The NH Department of Transportation says work to replace the 90-year-old bridge will start soon. The goal is to have it done by July 2013.
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Lennon elected chairwoman of Cape council
CAPE ELIZABETH — Councilor Sara Lennon is the new chairwoman of the Town Council. The council caucused on Dec. 5 to discuss leadership and committee appointments, and made the decisions official Monday, Dec. 12. Councilor Frank Governali was elected vice chairman and was named the chairman of the Finance Committee, a committee of the whole […]
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Bobbie Jo Grant, 43: Lived life with determination, tenacity
BOSTON, Mass. — Bobbie Jo Grant, 43, of South Portland, formerly of Yarmouth, died Dec. 8 at Kindred Hospital in Brighton, Mass., from complications of spina bifida. Born on August 28, 1968 in Portland, she was the daughter of Iris and Randolph Grant. She was educated in Yarmouth schools and graduated from Yarmouth High School. Grant […]
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Scarborough Police Beat: Dec. 14
Arrests 12/7 at 10:31 a.m. Peter M. Leavitt, 31, of Houlton Street, Portland, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on five warrants. 12/9 at 2:53 p.m. Robert S. Hargis, 20, of Southwell Avenue, South Portland, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking […]
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NE Climate Center lists odds for white Christmas
According to Cornell University’s Northeast Regional Climate Center, Portland has a 66 percent chance of a white Christmas.
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Harold Forest Snow, 94
SCARBOROUGH — Harold Forest Snow, 94, died Nov. 29. Born in Pine Point on Aug. 22, 1917, to Friend H. and Cora M. Snow, he attended Blue Point schools, graduating from Thornton Academy in 1935 and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939 with a degree in chemistry. He worked as a chemist for DuPont […]
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Black widow spiders create stir for Maine defense contractor
The unusual story of black widow spiders turning up at Bath Iron Works has led to media coverage across the country.
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West Falmouth bridge reopens to traffic
FALMOUTH — The new Route 26/100 Falmouth Railroad Bridge, which spans the Presumpscot River and the Pan Am Railroad tracks, will open to traffic this afternoon, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. This new bridge is slightly downstream from an original structure, which was built in 1932. Construction on the new bridge started in July. […]
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John L. Lacasse, 75
BATH — John L. Lacasse died Dec. 6 at Maine Medical Center. Born Oct. 5, 1927 in New Bedford, Mass, he lived most of his life on Cape Cod before moving to Bath in 2007. He attended Vermont Academy and was stationed in Germany for eight years at the end of WWII. He was a […]
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Warm temps hurting local ski areas
Ski-area operators in Maine and across the Northeast are dreaming of a white Christmas but seeing red as temperatures stay too high.