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Keepers bee-moan South Portland ordinance

SOUTH PORTLAND — Some apiarists – “beekeepers,” to laymen – are buzzing about a 3-year-old city ordinance they say is unnecessary and discourages people from raising bees. The ordinance, enacted in 2008 after one keeper’s thirsty bees began bugging children at a pool, outlines how apiarists must operate within city limits. It includes specific rulings […]

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Renewable energy ideas touted for Brunswick Landing

BRUNSWICK — When the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority hired consultants to imagine the future of renewable energy at Brunswick Landing, it encouraged them to think big. But it didn’t expect the consultants to think food. A National Renewable Energy Lab study paints a picture of the former U.S. Navy base as an industrial ecosystem complex, […]

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National Semiconductor considering future in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND – When Texas Instruments (TI) completes its $5.6 billion purchase of National Semiconductor, the computer chip maker might continue to invest in its South Portland facility, or it might pick up stakes and move on down the metaphorical road. At Monday’s City Council workshop not even a trio of National honchos, or their […]

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National Semiconductor considering future in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND – When Texas Instruments (TI) completes its $5.6 billion purchase of National Semiconductor, the computer chip maker might continue to invest in its South Portland facility, or it might pick up stakes and move on down the metaphorical road. At Monday’s City Council workshop not even a trio of National honchos, or their […]

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South Portland police log – 6/30

Arrests Monday, June 6 Stephen T. Curlew, 21, address not listed, on South Kelsey Street at 12:53 p.m. on a warrant. David G. Booth, 20, of South Portland, on Cottage Road at 4:14 p.m. on a warrant. Thursday, June 9 Joseph M. Harmon, 21, of South Portland, on Evans Street at 12:30 p.m. on a […]