BRUNSWICK — Gelato Fiasco plans a $1.4 million manufacturing expansion to meet a growing national demand for its creamy product. The current Industry Road facility is at maximum capacity, according to company co-founder Joshua Davis. “We are starting to say no … we’re not able to take on any new customers,” he said. Plans for the […]
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Cape Elizabeth gun club license gets committee endorsement
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Firing Range Committee is recommending the Spurwink Rod and Gun Club’s license application be approved by the Town Council. The FRC on Monday spent three hours going through each item in the gun club’s application, before deeming it complete. The committee voted to send it to the council with a positive […]
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Greyhound, Shuttlebus expand local service
SCARBOROUGH — Greyhound will partner with Shuttlebus-Zoom and the Maine Department of Transportation to expand intercity service in southern Maine. The expansion includes Shuttlebus-Zoom service between 200 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough and Greyhound’s Portland terminal at Congress and St. John streets. Shuttlebus-Zoom will offer connections for Greyhound customers from the Portland terminal to Scarborough, Old […]
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SMCC firefighter program to get live-fire trailer
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Maine Fire Service Institute at Southern Maine Community College will receive a nearly $435,000 federal grant to purchase a live-fire training trailer. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant was announced in a press release Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. Jim Graves, Maine Fire Service Institute deputy director, said the trailer can […]
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Brunswick voters approve $36.5M school budget
BRUNSWICK — Voters passed a $36.5 million school budget Tuesday, 779-490. “We are appreciative of the support we see in the community for the school budget,” School Board member Rich Ellis said after the votes had been counted. “Now we are eager to get back to work.” The fiscal 2016 budget represents about a 2.3 […]
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Consultants: South Portland code prohibits propane storage tanks at rail yard
SOUTH PORTLAND — Outside consultants have determined a propane storage facility proposed for Rigby Rail Yard is not permissible under the city’s Code of Ordinances. The third-party interpretation of the proposal by NGL Supply Terminal Co. was sought after Code Enforcement Officer Pat Doucette’s finding in favor of the plan was challenged by some city councilors and […]
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Firefighters get fit in South Portland
Firefighters from Maine and around the country learn exercise techniques June 9 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland as part of the week-long International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Peer Fitness Training Certification Program, hosted by the South Portland Fire Department and South Portland Professional Firefighters. The program’s goal is to train one member […]
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Brunswick train barn closer to reality, still faces opposition
BRUNSWICK — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is eager to move forward on a proposed train layover facility, after receiving tentative approval last week for a storm-water license from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. But opponents of the project are not backing down. A DEP-issued storm-water license is the final hurdle NNEPRA […]
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Yarmouth voters OK 4% school budget increase
YARMOUTH — Voters on Tuesday approved a $22 million school budget. The budget, up 3.98 percent from the current year, passed 324-147. This will result in about $800,000 in additional property taxes, or a 4.56 percent increase. Rising health-insurance costs account for a large portion of the budget increase. The School Department will see a […]
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Chebeague voters want parking lot talks to continue
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Residents on Tuesday voted to have the Board of Selectmen continue discussing construction of a parking lot near the Stone Wharf. Races for seats on the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee were uncontested. Voters on June 9 approved the continuation of discussion 84-50. The results are non-binding, and will be […]