SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents who live near the former Hamlin Elementary School have collected more than 200 signatures in opposition to a health-care center proposed for the property. Martin’s Point Health Care on March 9 announced its desire to move from Knightville into expanded facilities at the former school at Ocean and Sawyer streets. At Wednesday’s […]
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Let the games begin
Identical twins Calder and Simon Wilson, 3, of Cumberland Foreside, take turns knocking down sand castles Wednesday, April 22, at Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth. The park’s access road and parking lot are now open for the season.
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Brunswick's itzy Bitzy Baby up for big national prize
BRUNSWICK — A local business is one of 15 finalists in a nationwide competition for entrepreneurs who develop products that enhance the lives of women and families. Whitney and Seabren Reeves, the husband-and-wife owners of Bitzy Baby, will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to pitch their product in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER Business […]
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Cape Elizabeth School Board trims increase, approves budget
CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board has approved a budget of $23.6 million for the 2016 fiscal year. The spending plan, approved April 14, is down from the $23.8 million budget proposed in February. The $193,000 decrease is due mostly to a reduction in health-care premiums. The increase of 1.8 percent from the current year […]
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Authors with Bowdoin College connections win Pulitzers
BRUNSWICK — This year’s Pulitzer Prize recipients include a Bowdoin College alumnus and a former Bowdoin professor. Anthony Doerr, Class of 1995, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel “All The Light We Cannot See.” The book follows the stories of a blind French girl and a Hitler Youth in Germany and occupied France […]
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Computing, IT career night at Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — There will be an evening of discussion and information on careers and educational opportunities in computing and information technology on Wednesday, April 29, from 5-8:30 p.m at Brunswick Landing. The event will be held at Orion Hall at the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast Campus, 12 Sewall St. It is free and open to […]
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Brunswick council hopes to limit property tax hike
BRUNSWICK — Town Manager John Eldridge presented preliminary budget adjustments last week that could keep property tax increases associated with municipal spending below 3 percent. At the April 16 Town Council budget workshop, Eldridge stressed that his adjustments are not formal proposals or recommendations, but a way to facilitate discussion around creating the final fiscal 2016 […]
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Harpswell beach access case closer to high court hearing
HARPSWELL — The dispute over Cedar Beach access is a step closer to being heard by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, after the Cedar Beach/Cedar Island Supporters filed a brief with the court on April 15. The public can now walk across privately-owned Cedar Beach Road to Cedar Beach, after a September 2014 Superior Court decision […]
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Bath council to hear options for dog-friendly park
BATH — Options for using $100,000 to fund improvements at South End Park will go before the City Council early next month. The Washington Street riverside park, which previously belonged to nearby Bath Iron Works, is a popular venue where dogs can run freely. The park’s dog-friendly nature will be maintained regardless of what improvements […]
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SAD 75 shaves potential tax hike to 8.3%
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 reduced its proposed budget for next year by about $400,000, and may present a $38.1 million spending plan to voters next month. Health insurance had been projected to increase about $183,000, but will actually decrease by about $66,000, resulting in a net reduction of about $250,000, according to the […]