The developer of the 50-unit Belfort Landing project, which was on hold due to a lawsuit from neighbors, plans to begin excavation work this week.
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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Hobby Lobby to open in Brunswick this summer
The Oklahoma-based company confirmed it will open its fifth Maine location at the former Sears in Cook’s Corner, which has been vacant since 2020.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
US Supreme Court won’t hear Maine case about parental rights on gender in schools
Amber Lavigne sued a Damariscotta-based school district in 2023, arguing it violated her rights by not informing her about her 13-year-old’s gender expression.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Does Maine spend roughly $20,000 per K-12 student? | Fact brief
Maine had the lowest per-student spending in New England as of the 2021-22 school year.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Trans sports referendum signatures are not valid, lawsuit argues
The lawsuit filed Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court by 3 Maine residents says the referendum should not be sent to voters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine
7 Maine events this week include Aly & AJ, David Sedaris in Portland
Also see ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on the big screen in Gardiner.
Posted inMaine, News
Civil case filed in Maryland killing of former Winthrop philanthropist
The partner of former Augusta attorney Robert Gorham Fuller Jr. is suing the Maryland assisted living center where he was shot to death last month.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine, News
5 fun things to do in Saco
A longtime resident unpacks her favorite things about the city.
Posted inMaine, News
New Gloucester holds public hearing on future of crash-prone intersection
Maine DOT plans to build improvements to the intersection of Intervale Road, Cobbs Bridge Road, and Gloucester Hill Road.
Posted inMaine, News
Boy severely burned in Topsham after trying to start fire
The 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with extensive burns.