HARPSWELL — A proposed housing development would be the first new subdivision in town in several years. According to former Town Planner Carol Eyerman, who is now the assistant planner in Topsham, it has been seven years since a subdivision has been proposed in Harpswell. The proposal was submitted to the Planning Board on March 24 […]
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South Portland board approves Kunin as next school chief
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ken Kunin was approved Monday night as the next superintendent of schools, at an annual salary of $127,000. The School Board unanimously approved hiring Kunin to succeed Superintendent Suzanne Godin, who is stepping down June 30 after nearly 10 years in the post. The board approved a two-year contract with Kunin, from Aug. […]
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Cape Elizabeth applies brakes to multi-family housing effort
CAPE ELIZABETH — After hearing residents’ concerns, town councilors decided to continue discussion on a proposed land-use ordinance amendment. The amendment, designed to promote development of multi-unit housing, provoked objections from several residents on April 6. The Town Council voted to discuss the proposal in more detail, rather than send it to the ordinance committee. The […]
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Pizza sales, elbow grease to aid Scarborough Land Trust
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Land Trust will hold a benefit Tuesday, April 28, at Otto Pizza, 125 John Roberts Road, South Portland. A portion of all pizzas purchased from 5-9 p.m. will be donated to the trust. The land trust will also hold its annual spring clean-up Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m.-noon. All ages are […]
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Daughtry, McCreight to hold office hours
BRUNSWICK — State Reps. Matthea Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, will hold public office hours together Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m.-noon at Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe on Maine Street. McCreight is serving her first term in the House and represents Harpswell, West Bath, and part of Brunswick. Daughtry is serving her second term, […]
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Jury finds Kimball guilty of murder in North Yarmouth bee farm shooting
PORTLAND — A Superior Court jury Wednesday found Yarmouth lobster fisherman Merrill Kimball guilty of murder in the Oct. 6, 2013, shooting death of a 63-year-old Georgetown man at a North Yarmouth bee farm. The jury issued its verdict in the early afternoon after deliberating roughly eight hours over two days. Kimball, 72, fired three […]
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Brunswick board tables subdivision, OKs restaurant greenhouse
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board again tabled a proposal for a subdivision at the end of Boody Street on Tuesday night, but approved an amended final application for a greenhouse at Tao Yuan restaurant. The board had previously approved a sketch application for the Chamberlain Woods subdivison in February. That plan calls for an eight-lot subdivision around […]
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Into the woods: Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust trains citizen foresters
BRUNSWICK — Teachers, lawyers, a camp director and a state forester braved the melting snow and thick mud last Saturday to set up an environmental science plot at Crystal Spring Farm. The science workshop, hosted by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, was held to teach educators and land trust volunteers how to set up a Forest Inventory […]
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Brunswick business pins hope on popularity of 'vaping'
BRUNSWICK — While cigarette smokers looking to kick their tobacco habit are finding hope in the movement called “vaping,” a new downtown business hopes to help them along. Portland residents Chantile and Lester Lacombe opened Coastal Fog Vapors recently at 52 Maine St. The store is only one of two vape shops in Maine that complies […]
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Freeport on path to regulate use of disposable bags
FREEPORT — On the eve of Portland’s restrictions on disposable bags going into effect, town councilors on Tuesday voted unanimously for further review of their own proposed restrictions on single-use bags. In a discussion that lasted roughly two hours and saw more than a dozen members of the public speak in favor of either banning […]