FALMOUTH — The third annual Shop Falmouth, an event designed to promote local businesses, is Saturday, Dec. 6. Participating businesses can be found on the town’s website. Additionally, parents can enjoy some child-free holiday shopping time with a program called “Drop & Shop.” From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., children in kindergarten through sixth grade can participate in […]
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Portland park pond project moves forward with revisions
PORTLAND — Resurfacing of the Deering Oaks pond floor has moved out of a City Council committee after plans to add vegetation in a ravine area were added to the proposal. A compromise proposed by the city Public Services Department and engineers Woodard & Curran received a favorable recommendation Nov. 19 from the Transportation Sustainability […]
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Portland City Council welcomes Costa, Brenerman
PORTLAND — It took longer to welcome new councilors and thank departing ones Monday afternoon than it did for the City Council to work through its agenda after inauguration ceremonies. District 4 Councilor Justin Costa and District 5 Councilor David Brenerman were sworn in after winning their three-year terms on Nov. 4. Neither is a […]
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Majority GOP taking steps to provisionally place Republican candidate in contested Senate District 25 seat
AUGUSTA — Republicans in the state Senate will take action Wednesday to provisionally seat Cathleen Manchester of Gray, the Republican candidate in a Falmouth-area Senate district election for which the results have been contested since Election Day. That move – which would likely be successful because it simply requires a majority vote of the Senate, and […]
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Bath library to offer health care forum
BATH — A public forum at Patten Free Library on Thursday, Dec. 11, will provide information about the Affordable Care Act. The 4-5 p.m. event will address questions related to the new Health Insurance Marketplace, according to the library. Malory Shaughnessy, outreach and education specialist with Maine Community Health Options, will discuss the marketplace and […]
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SAD 75 seeks members for Topsham school design, building committees
TOPSHAM — With a new or renovated Mt. Ararat High School in the pipeline, School Administrative District 75 is seeking community members to fill seats on designer selection and building committees. SAD 75 has applied for state school construction funding since 1999, and the high school ranked seventh this year on a state construction funding […]
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Portland School Board welcomes new, re-elected members
PORTLAND — The newest members of the School Board were sworn in Monday afternoon. Stephanie Hatzenbuehler, who won the open seat in District 4; John Eder, who won the open at-large seat, and re-elected board member Marnie Morrione, from District 5, were inaugurated in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. All three will serve for […]
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Clam supper with Santa returns to Freeport
FREEPORT — The Maine Clammers Association on Saturday, Dec. 6, will host its fifth annual Santa Clam Supper at the Freeport Masonic Lodge. The 4-7 p.m. fundraising event helps about 30-50 adults and 100 children in the area. Guests are asked to either make a monetary donation or to donate a new, unwrapped toy. Tara […]
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'Two for the Road' trip: Portland women's book took them off the beaten path
PORTLAND — The title may conjure visions of a buddy movie, but city residents Tanya Whiton and Heidi Killion are closer to Robert Frost’s “Road not Taken” than Fodor’s with their new book. “Two for the Road: Adventures in Maine,” is a self-published work of photo journalism delving into offbeat corners and people of Maine. […]
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USM students hope Portland trail creates a wave of awareness about sea-level rise
PORTLAND — Students at the University of Southern Maine will unveil a temporary trail downtown with some big ambitions. The King Tides Trail, which will officially open on Dec. 8 and remain in place until Jan. 23, is a four-mile trail from Bayside to the Old Port. And while it will be a trail for pedestrians […]