TOPSHAM — In an effort to maintain the viability of Topsham Fair Mall, a master transportation planning project for the area may soon begin. The Board of Selectmen on Nov. 19 unanimously tabled the Planning Office’s request to seek consulting services for the project to better understand how the work will be funded, Planning Director […]
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Topsham-area school board backs new Mt. Ararat High School
TOPSHAM — A new Mt. Ararat High School is a big step closer to reality. The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors voted unanimously Nov. 19 to build a new school to replace the existing building, which is 42 years old. The SAD 75 Building Committee has recommended putting the new building on the […]
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Tree lighting Saturday on Brunswick mall
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association will host its annual tree-lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 28. Hot cocoa, coffee, cookies and free carriage rides will be provided on the mall from 2-5 p.m. Santa will arrive on a fire truck at 3 p.m. and visit with children until 5 p.m., when the lighting will take place.
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Brunswick train layover facility permit intact
BRUNSWICK — The citizen oversight board of the Maine Department of Environment Protection on Nov. 19 rejected an appeal of a stormwater permit issued for an Amtrak train layover facility. The Brunswick West Neighborhood Coalition, a citizen’s group opposing construction of the maintenance and layover facility for Downeaster trains, appealed the permit granted in July to […]
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Southern Maine Community College formally opens Brunswick Landing campus
BRUNSWICK — The new midcoast campus of Southern Maine Community College officially opened Nov. 19 with a formal ceremony and commemoration. Students had been attending classes and living in a new residence hall since the start of the fall semester in August. But college leaders, as well as state and town officials, gathered in the school’s […]
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Bath celebrates with month-long 'Old-Fashioned Christmas'
BATH — The city known for its annual Heritage Days, Autumnfest and Old Blarney Days celebrations is no slouch either when it comes to the December holiday season. Various activities on Saturday, Nov. 28, kick off “An Old-Fashioned Christmas in Bath.” Story time and ornament making will take place in the Children’s Room at Patten Free […]
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Out & About: Christmas offerings dominate A&E choices
Fridges will still be bulging with Thanksgiving leftovers when the Christmas spirit zooms in this weekend to dominate the performing arts for the next month. First up is Maine State Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker,” which opens Saturday. “Joyous Sounds of Latin America” is a slight re-tooling of the University of Southern Maine’s annual […]
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High court allows whistleblower suit against Cumberland County to go to trial
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has overturned an Androscoggin County Superior Court decision that a detective fired from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department did not have enough evidence to bring a whistleblower claim against Cumberland County and its two top officers before a jury. Cumberland County Detective Gerard Brady of South Portland is […]
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USM, UMaine Law partner for degree program
PORTLAND — A new partnership between the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine School of Law will allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years. Students in the “3+3” program will complete three years of undergraduate work followed by three years in law school. Qualified students can take the […]
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Composting: Scrappy business grows in Portland, beyond
PORTLAND — It is raw, pungent and nurturing. And the future of solid waste collection in greater Portland is also award-winning. Last month, two composting companies were recognized by Portland Buy Local. We Compost It! was named the group’s Environmental Hero, and Garbage to Garden won an Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind award. Both […]