Bicentennial meeting On March 15, 2020, Maine will celebrate its 200th anniversary of becoming the nation’s 23rd state. That’s an anniversary worth commemorating. In hopes of gathering a diverse group of residents to help organize bicentennial events, Windham Historical Society is hosting a meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 24 at the Little Meetinghouse, 719 Roosevelt […]
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Maggie’s not so little anymore
GRAY — Nearly a year after arriving at Maine Wildlife Park in Gray and becoming an instant “sensation,” Maggie the moose is doing well and growing steadily. She arrived at the 40-acre park last June when she was 3 weeks old and weighed about 25 pounds. Now, Maine Wildlife Park Superintendent Curt Johnson estimates she weighs […]
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Inside Bridgton
Jump start your garden Pamela Hargest of the UMaine Cooperative Extension service will present “Starting Seeds Indoors” from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Bridgton Public Library. All are welcome to come see how to get a jump start on this year’s gardening season. For more information call 647-2472. Monday town cleanups All are […]
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'Innovation' phase of The Downs moves forward in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board gave The Downs developers the go-ahead Monday to present finalized plans for an area of light industrial, technology, manufacturing and retail development. The board approved a preliminary site plan for the project April 8 by a narrow 3-2 vote. The so-called Innovation District would include three commercial sites, up to 54 […]
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South Portland looks at controlling use of fertilizers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three years after the city passed an ordinance governing the use of pesticides, a set of companion regulations on the use of fertilizers is moving forward. Councilors on Tuesday asked City Manager Scott Morelli to form an ad hoc committee to help draft an ordinance that would limit or ban the use of synthetic […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: April 12
Arrests No arrests were reported from April 2-8. Summonses 4/4 at 6:30 p.m. A 16-year-old male was issued a summons on Bowery Beach Road by Officer Rory Benjamin on a charge of speeding. 4/5 at 1:43 p.m. Hassan Hamour, 64, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Sawyer Road by Officer Jeffrey Gaudette on a […]
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Buxton Notes
Cemetery annual meeting The South Buxton Cemetery Association (Tory Hill) will hold its 2019 annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. “All lot owners, representatives and interested parties are warmly welcome and encouraged to attend,” John Myers, association secretary, said in an announcement. Members in attendance […]
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The Universal Notebook: Mueller. Report. Does. Not. Exonerate. Trump.
Those Americans who were counting on special counsel Robert Mueller to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions during and after the 2016 campaign have been greatly disappointed. So far, of course, we don’t really know what Robert Mueller and his crack team found during their 22-month investigation. We only know what Trump-appointed Attorney […]
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Looking Back
April 13, 1994 Russell Sellner, 39, fell from a window of his third-floor apartment in the Armory Apartments, 901 Main St., Westbrook, around mid-afternoon Monday. He landed feet first and was seriously injured. Alfred E. Porell, his landlord, said two men who were visiting in the apartment said Sellner just suddenly went out the open […]
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Here's Something: CMP corridor a regrettable poison pill
Central Maine Power Co.’s proposal for a high-voltage electrical transmission line is tearing Maine in two, both literally and figuratively. Ironically, it all could have been avoided if we hadn’t removed our own, once-plentiful hydroelectric dams. Opponents say CMP’s proposed New England Clean Energy Connect project would create a 150-foot-wide, 145-mile-long unsightly scar across the […]