BATH — The Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan Tuesday for a new shelter and exhibition building on Maine Maritime Museum’s Washington Street campus. The 2,100-square-foot building, called the Kramer Blacksmith Shop Exhibit, will serve as an evocation of a 1914 structure that sat on the Percy & Small shipbuilding site, now preserved as […]
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Brunswick's storm budget on par with past years
BRUNSWICK — Just as snow began to cover Maine again on Wednesday, Public Works Director John Foster said the town’s storm budget is trending normally and is not at risk of going into a deficit. A storm-heavy December and a lighter January brought the town to about $275,000 of its nearly $450,000 storm budget, which includes […]
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Brunswick Town Hall costs exceed budget
BRUNSWICK — Unexpected costs emerged for the new Town Hall at the Town Council’s meeting Monday night, where councilors also tweaked the downtown planning process in a divided vote. The council also approved additional funding to study the potential for an outdoor public pool at Brunswick Landing. The council meeting was once again held at […]
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Harpswell charter school receives grant
HARPSWELL — Harpswell Coastal Academy has received a $1,000 sustainability grant from the Washington, D.C.-based American Forest Foundation. The GreenWorks grant, part of the foundation’s Project Learning Tree education program, will support several projects, including a community compost research facility, a methane biodigester to produce combustible natural gas, and an aquaponics unit to produce “sale-quality” vegetables, […]
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Weather postpones Scarborough meetings
SCARBOROUGH — Wednesday’s snow storm led to the postponement of scheduled meetings of the Town Council and its Ordinance and Appointments committees. The Ordinance Committee had been scheduled to meet at 3 p.m., the Appointments Committee at 6 p.m. and the Town Council at 7 p.m. Rescheduled meetings will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12. The […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Festivities, food, fireworks mark 200th birthday of North Yarmouth Academy
YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth Academy celebrated its 200th birthday on Tuesday with a slew of activities for students, families and members of the community. The school’s charter was signed by Massachusetts Gov. Caleb Strong on Feb. 4, 1814; Yarmouth was part of North Yarmouth, Mass., in the early 19th century. North Yarmouth Academy enrolled its first […]
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Falmouth school teaches value of recycling; production of waste on track to drop 90%
FALMOUTH — A new recycling project at Falmouth Elementary School is projected to reduce solid waste from the cafeteria by 90 percent. That’s the assessment of first-grade teacher Josh Olins, who launched the program and hopes to someday expand it to the middle and high schools. The program, which includes composting food waste and recycling […]
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Freeport poll suggests FEDC has work to do
FREEPORT — A majority of residents feel the Town Council is doing a pretty good job and that the Freeport Economic Development Corp. may not be deserving of tax support, according to a survey conducted by the Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition and presented Tuesday at a council meeting. The Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition, a nonprofit citizens […]
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Athletes still the focus for Portland sportscaster turned lawyer
PORTLAND — Twelve years ago, when Fox 51 News at 10 was cancelled, a young sportscaster found himself out of a job and at a crossroads. Today, Paul Greene is enjoying a triumphant second act. The 42-year-old Falmouth resident is launching Global Sports Advocates, a law firm that represents professional and amateur athletes in the […]
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Yarmouth rep's bill to aid owners of destroyed homes faces uphill fight
YARMOUTH — The victims of the June 2013 propane explosion on Gables Drive may have lost their homes, but they still have to pay their property taxes. Now Rep. Janice Cooper, D-Yarmouth, has introduced LD 1610, an act to allow a municipality to abate taxes assessed on property that is destroyed. “It’s just so cold-hearted […]