SOUTH PORTLAND — A former state senator, a former city Planning Board member, and a former U.S. Senate staffer are among the 12 applicants to serve on the committee that will try to draft an ordinance banning tar sands oil from the city. More than half the applicants introduced themselves at a City Council workshop […]
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Scarborough animal control panel gets 3 extra weeks to work
SCARBOROUGH — The ad-hoc committee considering animal control measures received an extension to Feb. 12 from town councilors Wednesday, two days after composing a framework of possible recommendations to protect wildlife and allow access for dogs on town beaches. The committee of Town Councilor Bill Donovan, Glennis Chabot, Margot Hodgkins, Noah Perlut, Daniel Ravin, Lucy […]
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Preliminary Brunswick budget forecast predicts tax increase
BRUNSWICK — The search for a new town manager and the proposed construction of a new connector road at Cook’s Corner are among the top items on the Town Council’s agenda this year. Councilors met for their annual day-long retreat on Saturday, Jan. 11, to discuss the 2014 agenda along with next year’s budget, which […]
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N. Yarmouth rep backs HIV education bill
NORTH YARMOUTH — Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, is among sponsors of a bill to restore funding for an HIV education program. The Maine HIV Education and Prevention program has operated for more than 20 years to help prevent HIV infection in Maine teens, according to a state House Majority Office press release. The program, […]
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Cape Elizabeth gun club: Town ordinance won't end dispute
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council has only just begun its review of a proposed shooting range ordinance, but members of the Spurwink Rod and Gun Club already believe the club will end up suing the town. “It sounds to me that the club is in a very difficult position,” said Mark Mayone, president of […]
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Scarborough coastal property owners sue town for tax abatements
SCARBOROUGH — Almost three dozen coastal property owners sued the town Tuesday to roll back their 2012 taxes. If they are successful, their tax abatements could cost the town more than half a million dollars. The lawsuit, filed in Portland on behalf of 34 Higgins Beach and Pine Point property owners, asks the Maine Superior […]
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Brunswick inn, museum recovering from weather-related damage
BRUNSWICK — Severe cold weather has wreaked havoc on a historic inn and at the former residence of Maine Civil War hero Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain. Water damage caused by burst pipes forced the temporary closing of the Capt. Daniel Stone Inn, along with some layoffs. It also caused the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum to […]
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Attic fire damages Brunswick home
BRUNSWICK — A fire Tuesday night in the attic of a home at 78 Bay Bridge Road caused at least $50,000 damage to the uninsured property, officials said. Brunswick firefighters responded at 7:45 p.m. and found smoke in the attic, Deputy Chief Don Koslosky of the Brunswick Fire Department told the Bangor Daily News. The […]
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Updated: Scarborough Winterfest postponed a week
SCARBOROUGH — A town tradition turns 25 next weekend when the Scarborough Winterfest returns on Saturday, Jan. 25. On Wednesday, the festival was postponed a week by Scarborough Community Services because of “poor ice conditions and a lack of snow.” The free festival begins at noon with a lighting of fire pits near the lower […]
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SMAA launches veteran assistance program
SCARBOROUGH — Older, disabled and home-bound military veterans in need of assistance in Cumberland and York counties will be able to get help from younger veterans through a new program launched by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. The Veterans Helping Veterans program under development by VISTA volunteer Susan Gold seeks to match younger veterans […]