FALMOUTH — Two significant parcels of land may be preserved as open space, one to be owned by the Falmouth Land Trust and the other by the town. The Town Council on Feb. 9 approved a transfer of $400,000 from the seldom-used Parks Land Capital Fund to help FLT acquire Capall Creek Farm, or what […]
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Freeport tries to cut cost of solar energy projects for residents
FREEPORT — The town is trying to reduce the cost of solar energy equipment for residents by encouraging enough people to sign up so Freeport can qualify for bulk pricing. If successful, it would be the first bulk purchase of solar equipment by a Maine municipality. The Solarize Freeport effort was launched in November to […]
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Falmouth panel narrows Route 100 wish list
FALMOUTH — A vision has started to take shape for improvements to the Route 100 corridor. Theo Holtwijk, the town’s director of long-range planning, said the Route 100 Vision Committee on Feb. 11 came up with four guidelines it would like to see included in developing the area. He said these aspects would help “re-create […]
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Portland gets offer for Public Services property in Bayside
PORTLAND — An agreement to sell the Public Services building at 71 Hanover St. could be taken up by the City Council at its March 2 meeting, City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said last week. The proposed $340,000 sale would allow a $2.4 million expansion of Bayside Bowl, the 58 Alder St. bowling alley that […]
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Portland finds more places to dump snow
PORTLAND — Another week, another storm (or two), and more parking bans. The 2.3 inches recorded by the National Weather Service last Saturday and Sunday was far less than the forecasts calling for up to 2 feet of snow, but a 36-hour parking ban remained in place through Monday. As the running total for city […]
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Portland capital budget will increase borrowing for fiscal 2016
PORTLAND — The fiscal year 2016 capital improvements budget will have a second public hearing before the City Council Finance Committee at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. An initial draft of the plan for bonds totalling $14.25 million for municipal, school, public art, and land bank projects, has at least $7 million of the $13.1 […]
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Postponed: Portland Polar Dip for Camp Sunshine
PORTLAND — Organizers on Thursday postponed the eighth annual Portland Polar Dip, which was scheduled for noon Saturday, Feb. 21, at East End Beach, because of ice floes in the water. The event will be rescheduled, but the new date has not yet been determined. The dip into Casco Bay is a fundraiser for Casco-based […]
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Cumberland author's book tackles youth homelessness
CUMBERLAND — Inspired by children who struggle against the odds, Jennifer Richard Jacobson has written “Paper Things,” a juvenile novel about youth homelessness in Maine. The book, published by Candlewick Press, tells the story of 11-year-old Ari and her older brother, Gage. Their mother, who had died four years ago, wanted the two siblings to […]
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Portland restaurants try to weather the storms
PORTLAND — It’s been one storm after another this winter, with snow accumulations well above normal in the city. And while that may be great news for winter enthusiasts, it has many others hibernating. The parking bans, snow piles, bitter cold and blistering winds that keep people inside also keeps them away from local restaurants. […]
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Portland fire safety proposals face budget constraints
PORTLAND — The city’s Fire Safety Task Force has finished its work, but officials are wary of the cost of implementing some recommendations. “I am going to sit down with department heads and review the affected departments,” acting City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian said Feb. 12, two days after the report was presented to the City […]