The South Portland Planning Board is set to take public comment next week on a proposed 118-unit, market-rate apartment complex in the Brick Hill neighborhood. The board will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. This will be the first of two formal meetings on the proposal, according […]
August 2016
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
South Portland sees new development
The South Portland Planning Board is set to take public comment next week on a proposed 118-unit, market-rate apartment complex in the Brick Hill neighborhood. The board will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. This will be the first of two formal meetings on the proposal, according […]
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Public seeks action amid development uproar
Westbrook residents who turned out in droves for public meetings this week expressed a common theme. What can city officials do to slow the pace of development in the city? And they may get some answers. Due to the passionate public pushback during the recent period of unprecendented growth in Westbrook, officials will host a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Westbrook Notes
Norton hires Dumond Norton Financial Services, which offers employer-sponsored retirement plans and investment management services to businesses and individuals, has announced that Jamie Dumond of Westbrook has joined the company as executive assistant. Previously, Dumond was employed with Eastdil Secured in California in the role of executive assistant to the managing director. Prior to that, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Westbrook Notes
Norton hires Dumond Norton Financial Services, which offers employer-sponsored retirement plans and investment management services to businesses and individuals, has announced that Jamie Dumond of Westbrook has joined the company as executive assistant. Previously, Dumond was employed with Eastdil Secured in California in the role of executive assistant to the managing director. Prior to that, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Looking Back
Aug. 7, 1991 Mayor Fred Wescott reaffirmed his veto of the Goodwill house proposed on Arlington Avenue and the City Council failed to muster the five votes to overturn it. The outcome was received in silent satisfaction by a group of about 20 Arlington Avenue residents who argued vigorously against the Goodwill project. The effect […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Baseball: Scarborough Little League takes a pair of state crowns
The Scarborough Little League 11-12 team topped Biddeford 14-0 in Orrington on Friday, July 29, to capture the State title. The players are: Sam Clark, Thomas Donahue, Nic Frink, Ryan Gambardella, Ryan Kelly, TJ Liponis, Reilly Martin, Peter O’Brien, Nate Robinson, Sam Rumelhart, Ben Seguin, Jack Simonton, Cade Sullivan and Joe Townsend. Corey Frink is […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Rich history: Ross Grant revival reveals Gorham past, future
Gorham’s so-called Ross Grant – with its agricultural and aristocractic roots from three centuries ago under British rule – is earmarked for a return to prominence at today’s eastern gateway to the town on Route 25. The vision for the property, now owned by the nonprofit Shaw Brothers Family Foundation, calls for a large part […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Rich history: Ross Grant revival reveals Gorham past, future
Gorham’s so-called Ross Grant – with its agricultural and aristocractic roots from three centuries ago under British rule – is earmarked for a return to prominence at today’s eastern gateway to the town on Route 25. The vision for the property, now owned by the nonprofit Shaw Brothers Family Foundation, calls for a large part […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Harvest Bucks lower barriers for fresh produce
With the goal of allowing low-income people to purchase more fresh produce, The Farm Stand in South Portland and the Portland Food Co-op, in partnership with the Maine Farmland Trust, have launched a new program called Maine Harvest Bucks. The idea is that those receiving food assistance funds who spend $10 on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]