Update: State lawmakers passed the supplemental budget Thursday and removed language seen as restrictive to the Crescent Beach State Park lease negotiations. The passed budget allows the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation to complete a lease agreement for the park with the Sprague Corp. without first receiving legislative approval. CAPE ELIZABETH — Although lease […]
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Jennings tapped for South Portland development post
SOUTH PORTLAND — Expect Jon Jennings to give economic development in the city a full-court press. Jennings, 50, was named assistant city manager on Tuesday, with a specific task of spurring economic growth. He said he will bring his experience in sports, business and government to his new post. “I’m very, very excited about the […]
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Bill would give towns a louder voice at Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — Legislation proposed by state Rep. Matthea Daughtry, D-Brunswick, would strengthen regional representation on the board in charge of redeveloping the former naval air base, now known as Brunswick Landing. Local control of redevelopment at Brunswick Landing has been a source of contention in the past year. Daughtry said her bill would be a […]
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Mid-Coast communities brace for state budget fallout
TOPSHAM — With the Legislature set to vote on a $153.2 million supplemental budget to close the state budget gap, lawmakers will soon turn their attention to Gov. Paul LePage’s biennial budget proposal – one that has raised alarms for local officials. “It’s still early and we’ll see how things start to look and see whether we […]
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Police charge 3 in Mid-Coast with heroin trafficking
BATH — Three Mid-Coast residents were arrested Tuesday evening on charges of trafficking in heroin, a Class B crime. Derek Elliot, 21, of Brunswick, and Joshua Neisius, 25, of West Bath, were both arrested in West Bath, while Dwan Russell, 25, of Topsham, was arrested in Bath, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Agents […]
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Tax deal between Brunswick, MRRA approaches vote
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Tuesday scheduled a public hearing and vote on proposed tax increment financing districts at the former naval air station, now known as Brunswick Landing. The unanimous vote followed a series of developments between the town and Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority that officials from both sides said indicates a positive, […]
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Final girder 'beamed up' at South Portland High School
SOUTH PORTLAND — “Topping out” is a tradition dating to Roman history, according to Steve Wilkins, project manager at PC Construction. It was repeated last week in a ceremony at South Portland High School, when a crew from Davis Erector Group hoisted a 24-foot steel flange beam about 30 feet in the air to Arthur […]
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Bath shed fundraising hits the bricks
BATH — Fundraising bricks to pay for improvements to a 19th century freight shed are available for order. The City Council gave unanimous consent Jan. 2 to a proposal from the Bath Freight Shed Alliance to include the bricks in a sidewalk to be constructed this year along Commercial Street. The bricks cost $150 each. […]
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Brunswick students score 100
Students at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick celebrated the 100th day of the school year last week by collecting 100 goods to donate to four local nonprofits: Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program, Tedford Housing, Coastal Humane Society and the Brunswick Teen Center.
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3 sought in South Portland robbery of pizza delivery driver
SOUTH PORTLAND — Police are searching for three men suspected in an armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver the night of Feb. 16. Sgt. Steve Webster said the driver met a customer in a parking lot outside the Olde English Village apartments at 499 Westbrook St. around 10 p.m. While they talked, the driver […]