BATH — Construction of a more than $6 million downtown medical office building could begin this summer, with an opening planned for early next year. Mid Coast Medical Group announced the project Wednesday. The new facility is planned to stand at the corner of Centre and Franklin Streets, according to a press release. The project […]
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Cape Elizabeth officials unveil preliminary budgets
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town manager and superintendent of schools last week introduced fiscal 2015 draft budgets worth $13.4 million and $23.2 million, respectively. Town Manager Michael McGovern’s proposed budget, which does not include schools or community services, includes $9.3 million in general fund spending, up 2.8 percent from fiscal year 2014, plus a $1.1 […]
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Real-world training in South Portland
South Portland firefighters prepare to enter a building at 35 Park Ave. last weekend as part of a live fire training exercise. Flames engulf the building in the area of Broadway and Lincoln Street Extension.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Long-delayed dredging of Royal River in Yarmouth planned for fall
YARMOUTH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has added the dredging of the Royal River to its 2014 work plan, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced Wednesday. The Corps has budgeted $3 million for the project, which would remove silt from the river’s harbor and increase its navigability at low tides. “The Royal River […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Daughtry hosts Brunswick forum on health insurance
BRUNSWICK — A public forum hosted by Rep. Matthea Daughtry, D-Brunswick, on Maine’s new health insurance exchange will be held on Monday, March 10, from 6-8 p.m. in Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room. The forum will explain how the new exchange operates and how people can sign up for coverage before the current open enrollment […]
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Frustration evident as Brunswick delays vote on new school
BRUNSWICK — The town will likely have to wait another year before it votes on a potentially expensive school facilities project, most recently conceptualized as a new building to replace Coffin Elementary School. Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski said at a Feb. 27 School Board facilities committee meeting that an anticipated November referendum for an […]
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Harpswell again extends deadline for waterfront purchase
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen has extended the deadline for purchasing a 6,000-square-foot waterfront property for a third time. Selectmen at their Feb. 27 meeting voted unanimously to extend the deadline to April 1, just as the second extended deadline of March 1 was about to expire. Voters approved the $85,000 purchase last November, two […]
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Falmouth neighborhood group backs Clapboard Island purchase
FALMOUTH — A plan to purchase half of Clapboard Island for public use has received yet another financial boost, this time from residents of a Foreside neighborhood. The contribution, which could be $100,000 or more, brings the overall fundraising effort to the midway point, according to a project manager’s estimate. At a meeting on Feb. […]
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Wardtown Road is top priority in Freeport capital budget
FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday heard a proposal for a five-year capital improvement plan that would include more than $2.67 million worth of projects for fiscal year 2015, nearly three times the amount approved for 2014. Nearly half of those funds would go to the repair of Wardtown Road. The plan calls for […]
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Yarmouth author a resource for Alzheimer's caregivers
YARMOUTH — When her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 12 years ago, Catherine Gentile began a long and difficult journey. She became a caregiver, a student of the disease, an advocate for its patients. And as her mom continued to withdraw, to lose her sense of self, Gentile learned to search for those sparks of […]