BRIDGTON — The Federal Highway Administration has designated Route 302 as an alternative fuel corridor and will install a fast charge station in Bridgton, according to the Greater Portland Council of Governments. The designation for 302 and seven other major roads in Maine prepares the state “for a future in which there will be many more […]
2019
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Farm fighting climate change
WINDHAM — Entering its fifth year, Bumbleroot Organic Farm is not only a successful farm that sells organic flowers, vegetables and herbs, it is also “trying to focus on practices that will make this farm and our community a more resilient place in the face of climate change.” The four co-owners of the farm – Ben […]
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BEHS robotics team takes sixth at world championship
STANDISH — After an impressive season, the Bonny Eagle Robotics Team attended World Championships in Detroit last week and came in sixth overall. BERT attracted attention early in the season by coming in first and second in its first two competitions and securing a spot at District Championships in the process. The team earned the right […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Sebago starts seeing financial gains from solar array
SEBAGO — After a few months of delay, Sebago is finally reaping the rewards of the nearly 180 solar panels ReVision Energy installed on the town’s salt shed in the fall. Town Manager Michele Bukoveckas said there was some delay in getting the offsets that the array created applied to the town’s accounts by CMP. “We […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
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BEHS chorus in Augusta The Bonny Eagle High School Chorus performed Thursday at the 28th Annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast in Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills was the guest speaker at the event, and members of the 195th Army Band also performed. The event was held on the National Day of Prayer, a day to celebrate the […]
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Special election pits former legislator against businessman
CUMBERLAND — Two candidates with strong ties to Cumberland are competing in a special legislative election June 11 in state House District 45. They hope to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. Democrat and former […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick town and school budgets would mean 5.3% tax increase
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick residents could be in for a nearly 5.3% tax bump if both the town and school budgets are adopted as drafted. The most recent proposed municipal budget includes a $25 million spending plan, a $1.6 million increase over last year, which would raise taxes by 1.63%. The Brunswick School Department’s $40 million budget […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Sanford’s Leyton Bickford makes dream come true
SANFORD – Most young athletes dream of one day playing their favorite sport in college, but only about 8 percent of high school players will get the chance to compete at the next level. Sanford junior Leyton Bickford will be part of that exclusive club as the Spartan verbally committed to accept a full athletic […]
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UNE softball keeps winning in postseason play
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England wiped out an early three-run deficit with four runs in the bottom of the first inning on the way to an 11-3, 5-inning win Thursday over Nichols in the Commonwealth Coast Conference softball tournament. Taylor Commesso’s three-run homer in the top of the gave the the sixth-seeded Bison […]
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Thursday’s NBA roundup: 76ers take series lead
Joel Embiid scores 33 points as Philadelphia defeats the Raptors and grabs a 2-1 advantage in the Eastern Conference semifinals.