YARMOUTH — After almost two decades of clam festivals, community events, and working with local businesses, Carolyn Schuster is resigning as executive director of the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce. “It’s just time,” Schuster said last week. “After 17 years, we’ve accomplished a lot.” Schuster will leave the post after this year’s clam festival, which is […]
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Yarmouth lobsterman sentenced to 25 years for 2013 bee farm murder
PORTLAND — Two months after a jury found him guilty of murdering a Georgetown man at a North Yarmouth bee farm, Merrill “Mike” Kimball was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison. Justice Roland Cole sentenced the 72-year-old Yarmouth lobsterman to the mandatory minimum sentence for the October 2013 murder of Leon Kelley, with both […]
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Portland gets venue for major-market traveling exhibits
PORTLAND — Joe Gold thinks “people will be amazed” by what he’s creating in the Old Port. His Salem, Massachusetts-based entertainment marketing and promotion company is creating the Portland Science Center. It’s billed as the state’s first exhibition hall and science center, a 15,000-square-foot space to showcase traveling exhibits of the type that typically spend […]
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Brunswick nonprofit to help jail prisoners get jobs
PORTLAND — Coastal Counties Workforce has received a $500,000 federal grant to provide job counseling services to prisoners at the Cumberland County Jail. The U.S. Department of Labor grant was announced June 4 by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. The Brunswick-based nonprofit will establish a job center to help soon-to-be-released prisoners prepare for and find […]
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Portland offers workshop on new storm-water fee
PORTLAND — Property owners hoping to reduce a new city fee to fund storm-water system improvements can learn more at a June 16 workshop at Deering High School, 730 Stevens Ave. The 4 p.m. workshop will bring together specialists, engineers and landscape architects, and staff from the city and Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation […]
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DEP tentatively OKs permit for Brunswick train layover facility
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft approval of a storm-water license for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority’s proposed Amtrak layover facility. “Based on the proposed project design and the Department’s review … (DEP) finds that the proposed project will not adversely affect groundwater quantity or quality,” the DEP […]
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North Yarmouth selectman candidate withdraws
NORTH YARMOUTH — Harold Stoddard has withdrawn from the June 9 election for the Board of Selectmen. His decision leaves two candidates in the race for a seat on the board. Stoddard, of Smithwood Drive, notified the town of his withdrawal May 20, according to Town Clerk Debbie Grover. Since it was too late to […]
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Habitat closes purchase of Scarborough property
SCARBOROUGH — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland will begin work on a 13-home subdivision off Broadturn Road in mid June, after officially acquiring the land. The subdivision of 13 single-family homes, including eight Habitat program homes and five affordable homes sold through the Scarborough Housing Alliance, will be Habitat’s largest project to date. Those interested in […]
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Scarborough planners like affordable housing plan
SCARBOROUGH — Avesta Housing’s proposal to turn the historic Southgate Farmhouse property into a 50-unit affordable housing project is moving forward. The Portland-based nonprofit first presented its plan in early May. On Monday, the Planning Board vetted a preliminary sketch plan. The proposal would convert the historic farmhouse and two barns at 577 U.S. Route 1 […]
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South Portland police hope to obtain body cameras
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Police Department plans to use approximately $18,500 in grant money to help purchase body cameras for officers. The City Council approved the department’s grant application at its June 1 meeting. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, would be available this […]