FALMOUTH — The Planning Board on Tuesday night narrowly recommended zoning amendments to the Town Council that would allow construction of a proposed sports pub near Tidewater Village. The vote was 3-2 to recommend the council approve amendments to the Tidewater Design Guidelines and Tidewater Master Plan Development District to develop the Rivalries restaurant and […]
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Dam removal debate resurfaces in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Discussions about removing the Bridge Street dam are on the horizon now that the dredging of the Royal River is complete. Town Manager Nat Tupper said he expects to discuss the fate of the dam with the Town Council after April 1, as decided by councilors last year. Tupper has been meeting with the […]
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North Yarmouth residents tell selectmen to be transparent
NORTH YARMOUTH — Two weeks after the audio portion of the cable TV feed of a Board of Selectmen’s meeting was intentionally cut, residents on Tuesday urged the board to be more transparent. Continued criticism of the town’s December 2014 firing of one of its Fire-Rescue Department paramedics, and the escalating nature of a conversation […]
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Portland Planning Board approves big Bayside project, with conditions
PORTLAND — The residential and retail complex known as Midtown was approved unanimously by the Planning Board on Tuesday night, after a five-hour public hearing, five years after it was proposed. But conditions attached to the site plan approval will still require Miami-based Federated Cos. to resubmit portions of the plan before construction can begin on […]
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Falmouth considers support for cheerleaders
FALMOUTH — The School Board spent a good chunk of its nearly 2 1/2-hour workshop Monday in continuing discussion about the Pay to Participate program. It also referred a proposal for a sanctioned high school cheerleading squad to its finance committee. The proposal, similar to one last year in the middle school, seeks to hire […]
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Yarmouth High School principal to retire
YARMOUTH — Yarmouth High School Principal Ted Hall will retire from his position June 30. Superintendent of Schools Andrew Dolloff made the announcement Feb. 25 that Hall will be leaving after 10 years at YHS. Dolloff said the search for Hall’s successor will take place during the remainder of the school year. Hall, who has worked […]
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Falmouth land use discussion gets heated
FALMOUTH — Tension grew at times when members of the public weighed in last week on proposed land use policies to implement the town’s Comprehensive Plan. Representatives from the Community Development Committee and the Long Range Planning Advisory Committee presented their first-year recommendations for the town’s designated rural areas and growth areas. The Feb. 26 […]
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Portland City Council works on welfare strategy
PORTLAND — City Councilors on Monday girded themselves for the potential $7 million loss of state aid reimbursements to the city’s General Assistance program. “I don’t think we can afford to pick up what the state won’t pay for,” Councilor Jill Duson said in a workshop session that followed the regular City Council meeting and […]
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Portland garage policy piques islanders
PORTLAND — A change at the Casco Bay Lines garage has stirred island residents who say it means they can’t use the Commercial Street building. Last month, island residents who pay for monthly parking received letters telling them they had to come in by Feb. 24 to renew their passes because of a software update […]
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Portland International Jetport plans for a sustainable future
PORTLAND — A brisk breeze sliced through the air last week as Dave Tourigny cleared snow from the the top floor of the Portland International Jetport parking garage. Meanwhile, just off Jetport Boulevard, vehicles squeezed past a South Portland-based Clean Harbors tanker truck unloading recaptured propylene glycol brought north from Newark, New Jersey. The actions […]