SOUTH PORTLAND — Plans for the future of the former Maine National Guard Armory continued to crystallize Tuesday night with the Planning Board’s unanimous decision to forward the land use proposal to the City Council for review. The recommendation includes altering the property’s zoning from a Residential District to a Conditional Armory Zone. Topsham-based Priority Real […]
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Bath goes Irish with 'Blarney Days' celebration
BATH — The city will be seeing green this month, but it won’t be out of envy. Bath’s annual “Blarney Days” celebration, which began Thursday, concludes on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17. Jubilee Riots, formerly known as Enter the Haggis, will perform at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., at 7:30 p.m. […]
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Scarborough mulls 'carrot' for historic preservation
SCARBOROUGH — Planning Board members on Monday continued to weigh the use of incentives to preserve nearly 50 historic properties across town. The board also discussed a revised plan to expand the Piper Shores retirement community. No action was taken on either issue. Unlike some towns, which dictate the structure, aesthetic touches and even shingle design […]
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Better late than never for Scarborough hockey
Scarborough senior Sean McGovern plays to the crowd while his teammates celebrate, moments after McGovern’s goal in the second overtime gives the Red Storm their first Class A state championship, 2-1, over St. Dom’s on March 7.
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Navy, union at odds over delay in BIW 'stealth' ships
BATH — Delivery of the first two Zumwalt-class destroyers to the U.S. Navy will be delayed by more than a year – a scheduling change that Navy officials attribute to the complexity of the ship’s technology and a lag in electrical work by shipyard workers because of that complexity. But the president of the local union […]
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Brunswick planners OK assisted living facility at former base
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a sketch plan for an assisted living facility at Brunswick Landing. The Portland-based Sandy River Co. seeks to build an Avita memory care center on the former U.S. Navy base. The nearly 14-acre property, encompassing two parcels and formerly the site of military housing, would house […]
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NJ man tapped as USM president
PORTLAND — Harvey Kesselman has been selected as the next president of the University of Southern Maine, the University of Maine System announced Wednesday. Kesselman will come to the university after 35 years working for the similarly sized Stockton College – now Stockton University – of New Jersey, where he held a wide range of faculty and […]
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Early SAD 75 budget could raise taxes 11%
TOPSHAM — A preliminary version of School Administrative District 75’s 2016 fiscal-year budget calls for a potential increase in local taxes of almost 11 percent. The $38.7 million budget, now being discussed by school officials, would increase 6.7 percent from current spending. State subsidy could be $14.75 million, an increase of about $165,000, according to […]
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Improv, music slated in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Studio B music studio is hosting Impromptu, a family entertainment event, Friday, March 20, at AmVets Hall, 148 North Road. The night of improvisational and musical acts is expected to draw around 300 people, according to Studio B co-owner Rhonda Birkbeck. She said when Studio B started Impromptu a few months ago, about […]
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Potential Yarmouth developments draw mixed reviews
YARMOUTH — New development proposals presented at recent town meetings are getting negative reactions from residents. The Planning Board on Feb. 25 heard proposals to create housing on Sligo Road and between Russell’s Hill Road and Highlands Farm Road. On March 5, the Town Council discussed a preliminary plan to create a wedding hall on North […]