FALMOUTH — A fundraising feasibility study for a $5 million library expansion plan is taking shape, while the clock is slowly ticking away on an option to purchase adjacent land for the project. This week, about 60 Falmouth residents and business owners will receive letters from Ovation Fundraising Counsel, a company that has been hired […]
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Freeport council taps Werner, DeGrandpre for RSU 5 withdrawal panel
FREEPORT — The town’s Regional School Unit 5 withdrawal committee began to take shape at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. The council unanimously appointed at-large Councilor Rich DeGrandpre, whose term of office expires in November, as its representative on the committee. DeGrandpre is the owner of R&D Automotive and has been a councilor for 12 years. It […]
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'Bubble' struggle: Yarmouth High School student film explores fear, security after Newtown
YARMOUTH — When the Yarmouth Alumni Association commissioned a group of high school students to spend the summer of 2012 producing a film in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yarmouth High School, they were so pleased with the finished product that they decided to fund another student film the following year. This time, they […]
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West Bath exit from Regional School Unit 1 goes to polls Jan. 21
WEST BATH — Residents will vote Tuesday, Jan. 21, whether to withdraw from the school district their town helped to form in 2008. As part of a 22-step, state-mandated withdrawal process, the town on Monday held a public hearing on West Bath’s possible departure from Regional School Unit 1. About 30 residents attended the meeting […]
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Reading resolution: Mainers urged to turn pages with kids in the new year
PORTLAND — Among the age-old promises to eat healthier foods, exercise or abandon bad habits this New Year, a Maine organization is offering four new resolutions to consider in 2014. Raising Readers – a nonprofit group that provides free books to all young children in Maine – is asking parents to read aloud to their […]
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Portland storm budget takes a big hit
PORTLAND — Less than three weeks into winter – but after dealing with five winter storms – the city has already spent more than half of its annual budget for snow clearing and other seasonal work. Director of Public Services Mike Bobinsky on Monday told city councilors that his department has so far used $524,000 […]
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The more things change …: Photos celebrate architecture in Portland
PORTLAND — A new photo exhibit shows two sides of the city: one of constant change and one of preservation. “Images of Change: Greater Portland’s Cityscape Since 1960” is a collection of 72 photographs by 44 artists that focuses on Portland’s evolving architecture. The exhibit opened Friday at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery, where it […]
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Yarmouth council delays action on dams, leash law
YARMOUTH — The Town Council may not have much to discuss at its Jan. 16 meeting after deciding Monday at a workshop to delay votes and discussions on several agenda items. The council agreed to table until March a vote on an amendment to the town’s dog leash law, and a vote on the potential removal […]
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Aiming for opera's fences: Negro Leagues tragic hero Josh Gibson inspires Portland composer
PORTLAND — While recent weather may suggest otherwise, it’s only a few months before the drama of professional baseball once again thrills Portland spectators. But this spring, some of that drama will take place not at Hadlock Field, but in Merrill Auditorium. “The Summer King,” an opera based on the life of Negro Leagues great […]
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North Yarmouth selectmen to weigh options for school, Wescustogo properties
NORTH YARMOUTH — Interim Town Manager Marnie Diffin on Jan. 14 plans to present the Board of Selectmen with scenarios for use of the soon-to-close North Yarmouth Memorial School and the former Wescustogo Hall property. The options for NYMS include several decision points, assuming the town accepts the property from School Administrative District 51 after […]