CUMBERLAND — The town is working with the Maine Department of Transportation on the reconstruction of part of Blanchard Road, a $1 million project that could be complete in May 2014. A neighborhood meeting on the project will be held at Town Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. DOT is funding $500,000 of the […]
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North Yarmouth economic development plan goes to June vote
NORTH YARMOUTH — The first phase of a proposed economic development plan will go to a Town Meeting vote June 15. The project’s goal is to turn a triangular area in the center of town into a more visible, active and inviting town center. The $155,000 expenditure would be funded through a multi-year bond. The […]
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Hoppy days: Maine Beer Co. moves to Freeport from Portland
FREEPORT — Maine Beer Co., owned and operated by brothers Dave and Daniel Kleban, quietly opened April 12 and is now serving a full lineup of beers at its new brewery tap room. Colleen Croteau, marketing and logistics director, said the company, formerly based in an industrial park off Riverside Street in Portland, didn’t advertise […]
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Filing deadline nears for Falmouth candidates
FALMOUTH — With less than a week left until the filing deadline, only four candidates had returned nominating petitions for the five Town Council and School Board seats on the June election ballot. David Goldberg and Claudia King have returned papers for two of the three seats on the Town Council, according to Town Clerk […]
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Falmouth students to present 'Oklahoma!'
FALMOUTH — The Theatre Company at Falmouth High School will present “Oklahoma!” the first two weekends in May. The show opens Falmouth High School, 74 Woodville Road, on May 2 at 7 p.m. and runs again on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. The second weekend of the show includes performances May 9 at 7 p.m., May […]
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Fire damages Exchange Street building in Portland
Portland firefighters responded Monday at 9:45 a.m. to a fire reported at Swiss Time, 86 Exchange St. Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria said it took crews 45 minutes to contain the fire, which was concealed in a wall and had spread to various part of the three-story building. City Spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the fire caused […]
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Falmouth gallery seeks children's artwork
FALMOUTH — Submissions for a Children’s Art Show at the DaVinci Experience Art Gallery are being accepted now through May 15. The show on May 24 at the 60 Gray Road gallery will include drawings, paintings and mixed media artwork from children ages 4-13. Prizes for each age group include scholarships for the DaVinci Experience Science […]
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Library coming to a Portland coffee shop near you
PORTLAND — Your favorite books may be as close as your favorite java joint, thanks to a new program from the Public Library. The Coffeehouse Library Project has stocked two coffee shops and the METRO Pulse bus station on Elm Street with collections of books. All books can be borrowed for free, without requirements for […]
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Anti-hunger film to screen in Portland
PORTLAND — Preble Street’s Maine Hunger Initiative is hosting the Portland premiere of “A Place at the Table,” a documentary film on food insecurity, on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at Nickelodeon Cinemas, 1 Temple St. An official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, “A Place at the Table” tells the real-life stories […]
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Unsung Hero: Jim Mardin of Portland, keeping Maine's military history alive
SOUTH PORTLAND — “June 13, 1944: France. Spent the early morning hours beside vehicles. Many German planes flying around the sky was red with tracers.” Portland resident Jim Mardin was 22 years old when he wrote those words in his log. He and other members of the advanced guard of the 460th Anti-Aircraft Battalion had […]