HARPSWELL — Residents packed the town office meeting hall on Tuesday, anxious for a glimpse of what sea level rise might hold for the town. Murmurs of concern came from the crowd of about 50, who watched parts of Harpswell’s shoreline and critical infrastructure disappear beneath rising water, displayed on a digital map projected onto the […]
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Portland developer eyes former Bath school for rental housing
BATH — The next use of the John E.L. Huse Memorial School – which was occupied by the Regional School Unit 1 central office until 2010 – could be mixed-income rental housing. While the City Council voted last April to sell the 39 Andrews Road building for senior assisted living, that deal fell through, and the property is […]
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Bath Fire Department launches education effort
BATH — Eleven people have died in Maine house fires in recent months, the city stated in a December 2014 press release. The Bath Fire Department is trying to keep that number as close to zero as possible, this year and beyond, through a new city-wide program to educate the community about fire safety and […]
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Brunswick MLK Jr. Day supper benefits hunger program
BRUNSWICK — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, local Democrats will hold a community pasta supper to support the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Monday, Jan. 19, from 5-7 p.m. at Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St. Former Maine Attorney General James Tierney is scheduled to attend and speak briefly, and Karen Parker, […]
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Portland artist goes digital in Yarmouth library's debut exhibit
YARMOUTH — At first glance, Clyde McCulley’s artistic renderings of scenes from the Portland area look like real paintings. Looking closer, one can see that the images displayed on thin metal sheets are actually made using a computer. McCulley, who used to be a painter as well as an art professor, is now a photographer. After […]
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Freeport Flag Ladies on the record: Film, comments go beyond weekly vigil
FREEPORT — A local man has made a documentary film that he hopes captures the dedication of the Freeport Flag Ladies, so that soldiers and military veterans around the country can hear their story. Walter Skold began making the film, “One Tuesday Morning,” in May 2011 and finished last December. The 67-minute documentary is available online for […]
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Revised Falmouth sports pub proposal still troubles neighbors
FALMOUTH — After meeting with neighbors, developers of a sports pub proposed for Hat Trick Drive returned to the Town Council Monday night with revised plans. But the changes still don’t satisfy residents of the nearby Tidewater Farm neighborhood. They believe the project does not comply with the Tidewater Village plan, and are concerned that […]
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West Bath overwhelmingly approves exit from RSU 1
WEST BATH — By a margin of nearly 5-1 Tuesday, West Bath voters approved withdrawal from Regional School Unit 1, which the town helped form in 2008. Residents voted 468-97 in favor of leaving the district, the town reported. Not only was a majority needed for the vote to succeed, it also required enough people […]
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Falmouth teen indicted for break-ins, not arson
FALMOUTH — Logan Valle, who police suspected burned down his family’s home last November, has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on four charges, but not arson. An indictment is a finding that enough evidence exists to prosecute, not a finding of guilt. Valle, 18, was charged with Class B burglary, Class E […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth preservation campaign nears $1.1M goal
CUMBERLAND — A campaign to fund the $1.13 acquisition of a 215-acre parcel of undeveloped land in Cumberland and North Yarmouth is $90,000 from completion. The Trust for Public Land, the Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust, and the Royal River Conservation Trust have been working with the two towns to purchase and preserve Knight’s Pond and […]