Henry and Penny Desorsiers meet with Santa in the Village Park Gazebo on Dec. 4 at Falmouth’s annual tree-lighting ceremony.
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Expect overnight delays on Maine Turnpike in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Motorists can expect intermittent traffic stops of up to 20 minutes on the northboudn Maine Turnpike at Mile 56 in Falmouth on Monday night. The stops are for repairs to one of the bridges over the Piscataqua River, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority. Stoppages will last anywhere from five to 20 minutes, and will occur […]
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Christmas convoy arrives in Portland
The Wreaths Across America convoy arrives at Cheverus High School in Portland on Sunday. More than a dozen tractor trailers carrying Maine-made wreaths stopped at the school for a formal ceremony before continuing the annual trek to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where the wreaths will be placed on veterans’ graves. Members of the Maine […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Bright lights, spirits for South Portland Holiday Fest
South Portland residents Emily Keefe, 9, Victoria Goode, 8, Adalei Brooks, 9, and Gracen Roberts-Locke, 6, enjoy caroling Dec. 5 at the gazebo at Mill Creek Park in South Portland during the annual Holiday Fest, sponsored by the city, South Portland-Cape Elizbeth Community Chamber of Commerce, and Waterfront Market Association. The event also featured horse-drawn […]
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Brunswick workshop to discuss plan for public park
BRUNSWICK — A committee developing a master plan for a new recreation and conservation area will hold a public workshop next week to review the draft plan. The plan is to to convert a former U.S. Navy transmitter site on Old Bath Road into a public space to be called the Capt. William A. Fitzgerald USN […]
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Maine fire sprinkler rules rain on plans for new Bath businesses
BATH — Claudette Gamache has been ready for more than a year to open an art gallery at 411 Front St. But the lack of a sprinkler system in the building, which she says is cost-prohibitive and unnecessary, has been holding her back. “I’m seeing all these little signs about (supporting) small business,” Gamache said […]
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Art Walk in Portland on Friday turns Congress Street into pedestrian mall
PORTLAND — Congress Street will be closed to vehicles from 5-8 p.m. Friday from Elm to State streets for the holiday celebration of First Friday Art Walk. Creative Portland and Portland’s Downtown District announced the closure in a press release Thursday, adding parking will not be allowed in the same stretch of Congress Street from […]
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Scarborough skating rink plan jumps Town Council hurdle
SCARBOROUGH — A proposed $5.5 million ice skating rink could be built on the outer edge of the Wentworth Intermediate School parking lot after Town Councilors accepted a recommendation Wednesday night. The 5-2 vote, with Councilors Shawn Babine and Ed Blaise opposed, allows the Friends of Scarborough Hockey to move ahead with fundraising and planning […]
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After death, Cape Elizabeth accelerates study of Recycling Center safety
CAPE ELIZABETH — Safety at the Recycling Center is being assessed after the Nov. 24 accident that killed retired Public Works Director Herbert Dennison. Town Manager Mike McGovern announced Dec. 1 that the town would have Woodard and Curran, a solid waste and recycling engineering firm, assess the safety of the facility. McGovern said representatives from […]
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Scarborough Police Department joins online community
SCARBOROUGH — The Police Department is bringing neighborhood crime watches into the virtual world through a new online partnership. The department is participating on Nextdoor.com, a social network that allows neighborhood residents to communicate and work together. Each neighborhood in Scarborough has its own private page on the website, where residents can post information and talk […]