CUMBERLAND — While the town has managed to avoid an increase in its operating budget in recent years, that may have to change in the 2013 fiscal year. Still, despite an ever-challenging economy, Cumberland has big projects on the horizon, including the Village Green Revitalization Master Plan. “We’ve pretty much reached the breaking point of […]
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Real estate drama for actress McGowan
The starlet has purchased a new home, after selling her beloved residence a little too hastily and failing in her efforts to buy it back.
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A dome home that will have you spinning
This unique New York dwelling can rotate to take advantage of maximum solar energy.
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Freeport Police Beat: Jan. 3
Arrests 12/31 at 8:05 p.m. William I. Worthing, 43, of Manchester, Mass., was arrested by Officer Keith Norris on Lower Main Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 1/1 at 12:18 a.m. David Chaves, 19, of Gore Road, Alfred, was arrested by Officer Brandon Paxton on Desert Road on charges of operating under […]
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Falmouth native building eco-tourism lodge in Tanzania
FALMOUTH — In the midst of finishing up their master’s degrees in business administration at Rollins College in Florida, Sam Barns and his girlfriend Alli Crocker are building an eco-tourism lodge on the side of Mount Kilamanjaro in Tanzania. And they’re looking for help to pay for it. Barns, a 2007 Falmouth High School graduate, […]
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US soldier: Didn’t see explosives while packing
Authorities say Trey Scott Atwater went through an airport security checkpoint Saturday with C-4, a powerful explosive.
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New year brightens Freeport fog
Fireworks light up the foggy sky over Freeport during L.L. Bean’s New Year’s Eve celebration on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Children’s performer Rick Charette sings “Alligator in the Elevator” with the help of some of the kids from the audience during the L.L. Bean’s New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31, 2011, in FreeportMegan Blasius, […]
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Private land offered to Baxter State Park
Huber Resources Corp. of Old Town says it will give the land – estimated at 90 to 160 acres – free of charge.
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Portland Meetings Jan. 4 – 10
Wed. 1/4 3:45 p.m. Creative Portland Corp. CH Basement Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation CC Wed. 1/4 5:30 p.m. City Council Workshop Room 209 Wed. 1/4 7 p.m. City Council Meeting CC Thurs. 1/5 5 p.m. Community Dev. Committee Room 209 Thurs. 1/5 5 p.m. Landbank Commission Room 24 Thurs. 1/5 6:30 p.m. ZBA […]
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Bail for suspect in Gorham knife-wielding incident set at $100,000
GORHAM – A 35-year-old Gorham man who police say threatened another Gorham man with a knife was behind bars Tuesday with bail set at $100,000 cash, a spokesman at Cumberland County Jail in Portland said. Sgt. Sears Edwards of the Gorham Police Department said in a report that Portland police arrested Robert Nowlin Sr. at […]