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Gorham fire victim identified

GORHAM — State public safety officials have identified the 82-year old man, who died in a home fire March 7, as Gary D. Marshall. The state Fire Marshal’s Office located a relative in Illinois to notify them of his death. The Fire Marshal’s Office said Marshall died when fire swept his mobile home on Patio Park […]

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Bath Police Beat: March 9

Arrests 2/28 at 6:40 p.m. Kelly Hatch, 59, of Court Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer John Dietlin on Court Street. 3/2 at 7:30 p.m. Benjamin Schlingman III, 39, of Crawford Drive, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Water Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. 3/4 at 1:31 a.m. Michele […]

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South Portland petition seeks halt on land use changes

SOUTH PORTLAND — Michael Frabotta said the City Council has pushed through changes to zoning ordinances that affect land use rights, prompting him to seek a halt on its enactment. “It’s attacking homeowners’ rights,” Frabotta said March 5 of a specific amendment to Chapter 27 of the city’s land use ordinance, which says unless a use is specifically listed […]

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Brunswick buying land with Mere Point funds, sets rule on food trucks

BRUNSWICK — The town of Brunswick will allocate $71,500 in proceeds from the sale of 946 Mere Point Road  towards purchasing a parcel of waterfront land on Simpson’s Point Road. At the same meeting on March 5, councilors voted to set a public hearing on the Cook’s Corner Connector Road Project, and passed an amended ordinance stating food vendors will […]

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Fisheries forum planned for Harpswell

HARPSWELL — The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association will hold a public forum at Cundy’s Harbor Community Hall called “Beyond the Bow: A fisheries needs assessment of Harpswell” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15. Program Associate Kendra Jo Grindle will discuss the results of a comprehensive fishing community needs assessment taken by the Fishermen’s Association last year. The […]

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South Portland Police beat: March 9

Arrests 2/17 at 1:08 a.m. Erin N. Crommie, 41, of Scarborough, was arrested on First Street by Officer Ezekiel Collins on charges of operating under the influence and violating condition of release.  2/17 at 3:10 p.m. Joseph Sloan, 48, of South Portland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Kim Theriault on a charge of domestic […]

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MCHPP offering evening hours

BRUNSWICK — The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program has begun offering early evening hours for the first time in its nearly 30 years of operation, due to a growing need in the community for supplemental food assistance. The new hours, which were implemented March 6, are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays; 11 a.m. […]