A tractor-trailer climbs to the top of Deering Avenue in Portland on Thursday morning on its way to delivering its payload: a Christmas tree for Monument Square. City worker Jay Ash-Cuthbert, left, walks alongside the truck to lift any low-hanging utility lines out of the way, while police keep traffic from entering the street. Neighborhood […]
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South Portland councilors put nuisance property discussion on back burner
SOUTH PORTLAND — In its last meeting under the helm of outgoing Mayor Jerry Jalbert, the City Council on Monday postponed for a second time a decision on whether to declare property at 29 Willard St. a public nuisance. On Aug. 4, the council heard public testimony claiming property owner Mary Giggey was burning household trash […]
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Knightville residents seek return to 2-way traffic on Ocean Street in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A committee of Knightville business owners and residents has wrapped up meetings on traffic and parking issues in the neighborhood, but some members have reached contrasting conclusions on what should be done. Last week, committee member Melanie Wiker, of 71 D St., circulated an unsigned letter urging residents to ask City Councilors […]
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California man who supplied marijuana to Scarborough dealer gets 2 years
PORTLAND — A California man who supplied a Scarborough drug dealer with more than 770 pounds of marijuana was sentenced Nov. 17 in U.S. District Court to two years in federal prison. Michael Bretzing, 55, of Grass Valley, California, pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. By pleading guilty, Bretzing […]
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Lack of support may lead to change at Cape Elizabeth bottle shed
CAPE ELIZABETH — The bottle shed at the Recycling Center may be restructured so a third-party vendor, rather than community groups, will sort bottles. Town Manager Michael McGovern on Nov. 6 outlined a proposal to the Town Council for a vendor to sort bottles off-site. A committee would be formed to distribute the proceeds to […]
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Cape Elizabeth police add tool to identify wanderers
CAPE ELIZABETH — At the request of parents of children with special needs, the Police Department has created a database of individuals prone to wandering. Police held an open house Nov. 8 for residents to sign up relatives who have wandered or ran away in the past, or who could do so in the future. […]
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Scarborough councilors tap Holbrook as chairwoman
SCARBOROUGH — Three newly elected town councilors on Wednesday were sworn into office, while Councilor Jessica Holbrook, previously vice chairwoman of the council, was unanimously elected its chairwoman. Taking seats for a 2015-2017 term were incumbent Councilor Katherine St. Clair, who joined the council two years ago; Shawn Babine, a banker and former three-term councilor; and Peter […]
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Petition urges Cape Elizabeth to allow cell tower
CAPE ELIZABETH — While the town and Verizon Wireless await a court ruling in their dispute over the company’s desire to put a cell tower in Shore Acres, residents have started a petition in support of the project. Teddy Stoecklein in October created the online petition in support of Verizon placing a tower on an […]
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Bath may pay West Bath $1.2M to settle RSU 1 budget lawsuit
WEST BATH — Five months after a Superior Court justice ruled that the town overpaid its share of the Regional School Unit 1 budget by $1.9 million over four years, the Bath City Council will consider whether to approve settling the civil suit for $1.2 million. The Bath City Council will meet Dec. 3 to […]
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Zombies vs. undertakers in Brunswick
A team from Independence Association, dressed as zombies, left, races on Park Row in Brunswick last weekend against a team of undertakers representing Funeral Alternatives during the fourth annual Rolling Slumber Bed Races. The event, which featured teams from eight businesses and organizations, was part of the annual Early Bird Sale hosted by the Brunswick […]