CAPE ELIZABETH — Although a campaign to raise $50,000 for a new playground is moving slowly, the committee working on the effort is confident the goal will be reached. The Playspace for Cape Care campaign is looking to build a new playground for children ranging in age from preschoolers to pre-teens. The playground will be built […]
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Christmas tree sales support Cape Elizabeth/South Portland Rotary commitment to homeless veterans
CAPE ELIZABETH — The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, which has been working to help homeless veterans for several years, has recently agreed to continue this commitment through the next rotary year. The club works with the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services to assist homeless veterans by providing them with items they need for everyday living, […]
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Burglary, budget gap test spirit of Bath Skatepark
BATH — The Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark is relying on the community to help it cope with some recent setbacks. Thieves broke into the 4 Old Brunswick Road building last month, damaging cameras and vending machines, and stealing cash. A 17-year-old boy from Woolwich and a 16-year-old Bath boy were charged with theft, burglary and […]
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Planning Board gives initial OK to new Brunswick Landing business
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a new convenience store on Bath Road near the entrance of Brunswick Landing. The 5,100-square-foot project , which includes an eight-terminal C.N. Brown gas station and Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through, is part of a wider 19-acre common development plan approved by the board earlier this […]
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Bowdoin College athletes to be disciplined for dressing as Native Americans at ‘Cracksgiving’ party
BRUNSWICK — Fourteen members of the Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team will be disciplined for dressing up as Native Americans at a November party known as “Cracksgiving.” The party was held in an off-campus house known as “Crack House” and rented by members of the team. As first reported in The Bowdoin Orient, a student […]
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Coastal Humane Society offers holiday events
BRUNSWICK — Coastal Humane Society is celebrating the holidays with special events and a month-long adoption special: 50 percent off adoption fees for cats ages six months or older. The shelter, at 30 Range Road, will hold open houses Dec. 19-21 from noon-6 p.m. that will include food, music and tours of the facility. Staff […]
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Bath theater offers 'nice, naughty' holiday show for adults
BATH — Christmas is often about the kids, and what Santa will be bringing them this year. But this weekend, the Studio Theatre of Bath is showing that the holiday is just as much about the adults, too. “Twisted Christmas,” billed as a “Nice and Naughty Evening of Entertainment,” plays at the Winter Street Center, […]
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Sagadahoc County EMA launches Facebook page
BATH — The Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency has rolled out a new page on Facebook. At facebook.com/SagadahocCountyEMA, users can have a direct line of communication with Sagadahoc emergency management staff, and learn about public health information, emergency preparedness tips and power outage restoration efforts, and receive notifications about emergency management activities and community events. […]
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Topsham may soon have full funding for extended bike, walking trail
TOPSHAM — After several years of fundraising, all the money for a project to extend the town’s bicycle and pedestrian trail could be in hand by the end of this fiscal year. The path could be built in the summer of 2016. The existing trail stretches east along Monument Place, from Topsham Fair Mall Road […]
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Freeport opens a narrow window for food trucks
FREEPORT — The Town Council approved a zoning amendment that gives food trucks what one official called a “very narrow opening” to operate in some parts of town. The amendment, which was recommended by the Planning Board, adds the definition of “artisan food and beverage” providers to the town’s zoning ordinance to describe small-scale food-and-drink […]