PORTLAND — The second annual 5K run, ride and fun run to benefit the Scarborough-based Robbie Foundation will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in Payson Park. The event benefits the foundation, which provides adaptive equipment, therapy treatments and other services for special needs children not covered by insurance. The event will also […]
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Portland stair-climb to honor 9/11 firefighters
PORTLAND — The public is invited to join city firefighters making 10 climbs of stairs inside One Monument Square, beginning at 9 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 14. Sponsored by the Portland Fire Department and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the climb up 11 floors, 10 times, will make a total of 110 flights in honor of the […]
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Hill-Christian to be acting city manager in Portland
PORTLAND — Deputy City Manager Sheila Hill-Christian awaits only a Wednesday, Sept. 3 City Council vote to be named acting city manager. The vote is scheduled immediately after councilors formally accept the resignation of City Manager Mark Rees, who will step down that day. Hill-Christian will take over at noon Thursday, Sept. 4, according to […]
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Brunswick pair charged with federal tax-evasion scheme
BRUNSWICK — A federal grand jury indicted two Brunswick men in their 70s for allegedly conspiring to defraud the U.S. government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. David E. Robinson, 75, and F. William Messier, 70, are charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government by impeding or impairing an IRS investigation, […]
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Friction continues as Scarborough beach dog rules evolve
SCARBOROUGH — As the first summer with new leash laws and a beach monitoring program comes to a close, the Canine Education and Enforcement Committee is prepared to make recommendations for improving the welfare of dogs and endangered birds on town beaches. Over the course of five meetings this summer, the seven-member ad-hoc committee reviewed […]
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Cape Elizabeth panel suggests relief from town ordinance for gun club
CAPE ELIZABETH — The firing range committee will ask the Town Council to give the Spurwink Rod and Gun Club an exception from new town regulations, so the club can start building safety walls as soon as possible. The committee on Aug. 22 reworded the gun club ordinance, which requires the Sawyer Road club to register […]
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Maine DEP chief questions plan for Downeaster train barn in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — The commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection is demanding that the agency overseeing Downeaster passenger rail service explain how it will address several potential problems related to a train layover facility planned near a west Brunswick neighborhood. A storm water permit application submitted by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority earlier […]
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Scarborough library to celebrate 25 years
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will host a series of events throughout the month of September to celebrate 25 years at 48 Gorham Road. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the Scarborough Grounds coffee shop on U.S. Route 1 will host “Library Day at Scarborough Grounds” and will donate a portion of the day’s sales to the […]
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Art show, sale returns to Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — This year’s Engine One Labor Day Art Show at Fort Williams Park will be held Sunday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The annual, juried event will feature over 100 artists, most from New England, who will display arts of various mediums and styles around the park. The show is free to attend, […]
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Harpswell extends charter school lease
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen Wednesday approved and signed a year-long extension of Harpswell Coastal Academy’s lease of West Harpswell Elementary School. Selectmen and representatives of the charter school had hoped to negotiate a sale of the property before school starts next week, but those talks came up short, Chairman Rich Daniel said. The […]