HARPSWELL — Patty O’Brien Carrier was visiting her daughter at college in Baltimore last fall when she woke up in the middle of the night. She instantly knew something was wrong. “I was hot, I was itching, I got out of bed and looked in the mirror and I was covered in hives,” she said. “My […]
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Community support helps sprout Brunswick aquaponics greenhouse
BRUNSWICK — Cara Stadler and her mother Cecile are known for building a Maine restaurant empire: Tao Yuan in Brunswick, and Bao Bao Dumpling House and the recently opened Lio in Portland. But for the past five years, the Stadlers have also been hard at work trying to build an ecosystem that will provide food for all […]
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Lawsuit threat looms over Harpswell water tower decision
HARPSWELL — An attorney for residents who want to preserve the water tower at Mitchell Field is preparing a lawsuit against the town. Town attorney Amy Tchao told the Board of Selectmen at a special meeting Tuesday that the notice was contained in an email she received July 19 from attorney Chris Neagle of Portland-based Troubh Heisler, […]
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Topsham selectmen OK demolition of old fire station
TOPSHAM — The old fire station on Green Street could be leveled this weekend after a unanimous vote July 19 by the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen also discussed coming up with a single name for Brookside Drive, Homeplace and Somerset Place, which comprise a continuous road. They also approved a letter to the Maine Department […]
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Bath to crack down on abandoned buildings
BATH — The City Council next week is expected to vote a second and final time on stricter rules governing vacant residential and commercial buildings in the city. “We’ve had a number of complaints about vacant buildings, and these are buildings where no one is living in the house,” City Manager Peter Owen said July […]
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Another Bichrest reboots Block & Tackle in Cundy's Harbor
HARPSWELL — After a three-year hiatus, longtime Cundy’s Harbor eatery Block & Tackle is back in business. Dawn Bichrest opened the restaurant at 843 Cundy’s Harbor Road in 1982, but after 33 years in business she quietly closed the restaurant in 2015. In an interview last summer, she said she had no plans to reopen or […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland cemetery tour to explore Civil War history
PORTLAND — A special tour of Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday will explore Maine’s connections to the Civil War. The 10:30 a.m. tour July 28 is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged. The event is a joint venture of the Friends of Evergreen Cemetery and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable in […]
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Bath-based initiative reduces goal for school supplies
BATH — The Midcoast Community Alliance has cut its fundraising goal by 25 percent after realizing that providing every Regional School Unit 1 student with school supplies this summer is too formidable a task. The organization’s initial goal of $40,000 – geared toward equipping all students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 with supplies, regardless of need […]
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Portland, Brunswick airports get FAA grants
PORTLAND — The Portland International Jetport and Brunswick Executive Airport are among recipients of $6.9 million in federal grants announced July 20 by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. The Jetport will receive $3.87 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, while $200,000 was awarded to Brunswick. In Portland, the funding will be spent on repairing and expanding apron areas […]