PORTLAND — The Ocean Classroom Foundation, a nonprofit based in Damariscotta that has run educational programs for students aboard schooners for almost 20 years, will stop operating at the end of this summer, according to Executive Director Greg Belanger. The reason, according to Belanger, is that two of the three ships that the foundation owns […]
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Game wardens rescue Portland man in Casco
PORTLAND — An 86-year-old Portland man was rescued Wednesday after spending two days outdoors in Casco. Maine Warden Service spokeswoman Emily Maccabe reported Thursday that David Crocker, whose address was not released, suffered a “severe medical event” Monday while fishing along Meadow Brook. Maccabe said Crocker woke up Wednesday after receiving a cell phone call […]
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Kidney transplant saga ends at TD Beach to Beacon 10K finish line in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — Last August, when Patty Blankenship ran the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, Daavid Swift watched from the sidelines. But after a life-saving kidney transplant brought them together forever, the two will run the race side by side at this year’s race on Aug. 2. Just a week after running the Beach […]
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Brunswick panel favors seasonal motorboat use at Simpson's Point
BRUNSWICK — The Simpson’s Point boat landing may be reopened to motorized boats on a seasonal basis if the Town Council accepts a recommendation from a commission looking into the issue. The Rivers and Coastal Waters Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended that the council ask Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection to reopen the landing to […]
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Cape Elizabeth town councilor won't seek re-election
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilor David Sherman this week said he will not seek re-election in November. Nomination papers are available Monday, July 28, for four open seats on the Town Council and School Board. Sherman was first elected to the council in 2008 and was re-elected in 2011. “Although serving on the council has been […]
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Topsham chairwoman resigns from Riverwalk committee
TOPSHAM — The co-chairwoman of a committee trying to develop a Brunswick-Topsham riverwalk resigned abruptly this week, citing a desire to refocus her attention on other projects and in apparent frustration with the pace of the project’s Brunswick section. “I have way too many commitments and must decide what to do with my life – other people’s […]
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Otto Pizza closer to opening 2nd South Portland restaurant
SOUTH PORTLAND — In addition to passing a tar sands ban Monday night, the City Council also approved a resolution to continue providing general assistance aid to undocumented immigrants in the city, OK’d a liquor license for a new Otto Pizza restaurant, and scheduled a public hearing on a nuisance complaint about a Willard Beach-area property. […]
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Where in the world is Col. Ezekiel Cushing (buried)? South Portland, most likely
SOUTH PORTLAND — Long before there was Bug Light Park, or even the city of South Portland, there was a prominent colonial man who dominated local history: Col. Ezekiel Cushing. What is now Bug Light Park once hosted Cushing’s prosperous West Indian trade center and home. The scenic spot was known until the mid-1900s as Cushings […]
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Brunswick to create 6 affordable apartments
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Housing Authority intends to add six apartments of affordable housing on Spring Street, after receiving a nearly half-million-dollar grant to purchase the property. Executive Director John Hodge on Monday thanked the Town Council for sponsoring the authority’s application for a $450,000 Community Development Block Grant to buy the property at 27 Spring […]
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Brunswick council questions spot zoning request
BRUNSWICK — Plans to build a “high-end” self-storage facility on Old Bath Road may be in jeopardy after town councilors Monday tabled a decision on rezoning the property. Councilors intend to see how the site will be affected by changes proposed to the town’s zoning boundaries before making a decision on the request. The Zoning Ordinance […]