CAPE ELIZABETH — After a contentious public hearing that veered from dining room seats to wetland zoning, the Planning Board last week voted 6-1 to recommend increasing the maximum number of seats in restaurants in the town’s Business A District from 80 to 100. “The number 80. There’s nothing magical about it,” board member Henry Steinberg said. […]
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Cape Elizabeth board: Water tower not fit for cellular use
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday upheld decisions denying building permits needed by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobile to install cellular service antennas and related infrastructure on Avon Road. Attorneys for the cell phone companies argued that a 69-year-old water tower near the end of the residential street fits a town ordinance […]
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Consensus an issue in Falmouth council election
FALMOUTH — The narrative for this year’s Town Council race couldn’t be more simple. If you’re pleased with the current direction of the Town Council, vote for Caleb Hemphill and incumbent Councilor Chris Orestis, the candidates say. Or, if you’d prefer a different approach, vote for Erin Mancini and Charlie McBrady. The four candidates are […]
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Voters give preliminary OK to RSU 1 budget
BATH — In a meeting that lasted less than an hour Tuesday evening, voters gave initial approval to next year’s Regional School Unit 1 budget. The $28.35 spending plan for fiscal 2015 now goes to a budget validation referendum on June 10. About 60 voters from RSU 1’s five communities – Bath, Arrowsic, Phippsburg, West Bath […]
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South Portland's Taco Trio hitches a trailer to Portland food truck scene
SOUTH PORTLAND — Knightville’s Taco Trio is hitting the road. Three years after opening a 28-seat restaurant at the corner of Ocean and E streets, married co-owners Manuel Pena and Karen Rasmussen have put the finishing touches on Taco Trio’s first fully-operational food trailer. Pena and Rasmussen will be preparing their authentic Mexican cuisine this summer in the […]
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Foam ban, bag fees going back to Portland City Council
PORTLAND — Proposals to ban polystyrene foam containers and cups, and to place a fee on paper and plastic shopping bags, will return to the full City Council for first readings on Monday, June 2. The amendments to Chapter 12 of the city code were last considered in September 2013, but were returned to the […]
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Turkey toll in Cape Elizabeth
A turkey struts across the road Sunday morning at the main entrance to Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth.
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South Portland students let go of year-long lesson on water quality
SOUTH PORTLAND — On a cloudy Thursday morning, fifth-grade students from Abby Morgan’s class at Small Elementary School would normally be doing math. But on May 22, donning full rain gear, they instead said goodbye to nearly 300 “class pets.” In the culmination of their TroutKids program with the Portland Water District, 21 students released tiny […]
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Bath museum kicks off summer events
BATH — With a reception at its Percy & Small Shipyard – including the raising of flags on six masts that symbolize the mammoth schooner Wyoming – Maine Maritime Museum on May 22 kicked off its summer activities. Two new trolley tours – “The “Bath Iron Works Story” and “Historic Bath Architecture: The City that Ships Built” – will […]
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Expect delays on Route 115 in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — The Route 115 bridge that spans the railroad tracks in Yarmouth will receive a new concrete wearing service over the next four weeks. During the duration of the project, there will be alternating one-way traffic over the bridge. Signs will alert motorists as they approach. Drivers should plan for slight delays during the length […]