PORTLAND — An “off-year” election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, may seem anything but that, as city voters will be asked to choose a governor, a U.S. senator, the U.S. 1st District representative, two members of the state Senate, eight members of the state House of Representatives, two City Council members and three School Board members. […]
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Ecomaine awards $1 million in rebates
PORTLAND — With a windfall of $199,120, Portland heads the list of communities receiving rebates from ecomaine, according to an Oct. 21 press release from the regional waste-to-energy company. The company, owned by 20 Cumberland and York county communities, also set aside $500,000 to help offset any future downturns in the market for recyclable items. Ecomaine […]
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Portland gets $50K grant to feed kids
PORTLAND — City after-school and summer meal programs for children recently got a boost with a $50,000 grant from the National League of Cities, Mayor Michael Brennan announced Friday, Oct. 24. Awarded to the city Health and Human Services Department, the grant is part of a league effort funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation in partnership […]
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Open spaces open to discussion at 3 meetings
PORTLAND — The first of three public meetings on the nature and future uses of city-owned open spaces was held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at the Riverton Community Center. The second meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Reiche Elementary School, 166 Brackett St., followed by a 6:30 […]
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Hillary Clinton rallies Scarborough crowd in support of Michaud
SCARBOROUGH — Hillary Clinton drew a crowd of about 1,400 to Scarborough High School Oct. 24 as she led a rally in support of gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine. The former U.S. secretary of state, senator, presidential candidate and first lady said Michaud, running against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and Independent challenger […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Former Navy housing fills niche in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A little more than two years after going on the market, close to half of the former U.S. Navy housing in the McKeen Street neighborhood has been sold. As of the end of September, 108 of 232 homes in the McKeen Street Landing development were sold and four more sales were pending, according to […]
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Brunswick firm plans senior housing for former Navy hotel
BRUNSWICK — Local elder-care provider Rousseau Enterprises intends to convert the former U.S. Navy hotel at Brunswick Landing into a 122-apartment building. The project, Coastal Landing Apartments, was approved by a Sept. 25 Brunswick Planning Department staff review. The company hopes to break ground on the estimated $12 million retrofit, which includes a 6,600-square-foot expansion, in November. […]
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Brunswick Cook's Corner road cost estimate: $2.2M
BRUNSWICK — A public road project proposed to open land for development in Cook’s Corner could cost more than $2.2 million, according to a preliminary engineering report. The new projection is roughly $600,000 more than earlier estimates. Town officials stressed that the figure is an early estimate, and said they are confident the cost can […]
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South Portland police chief, pot advocate debate legalization
SOUTH PORTLAND — The possibility of marijuana legalization took center stage at a debate in the high school auditorium on Wednesday night. Both participants – David Boyer, Maine political director for the Marijuana Policy Project, and Chief Edward Googins of the South Portland Police Department – stood their ground as they discussed a citizen-initiated referendum question that […]
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Cape candidates discuss library, gun club, schools
CAPE ELIZABETH — Candidates for Town Council and School Board discussed a variety of topics Wednesday night in a Town Hall forum organized by the high school’s advanced-placement U.S. government class. The two council candidates, incumbent Councilor Katharine Ray and Patty Grennon, answered the first round of questions. The race is uncontested because Councilor David […]