SOUTH PORTLAND — The Redbank Village neighborhood will hold a block party Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the new Redbank Community Park to celebrate “America’s Night Out Against Crime.” In partnership with Target, the South Portland Police Department, the South Portland Fire Department, and the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Works, the […]
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Economic impact of TD Beach to Beacon 10K not lost on Cape Elizabeth businesses
CAPE ELIZABETH — With more than 6,000 runners expected at this year’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K, along with thousands of supporters and spectators, some local businesses are looking forward to an annual influx of customers. The 17th annual race will be run Saturday, Aug. 2, starting at 8 a.m. But many business owners said race […]
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'The Tempest' actors pray for good weather in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — For his upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” director Al Miller hopes life doesn’t imitate art. “We’re hoping it doesn’t get rained out, but it’s Maine for God’s sake,” Miller said at a rehearsal this week. “We’ll give it a shot and hope for the best.” Miller’s weather worries are well-founded. He plans […]
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Gerzofsky, Priest to meet with constituents in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Charlie Priest, D-Brunswick, will hold public office hours on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Little Dog Coffee Shop on Maine Street from 10 a.m.-noon. Gerzofsky is serving his third term representing Senate District 10, which includes Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell and Pownal. He is running for re-election in […]
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Confidence takes root at nomadic South Portland Farmers' Market
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland Farmers’ Market, in its fourth year, third location, and on a new day, is getting mixed – but optimistic – reviews. The outdoor market, held Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at City Hall, has unofficially attracted at least 100 customers a week – a small pool for the market’s 10 […]
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Bowdoin College professor: Ranavirus killed 200,000 tadpoles in Brunswick pond
BRUNSWICK — It resembled something out of a science fiction movie, but the science behind a massive die-off of tadpoles in a local pond is shockingly real, according to a Bowdoin College biology professor. An estimated 200,000 wood frog tadpoles died in a pond in his backyard over a 21-hour period in mid-June of 2013, […]
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Condon garden to be rededicated in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — The Beth Condon Memorial Butterfly Garden will be rededicated on Saturday with a butterfly release. The garden behind Town Hall is in memory of Elizabeth “Beth” Condon, a 15-year-old girl who was killed on Aug. 28, 1993, by a drunk driver while walking on U.S. Route 1. A walking path has since been constructed to […]
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Agency revises Downeaster train barn panel, proceeds with Brunswick plan
PORTLAND — The agency that runs the Amtrak Downeaster voted Monday to revise its Brunswick train barn advisory group, broadening the panel’s scope and membership. At the same time, however, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority board members made it clear they are moving ahead with plans to construct the layover facility in an area […]
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Portland developers seek zoning change for Munjoy Hill housing-commercial project
PORTLAND — What is now an auto service center at 155 Washington Ave. could become the newest entry in the burgeoning Munjoy Hill housing market. Developers Ronald Gan and Jed Rathband are seeking a zoning change for two lots near the corner of Washington Avenue and Cove Street to build East Cove Townhomes. The change […]
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Falmouth library seeks Nov. 4 vote on expansion
FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday was receptive to a request from the Falmouth Memorial Library board to hold a voter referendum on a bond for library expansion, but showed concern about the board’s ability to fund half the project. Board President Mark Porada asked the council to schedule a November referendum on a […]