of chemicals and munitions items at Site 12 “do not present unacceptable risks to human health or the environment,” according to a […]
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Cumberland seeks all-ages input for 'Aging in Place' survey
CUMBERLAND — If a resident wants to spend the rest of his or her life in town, without being forced to move by factors like rising taxes or a need to downsize, the new Aging in Place Committee wants to make sure that can happen. Formed last September by the Town Council, the group is […]
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Falmouth opens town's first 'enhanced mobility' trail
FALMOUTH — Getting out onto the trails is getting a little easier. A new “enhanced mobility” trail was constructed in the Woods Road Community Forest last week. The trail is a quarter-mile loop that takes people into the forest before circling back. The town’s open space ombudsman, Robert Shafto, said the town had been interested […]
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Longtime band director brings music home to North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH — Nina Oatley Walsh won’t have to travel far to reach her next gig. As the director for 18 years of what it now the Maine Pops Concert Band, Walsh is bringing her group to her hometown on Sunday, July 12. The Village Green concert starts at 5 p.m. and is scheduled to […]
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North Yarmouth special election to be held Sept. 21
NORTH YARMOUTH — A special election to fill Clark Whittier’s recently vacated seat on the Board of Selectmen will be held Sept. 21. Nomination papers, available at the office of Town Clerk Debbie Grover, are due back Aug. 6. Whittier in April announced his resignation from the board, effective June 30, one year before the […]
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Summer pick-up orchestra plays at UNE in Portland
PORTLAND — For orchestral musicians, summer can now mean music to their ears. The University of New England has started a Summer Reading Orchestra, a one-of-a-kind opportunity for orchestral musicians to play and learn new pieces in a relaxed setting. Deirdre McClure, an adjunct professor of music and conductor of the summer orchestra, said the […]
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In Portland, Bernie Sanders urges ‘political revolution’
PORTLAND — The 2016 election may be 16 months away, but you wouldn’t know it from the thousands of people who turned out Monday evening to cheer on Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the Cross Insurance Arena. What was initially scheduled as a town hall forum became a full-blown rally by Monday night. Sanders’ […]
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Dollar Tree to sell 7 Maine stores to appease trade officials
PORTLAND — Discount retailer Dollar Tree will sell seven Maine stores to a private equity firm as a condition of its $9.2 billion acquisition of competitor Family Dollar. The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Dollar Tree, requiring it to sell 330 stores nationwide, including its locations in South Portland, Caribou, Gray, Lewiston, […]
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South Portland man pleads not guilty to child porn charges
PORTLAND — A South Portland man pleaded not guilty July 2 in U.S. District Court to child pornography charges. Wayne Niski, 28, was arrested in March by Maine State Police and charged in state court with possession and dissemination of sexually explicit material of someone under the age of 16. In federal court, he pleaded […]
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Scarborough voters again reject school budget, now 'too low'
SCARBOROUGH — Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the proposed $43.3 million school budget, 3,584 to 496. It was the second time in a month that a proposed School Department spending plan for fiscal 2016 was defeated. In an advisory question, 2,047 voters said the proposed budget was too low, 1,838 said it was too high, and […]