SOUTH PORTLAND — For 15 years, a beloved sculpture called “Keds” stood guard in her creator’s yard at the corner of Broadway and Lincoln Street. All that remains now of the life-size, bronze piece is the armature, a foot, and part of a thigh; the rest of the sculpture was stolen from artist and creator Margaret Lyons’ […]
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Veterans take Broadway in South Portland
The South Portland War Veterans Memorial Association, composed of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 832 and American Legion Post 35, held a well-attended Veterans Day parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11, starting at Southern Maine Community College and marching west on Broadway to a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial at Mill Creek Park. Participants included police […]
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Board approves repair plan for Brunswick schools
BRUNSWICK — School Board members Wednesday unanimously adopted a multi-pronged approach to correcting near- and long-term problems with facilities. The five-point plan, proposed by district officials last month, calls for an annual investment in repairs to existing buildings, while preparing a request for state school construction funds, and support for a municipal bond to renovate […]
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Smaller Cape Elizabeth lots now off-limits to roosters
CAPE ELIZABETH — Roosters are now banned on lots under 40,000 square feet, under an ordinance passed by the Town Council. Councilors voted 5-2 on Nov. 6 for the ordinance, which is an amendment to an existing miscellaneous offenses ordinance. Banning roosters on lots under 40,000 square feet, or just under one acre, will affect more […]
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Falmouth poll finds support for plastic-bag ban
FALMOUTH — With Portland poised to charge for disposable shopping bags and Freeport considering a ban, Falmouth could be the next town to crack down on single-use plastic shopping bags. Early in the summer, the Town Council started receiving letters from residents asking if the town would take action similar to Portland, which placed a 5-cent […]
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Cape Elizabeth library campaign off to a strong start
CAPE ELIZABETH — Three-quarters of the $700,000 needed to pay for furniture and fixtures for the Thomas Memorial Library renovation has already been pledged. The Thomas Memorial Library Foundation was quietly fundraising for the project in the months leading up to the Nov. 4 voter referendum on the renovation. The $4 million bond to renovate […]
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Voting delays lead to questions about Brunswick's single polling place
BRUNSWICK — Voters came out in droves last week, resulting in one of the town’s largest turnouts for a gubernatorial election in recent years. But long lines and delays at the town’s only polling station, Brunswick Junior High School on Columbia Avenue, led at least one town councilor to suggest reconsideration of the town’s election practices. […]
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Brunswick FoodShed project picks up momentum
BRUNSWICK — To the casual observer, the two colossal, aging freight barns sitting off Union Street might look like just another example of small-town blight. But to Maina Handmaker, and a growing team of supporters, they are a golden opportunity to show Brunswick’s dedication to local food, art and community. Their dream is the Brunswick […]
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Maine education chief placed on indefinite medical leave
AUGUSTA — State Education Commissioner Jim Rier of Topsham has been placed on indefinite medical leave, according to Department of Education spokeswoman Samantha Warren. Warren did not provide details about Rier’s condition, but she said his absence is expected to be temporary and that Rier remains in close contact with department leadership. In the interim, […]
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Doing the robot in Cape Elizabeth
Teams from Cape Elizabeth, Biddeford, Limestone, and Pembroke, New Hampshire, were among 23 that competed in the season’s first Maine VEX robotics tournament on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Cape Elizabeth High School.