CAPE ELIZABETH — The Inn by the Sea, 40 Bowery Beach Road, will hold its annual Earth Day cleanup and celebration on Tuesday, April 29, at 10:30 a.m. Fred Dillon, storm water coordinator for South Portland’s Water Resource Protection Department, will give a brief lecture on water pollution protection before volunteers, inn employees and 45 […]
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Bath theater company brings 'Hair' to Topsham
BATH — A musical that arguably helped change many people’s views about the Vietnam War and the flower-power generation did just that for Thom Watson. Watson – a former state representative who is directing Studio Theatre of Bath’s production of “Hair” this weekend – wasn’t a big fan of the show when it hit Broadway in […]
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Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth to be off-limits to smokers
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council voted 6-1 Monday to ban smoking in Fort Williams Park. The ordinance amendment, which takes effect in mid-May, prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, and all other tobacco products, including rolling papers, pipes and e-cigarettes. “I think it’s important to provide children and all visitors to […]
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Freeport capital improvement plan remains intact
FREEPORT — After discussing several substantial amendments, the Town Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to adopt its five-year capital budget largely as planned. Councilor Andy Wellen made the dissenting vote after raising objections to budgeting for the Freeport Economic Development Corporation, which is slated to receive $95,000 in each of the next five years. “I wanted […]
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Topsham selectmen send $8.5M budget to Town Meeting
TOPSHAM — A proposed $8.54 million budget, a decrease of nearly $32,000 from the current fiscal year, goes to a Town Meeting vote May 14. The Board of Selectmen on April 10 unanimously approved the proposal and several warrant articles, which voters will consider by line item next month. Factoring in assessments to School Administrative […]
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Mid-Coast groups offer spring birding walks
BATH — Conservation organizations around the Mid-Coast are offering birding excursions this month and in May. A walk through the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Sewall Woods Preserve in Bath, led by Ted Allen of Merrymeeting Audubon, will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 19. The group will meet and carpool from the CVS at […]
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New Freeport Public Market has 4 tenants
FREEPORT — The Freeport Public Market will have its grand opening in late May. at 20 Bow St., with four tenants: Amato’s, Kamasouptra, Peachy’s Smoothies and Cafe Crepes. “The Freeport Public Market is the perfect place for families and visitors to taste some of the best food choices available,” principal owner Godfrey Wood, of Falmouth, […]
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Campaign to open Clapboard Island hits milestones
FALMOUTH — A three-season cottage on Clapboard Island is now available for purchase as part of a $1.6 million plan to open the island for public use. The listing comes on the heels of a fundraising milestone for the effort, which now has $535,000 in cash and pledges. The northeastern half of Clapboard Island, which […]
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In Falmouth, spending may rise, but taxes won't
FALMOUTH — No new taxes. That was the sentiment expressed nearly a dozen times last week during a joint budget presentation by the town and School Department in the Falmouth Elementary School cafeteria. About 30 people attended the April 10 meeting (including town councilors, members of the School Board, and several town employees) and no […]
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'Radio Ramblers': Music of their lives is on the air in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Steve Roy loves WYAR. Roy, a teacher at the 317 Main community music center, has been listening to the town’s heritage radio station for years. He digs its playlists of classic tunes from the first half of the 20th century. When he’s driving on Interstate 295, he knows exactly where his car’s antenna will […]