FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday decided to pursue court-ordered fines of $500 a day against the Island Rover Foundation. The fines would continue until the 113-foot Island Rover schooner, which sits on property along Bucknam Road and has never touched the ocean, is moved in compliance with town zoning. The council on Feb. 27 […]
2018
Main Street in Yarmouth to close for bridge work
YARMOUTH — Main Street under the Route 1 bridge will be closed due to ongoing bridge construction from 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, to 6 a.m. Monday, March 5. Starting March 2, there will also be a new height restriction of 11 feet under the bridge until construction is complete. During the closure, westbound vehicles on […]
Retail heavyweights Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods adopt their own gun controls
Both say they’ll stop selling guns to anyone under 21, and Dick’s ends sales of assault-style rifles altogether.
Skowhegan-area schools closed after online threat shows gun
School officials and police said classes were canceled as a precautionary measure following the social media post Tuesday night that showed an AR-15 assault rifle and the threat.
Freeport lodging owners: ‘Level the playing field’ for short-term rentals
FREEPORT — A group of innkeepers want the town to adopt an ordinance, similar to one just approved in South Portland, that would regulate short-term housing rentals. Robin Baron, who owns The James Place Inn with his wife, Tori, said he and other hospitality providers aren’t against competition, but would like their competition held to the […]
Yarmouth taps Masselli as deputy fire chief
YARMOUTH — Daniel Masselli has been named deputy chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, effective March 4. He will replace former Deputy Fire Chief Rich Kindelen, who left last December to become deputy fire chief in Old Orchard Beach. “Dan is well respected by members of the department, and brings a wealth of experience and […]
Yarmouth taps Masselli as deputy fire chief
YARMOUTH — Daniel Masselli has been named deputy chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, effective March 4. He will replace former Deputy Fire Chief Rich Kindelen, who left last December to become deputy fire chief in Old Orchard Beach. “Dan is well respected by members of the department, and brings a wealth of experience and […]
Parkland students return to school for the first time since mass shooting
Grief counselors will ‘provide a lot of love, a lot of understanding’ and help students ‘ease back’ into their school routines, Broward Schools superintendent says.
Leonard Pitts: Hoax in Texas exposes nation’s racial hierarchy of threats – and justice
After a white teen falsely accused black men of rape, people were angrier about their race than they were about the supposed crime.
Falls don’t have to be part of aging and can be prevented
The CDC reports 1 in 3 people over age 62 will fall, but the right steps can keep you from being a statistic.