Santa greets families at the gazebo at Library Park on Saturday, Nov. 29, in Bath. Grandmother Debbie Frost brings grandchildren Chelsea Turner, 5, and Emma Turner, 4, to meet Santa at Library Park in Bath on Saturday, Nov. 29.
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Freeport council appoints Larkins to School Board
FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday appointed Nelson Larkins to the open seat on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors. Larkins, who had served as a member and chairman of the board from 2009 until he was unseated in the Nov. 4 election, applied for the vacancy after Peter Murray resigned Nov. […]
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Developers describe plans for former Falmouth school
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board heard preliminary ideas and provided feedback Tuesday about turning the former Plummer School into a 35-unit senior rental housing facility. The project, proposed by OceanView Retirement Community, has already received Town Council approval of a conceptual master plan. Matt Tier, of OceanView, said the plan is to return the discussion to […]
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North Yarmouth to hire Portland architect for development study
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen plans later this month to vote on hiring Stephen Blatt Architects to conduct a facilities study on three development options facing the town. The vote, scheduled for Tuesday, was delayed because the town had not received a completed contract with a specific cost, board Chairman Steve Palmer said. […]
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Yarmouth library starts new chapter after $2.5M renovation
YARMOUTH — Merrill Memorial Library will open its doors Sunday for a community open house to celebrate the completion of a $2.5 million renovation. The updated library will be open Dec. 7 from 2-4 p.m. It will reopen for regular library operations sometime next week, but as of Dec. 1, a date had not been […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick council narrowly OKs permit parking for some residents near Bowdoin College
BRUNSWICK — In a decision some speakers predicted will open either “Pandora’s box” or a “can of worms,” the Town Council on Monday narrowly approved issuing resident permits for overnight parking on Longfellow Avenue. The 5-4 vote followed nearly an hour of discussion about the amendment written by the Brunswick Police Department to the town’s […]
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Brunswick rec center art comes with message, purpose
BRUNSWICK — A public art project hopes to brighten one of the town’s newest buildings while highlighting health and fitness. Volunteers installed 16 brightly painted canvas murals at the Brunswick Recreation Center on Neptune Avenue on Monday afternoon. Each mural depicts a different scene of exercise and athletics, like ice hockey, dancing and yoga, or […]
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Pour-your-own gastropub planned in Freeport
FREEPORT — To have a true European dining experience you usually have to be in Europe. Next year, it’ll mean you only have to be in Freeport. Stirling and Mull, a European-themed gastropub, is expected to have a “soft” opening in March and a grand opening on the Fourth of July. Husband and wife Ed […]
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House Island preservation zone headed to Portland City Council
PORTLAND — The effort to turn House Island into a city historic preservation district is headed to the City Council after receiving a unanimous Planning Board recommendation on Nov. 25. If City Councilors approve, the privately owned Casco Bay island of about 24 acres would become a district where development would be subject to oversight […]
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Falmouth School Board gets look at teacher evaluation plan
FALMOUTH — Superintendent Geoff Bruno presented a pilot teacher evaluation model at the School Board’s monthly workshop on Monday. Bruno said the model is the culmination of work done over a couple of years in response to state legislation requiring the district to update the way educators are evaluated. He said the plan they have will […]