FALMOUTH — The state Ethics Commission ruled July 31 the town Democratic Committee did not violate any campaign laws in its endorsement of state Senate candidate Catherine Breen. Breen won the June 10 Democratic primary in Senate District 25, defeating Yarmouth resident Steve Woods by a 2-1 margin. Woods filed a complaint with the committee, claiming […]
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Portland senator's PAC fined $1.5K
PORTLAND — The Alfond Business, Community & Democracy political action committee, established by state Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, was fined $1,500 July 31 for its failure to report donations and spending from last year. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices voted 4-0 to assess the fine recommended by commission Executive Director […]
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Green Independent Party candidates change in Portland
PORTLAND — Maine Green Independent candidates for the state Legislature changed again last week, when a new candidate in Senate District 28 was selected and the candidate for House District 38 withdrew from the race. East Lawn Road resident Owen Hill replaces Danielle Unterreiner in Senate District 28, the seat now held by Sen. Anne […]
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Unsung Hero: Katharine Babson of Brunswick, priest with a world view
BRUNSWICK — Katherine Babson was first drawn to the priesthood as a little girl. “I’d walk into the church and wander around, wondering what the mystery was all about,” she recalled. Several years later, while a student at Williams College in western Massachusetts, Babson told an administrator she felt called to be a priest. “I […]
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Ethical questions swirl around Brunswick councilor's zoning vote
BRUNSWICK — Actions by four-term Town Councilor David Watson have raised questions about whether he violated the council’s ethics policy by voting on a request to rezone a parcel of land partially owned by his cousin, contractor Ted Crooker. At a June 21 public hearing, Watson moved to have the council adopt the zoning amendments. He […]
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Kestrel CEO: Financing puzzle still coming together, not complete
PORTLAND — Alan Klapmeier, chief executive officer of the startup airplane manufacturer Kestrel, Wednesday said the company has secured a new foreign investor and put some employees back to work at its Brunswick Landing facility. But he declined to share many details. “As we have funding, we bring people back and say, ‘Here’s the next […]
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Venerable Art in the Park returns to South Portland; Knightville Street Festival debuts
SOUTH PORTLAND — The annual Art in the Park Show & Sale at Mill Creek Park on Saturday, Aug. 9, turns 35 this year, and will be joined by the debut of what the city hopes will become an annual Knightville Street Festival. The city’s signature free outdoor art show will display artwork and photography from […]
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Can new development rescue Brunswick plazas built for big-box stores?
BRUNSWICK — When the Brunswick Naval Air Station shut down, thousands of consumers who supported businesses in the area disappeared. At the same time, the country was in the throes of one of the worst economic recessions in history, crippling retailers and other businesses. The result of the twin crises are evident in the big-box stores […]
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Former employees reincarnate Scarborough butcher shop
SCARBOROUGH — After several idle months, a former butcher shop is coming back to life on Payne Road. But Zach Rockett, Ray Morse and Chad Parent, all former employees of The Meat House, say their new venture, Great East Butcher Co., owned by New Hampshire entrepreneur Tommy Moulon, is in no way connected to their previous employer. […]
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Maine Greens pick new candidate in South Portland House election
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Green Independent Party has a new candidate in the state House District 33 election. Former Green Party nominee Robert Klotz, of Whitehall Avenue, withdrew his candidacy in early July. He was replaced at a recent caucus of the South Portland Green Independent Committee by Andrew Reddy, of Church Street. Klotz, a physician […]