FREEPORT — Nurse Elizabeth Toothaker never imagined what she’d be coming home to while she was working the third shift at Mercy Hospital on the night of Aug. 13. She soon found out she couldn’t get home at all. Turkey Ridge Lane, Toothaker’s private road off Betty’s Way and Fernald Road, had been destroyed by high […]
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Freeport's withdrawal from RSU 5 remains on track after hearing
FREEPORT — After members of the public mostly expressed support Tuesday, the Freeport Withdrawal Committee is now waiting for the Maine Department of Education to give final approval to the town’s withdrawal from Regional School Unit 5. The DOE last month conditionally approved Freeport’s plan to withdraw from RSU 5, which it shares with Durham and […]
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On the street again: Portland's Meg Perry Center loses Old Port space
PORTLAND — An August afternoon on Market Street typically features lots of comings and goings of tourists and business people, while drivers jockey for parking spaces. On Friday, Aug. 22, the scene was all goings at the nonprofit Meg Perry Center, which for the second time in less than a year found itself looking for […]
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South Portland girls sentenced for microwaving cat
PORTLAND — Two teenage South Portland girls have been sentenced to 100 hours of community service for putting a cat in a microwave last year, officials said. The girls, both 16, were found guilty of cruelty to animals July 21 and were sentenced to community service, said Tammy Getchell, business and communications coordinator for the Cumberland […]
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A 'return to roots' for new Yarmouth school chief
YARMOUTH — After a year and a half of interim superintendents, the School District has hired someone to permanently take on the position. Andrew Dolloff started in Yarmouth on July 1 after being the superintendent of Regional School Unit 21 in Kennebunk for five years. Prior to that he worked in Scarborough for 13 years […]
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Elections shape up in Freeport, Yarmouth
FREEPORT — With deadlines to submit nomination papers approaching, 11 people have taken out papers for eight elected offices in Freeport, while two have done so for the one seat in Yarmouth. Election Day is Nov. 4 Nomination papers are due back to the Freeport town clerk by Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. Of the […]
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As RSU 5 faces break-up, 2 superintendents are better than 1
FREEPORT — Following the resignation of the former superintendent, and with Freeport’s withdrawal hanging in the balance, Regional School Unit 5 has hired two interim co-superintendents. William Michaud and Michael LaFortune took on the new roles July 1 after the RSU’s first superintendent, Shannon Welsh, retired. They will serve until June 30, 2015, which may be […]
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Portland waterfront property owners seek zoning changes
PORTLAND — The owners of the Portland Company complex at 58 Fore St. are seeking two zoning changes that could alter the nature of redevelopment at the 10-acre site. City officials received the 91-page application from Portland-based engineering firm Woodard & Curran on Friday, Aug. 22. The application details owner CPB2 LLC’s request to extend […]
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North Yarmouth opinion poll part of the mix at annual Fun Day
NORTH YARMOUTH — A survey of residents’ views on economic development and the future of two key town properties will be available Saturday, Sept. 6, at the annual Fun Day celebration. Planning Decisions, a Portland consulting firm hired by the town, plans to present North Yarmouth officials with the survey language. The anonymous poll can […]
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Cumberland council mulls borrowing to upgrade senior housing
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is considering a 20-year bond of $600,000 to pay for senior housing heating systems and roofs. The new systems, which would replace those in 30 units at the town-owned Hawthorne Court off Tuttle Road, are long overdue, Town Manager Bill Shane said Monday. The existing systems are original to the […]