AUGUSTA — Advocates on both sides of a bill that would change provisions in the Maine Freedom of Access Act made their cases at the Statehouse on Feb. 19. If approved by the Legislature, LD 104, sponsored by Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Falmouth, would add a stipulation to the act to protect email addresses of people who […]
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Freeport candidates to answer questions
FREEPORT — A neighborhood organization is hosting a candidates forum for the District 2 Town Council election between Sarah Tracy and Joyce Clarkson-Veilleux. The Save Our Neighborhoods Coalition will hold the meeting from 7-9 p.m., Monday, at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. The candidates will speak briefly about themselves and answer questions from […]
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Detours ahead during rebuilding of I-295 Exit 15 in Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Construction work for a more than $8 million rebuilding of the Interstate 295 Exit 15 northbound interchange and parking lot is now underway, with road closures slated to start in the next couple of weeks. Beginning in mid-March, the northbound off-ramp will be closed for the construction of the new on-ramp, which will […]
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Freeport plans comprehensive study of clam population
FREEPORT — The town is taking steps to address the decline of clam populations in Casco Bay, and hopes to discover answers that will restore the resource. Earlier this month, the town’s Shellfish Commission selected a consultant to conduct a comprehensive survey of the town’s clam flats and develop a plan based on the results […]
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Regional meeting to address declining clam population
BRUNSWICK — Casco Bay communities are being invited to a regional meeting that will discuss the alarming decline in clam population. Biologists and clammers have said soft-shell clams, in particular, have been declining over the past decade due to predatory crab species and ocean acidification. The purpose of the March 7 meeting is to bring representatives from […]
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Cumberland town budget, tax rate could be going up
CUMBERLAND — The municipal budget could rise to $8.4 million next year, an increase of about $273,000 from the current spending plan. The Town Council discussed a draft of the fiscal 2014 budget Monday night. The School Administrative District 51 assessment on Cumberland and North Yarmouth has yet to be determined, and depends largely on […]
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Advocates say Maine teachers, not restraint law, must change
FALMOUTH — Proponents of recent changes to Maine law governing physical restraint and seclusion of students say a legislative attempt to loosen the restrictions are the result of a lack of understanding. At a Statehouse public hearing held Feb. 20, other parents and educators demonstrated support for LD 243, proposed by Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, which […]
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New hope for JFK aircraft carrier berth in Portland
PORTLAND — Two years after the city turned away the USS John F. Kennedy – and more than 20 years after the ship last dropped anchor in Portland Harbor – a small volunteer group believes the decommissioned aircraft carrier can still make its permanent berth in Portland. The group called the USS John F. Kennedy […]
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Cumberland, Falmouth, Yarmouth councils back Summit natural gas proposal
CUMBERLAND — Town councils in Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth are backing a proposal from Summit Natural Gas to extend service into the towns. The Cumberland and Yarmouth councils endorsed Summit’s proposal on Feb. 21, and Falmouth followed on Monday. The councils authorized their respective town managers – Cumberland’s Bill Shane, Yarmouth’s Nat Tupper and Nathan Poore […]
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Portland school building woes force classes to move
PORTLAND — Maintenance problems at the aging West School on Douglass Street have forced the School Department to move its day treatment program to the former Cathedral School. The department is also seeking a new home for adult education classes now based at West School. As it did after a fire last September at Hall Elementary […]