HARPSWELL — Potential soil contamination could thwart the town’s planned purchase of waterfront property. The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved an amendment to an agreement for the purchase of nearly 6,000-square-feet of land abutting the Lookout Point town landing on Harpswell Neck. Voters approved the $85,000 purchase in a November referendum. The amendment calls […]
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Waterfront property tax appeals continue in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Appeals of tax assessments on waterfront properties will continue into 2014 as Prout’s Neck residents have their say in front of the Board of Assessment Review. Next Tuesday, Dec. 17, the board will release its findings of fact on appeals of 2012 assessments of 43 properties in Pine Point and Higgins Beach. Board […]
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South Portland molds tar sands panel; oil industry threatens to sue
SOUTH PORTLAND — Keep it small, make it quick, and leave it to the experts. That summarizes the likely charge of a committee that will be asked by the City Council to draft an ordinance to block “tar sands” oil from the city, even though the oil industry is threatening to sue if the city […]
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Brunswick panel previews town projects, costs
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council’s Capital Improvement Program Committee on Wednesday provided a preview of town projects. The CIP is a financial document that helps the town plan facilities and infrastructure improvements over a five-year period. It also provides information for how much each project will cost and how it will be paid. The CIP presented […]
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Powerball player scores $1M lottery ticket in Bath
BATH — A Woolwich man who bought a Powerball ticket at the Clipper Mart on Leeman Highway should have an especially merry Christmas. A $1 million Powerball winning ticket was sold there for Wednesday’s drawing, according to a Maine Lottery press release Thursday. Terry Taylor matched five numbers to win, and he received a check for […]
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Bath attempted abduction deemed a hoax
BATH — The reported attempted abduction Wednesday afternoon of a 12-year-old boy was found to be a hoax, police said the next day. After investigators interviewed the boy at length, he admitted the story was made up. He has not been charged with a crime at this point, but investigators have continued to talk with […]
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Brunswick board delays decision on new elementary school
BRUNSWICK — Despite several months of discussion and planning, the School Board on Wednesday tabled a formal commitment to build a new school at the site of the shuttered Jordan Acres Elementary School. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski revealed the School Department has been cleared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to start […]
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Planning Board calls special meeting for Scarborough office project; El Rayo moves forward
SCARBOROUGH — The first phase of office development on Little Dolphin Drive is likely to be approved at noon Friday in a special Planning Board meeting. Approval of a 20,000-square-foot, two-story office building proposed by Risbara Family Development was delayed Monday night because a Maine Department of Environmental Protection storm-water permit had not been issued. […]
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Cape Elizabeth moves toward regulation of gun club
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to forward a draft of a shooting range ordinance to the Ordinance Committee for review. The ordinance was written by attorney Kenneth Cole, who was hired by the town in June in response to an ongoing feud between residents of the Cross Hill subdivision and members […]
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Brunswick inns going to court in naming dispute
BRUNSWICK — Does confusion between two local inns warrant ordering a name change by one of them? Eileen Horner, owner of The Brunswick Inn, believes it does, which is why she is hoping a federal judge will order The Inn at Brunswick Station to change its name. Lawyers for the two inns, which are a quarter […]