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Brunswick trails to be named for historic residents
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Department is looking to the past to name trails at one of Brunswick’s newest open space preserves. Bridger Tomlin, a rising junior at Bowdoin College and summer fellow at the Planning Department, has been conducting oral histories with residents who lived on the Furbish Preserve off Harpswell Road before the property was […]
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Event to mark Eagle Island historic status
HARPSWELL — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry is hosting a free celebration Saturday, July 25, of Eagle Island’s designation as a national historic landmark. The island, which houses the summer home of Arctic explorer Adm. Robert Peary, was designated a national historic landmark last October. The designation is the highest the U.S. […]
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After Harpswell court case, public use surges on beaches
HARPSWELL — If you open it, they will come. Town officials say public use of beaches is increasing, in part thanks to successful court battles to open Cedar Beach. On a recent Friday afternoon, about half a dozen families sun-bathed, beach-combed and swam in the beach’s sandy cove. The beach had been largely unused for three […]
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Peace Fair to be held on Brunswick Mall
BRUNSWICK — The 11th annual Peace Fair will be held Aug. 1 on the town Mall. The theme this year is “Building A World In Which All Children Can Thrive.” The event, sponsored by PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick, will start at 10 a.m., and there will be games and activities under the tents on the green […]
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FBI, police probe robberies in Freeport, Portland
FREEPORT — The FBI has joined police officers from Portland, Brunswick, Yarmouth and Freeport to investigate three robberies that took place Friday afternoon. Portland Lt. James Sweatt said Monday that given the timeline and other information, “We believe there’s a good chance that these are related.” At 1:45 p.m. Friday, an armed man approached a […]
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Dishin' That: What would Natalie do at Marcy's Diner?
Timing is everything. With tourist season in full swing, my Blue-eyed Yankees Fan volunteered me to whip up a list of close-to-Portland activities for a 7-year-old kid From Away. Last week’s column asked readers for dining recommendations. Follow-up reporting on those recommendations, and the whole kids-in-restaurants thing, wasn’t something I was excited about. After all, […]
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Maine high court to rule on smart meter challenge
PORTLAND — The final say on the public health risks of “smart meters” lies with the state supreme court. After opponents of a Maine Public Utilities Commission decision on the safety of the electricity meters filed an appeal with the Supreme Judicial Court in May, the PUC and Central Maine Power Co., the utility that covers […]
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Arts Calendar: July 22 to Aug. 4
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 7/29 “Land of Horses,” book talk and signing with author Chris Lombard, 6:30 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com. Film “Gueros,” Friday, July 24, 6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, 2 p.m., $8, students $6, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, […]
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Community Calendar: July 22 to Aug. 4
Greater Portland Benefits Sunday 7/26 Mackworth Island Show & Shine Car Show, to benefit Foundation for Maine’s Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $5, children $2, Mackworth Island, Falmouth. Bulletin Board Circus Smirkus, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 3-4, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., $18-$21, Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, […]