The $7.6 million project will add bicycle lanes, sidewalks and green buffers along 1-mile stretch of Shore Road, but parking in the Cottage Farms Road neighborhood and near local businesses have come under scrutiny.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
No Cape Elizabeth referendum on affordable housing at Gull Crest Fields
Cynthia Dill’s petition fell just short of the required number of signatures to appear on a future referendum.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster
$1.5M Yarmouth Transfer Station project has begun
A pay-as-you-throw system will start in January.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Maine Maritime Museum appoints interim head as new executive director
Chris Timm said he’s excited to expand the museum’s programming and exhibits.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Cooking at the Cove: Nothing says celebration like a decadent chocolate cake
Let’s make a birthday cake. Don’t have a birthday coming up? Sure you do, even if it’s 364 days away, you have an excuse to make and eat chocolate cake. This one was made for my recent birthday by my youngest daughter. (All my daughters excel at cake baking – I raised them right.) If […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Second chance at life impels Brunswick veteran to ‘be better,’ serve others
Retired Army Command Sgt. Gretchen Evans will be presented with the Pat Tillman Award for Service for her advocacy work since suffering a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
North Yarmouth Academy students dig in at school construction site
With the goals of teaching the importance of skilled trades and giving students a stake in the project, Hebert Construction hires teenagers for the renovation of the Travis Roy Ice Arena. It’s also donating $25 back to the project for each hour individual students are on the clock.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Sell-out crowd appreciates Cigar Box Guitar Madness
Performers and audience members share their love for blues music and cigar box guitars in Westbrook last weekend.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Dog to help lifeguard conduct rescues at Scarborough Beach
Among the American Academy of Canine Water Rescue trainees is Beacon, a Newfoundland who will assist lifeguards at the state park.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland allots $3.4 million of its federal pandemic relief funds
The South Portland City Council on Tuesday authorized the allocation of $3.4 million of its American Rescue Plan Funds for 11 projects and programs, most of which aim to combat homelessness and provide services and assistance to unhoused individuals and asylum-seeking families. “You hear a lot of stories across the country about how some of […]