But the offer, along with $4,000 for razing the North Yarmouth house without a permit last month, won’t necessarily settle the issue.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Yarmouth Water District offers apology to N. Yarmouth
The district is also offering $4,000 and a promise of better communication to settle the dispute over a house demolition.
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Falmouth’s ‘big boxes’ size limit questioned
A developer says the plan for a size cap is overkill, since no large retail stores have shown interest in the town.
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With grant, UNE hopes to lead pain research
The university will use a $10 million federal grant to study why pain becomes chronic and how to treat it.
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Portland mayor meets with Peaks Island residents
The talks focused on public safety and noise from jets flying into Portland International Jetport.
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Lobster prices hit record lows, but restaurants still charge top dollar
Maine lobster is going for as little as $2 per pound at docks, but customers are still paying 12 times that at some eateries.
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Maine plant can handle more lobster, needs place to sell it
With Canadian processors shut down because of protests by lobstermen, some Maine plants are getting more calls from customers who need a place to process lobster meat.
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Snowe seeks State Dept. intervention in lobster dispute
In a letter to Hillary Clinton, the Maine senator says the situation is “unacceptable” and asks the secretary of state to make it a priority in U.S.-Canadian relations.
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Headline act happy with Portland music festival
The band plans to go to the beach and have a cookout before heading out of Maine on Monday.
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Maine tries to defuse low-priced lobster war with Canada
Maine and Canadian officials scrambled Friday to avert a border war over low-priced lobster, hoping a long holiday weekend in New Brunswick could help to defuse the tension.