SOUTH PORTLAND — Westbound motorists on Broadway this weekend should seek alternate routes. The Police Department said resurfacing of Broadway from Main Street at Cash Corner to Westbrook Street at Crocket’s Corner will require traffic to be rerouted and likely cause delays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Thursday, May 29, and ending Saturday, May […]
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Scarborough set to enforce leash law on beaches
SCARBOROUGH — In the three weeks since the Town Council authorized new restrictions on off-leash time for dogs on beaches, and with the unofficial start of the tourist season last weekend, town officials are looking at enforcement of the new rules with cautious optimism. Despite local dog owners’ active opposition throughout the ordinance amendment process, the May 27 […]
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Young students develop Brunswick-China connection
BRUNSWICK — The term “international delegation” usually summons images of somber diplomats with business suits and briefcases. It’s less likely to bring to mind chipper elementary school students, outfitted with lunchboxes and sneakers. But after hosting a group of 21 fifth-grade students from Jinhua, China, for the past week, some Brunswick families might be less […]
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Sartoris leaves Brunswick sewer board
BRUNSWICK — Jackie Sartoris resigned May 23 from the Brunswick Sewer District Board of Trustees. Sartoris, who is opposing Ralph Tucker in the Democratic primary in state House District 50, said her discomfort at being in the center of a debate over a Town Council conflict of interest policy motivated her resignation. The council’s committee appointments […]
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'Full speed ahead' for CEI building in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Final plans for the Coastal Enterprises headquarters on Federal Street received unanimous Planning Board approval Tuesday, putting the project on track to break ground this summer. The nonprofit finance company plans to demolish the former town office and recreation center buildings on Federal Street and build a two-story, 10,800-square-foot headquarters. John Egan, CEI’s director of housing […]
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Both sides in Harpswell beach lawsuit argue history is on their side
PORTLAND — The outcome of a lawsuit aimed at securing public access to a beach off a private Bailey Island road hinges on whether landowners properly posted the road more than 60 years ago. Opening arguments in the bench trail on the lawsuit, brought against landowners Charles and Sally Abrahamson by a group of Harpswell […]
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Cape, South Portland mark Memorial Day
The town’s Vietnam veterans lead the Memorial Day parade in Cape Elizabeth on Monday, May 26. Sam Flint, commander of VFW Post 832, tosses a Memorial Day wreath into the water at the South Portland public boat ramp at Bug Light Park.Jack Richambault, 5, cheers Memorial Day parade participants as they pass by on Broadway […]
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Memorial Day in Brunswick brings together past, present
The Gazebo on the Mall in Brunswick was a focus of Memorial Day events Brunswick on Monday, May 26. World War II U.S. Navy veteran Clarence Davis, right, with Capt. James A. Kirk, first commanding officer of the recently christened, Bath Iron Works-built USS Zumwalt, at the Memorial Day observance in Brunswick.
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Charges likely after South Portland brush fire
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three teenagers will likely be charged with starting a grass fire at the end of North Marriner Street that damaged part of a home on Monday, May 26. The fire spread across nearly two acres near the Greenbelt shortly after 3 p.m., according to Police Chief Ed Googins. No injuries were reported, but […]
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SAD 75 budget clears 1st hurdle
TOPSHAM — A $36.2 million spending plan for School Administrative District 75 drew support from nearly 70 voters who attended an hour-long district budget meeting May 22. The budget now goes to a validation referendum on June 10. The proposed fiscal 2015 budget is up 4.4 percent from this year. If the plan is approved […]