SCARBOROUGH — Plans to develop the area near Beech Ridge Motor Speedway for light industrial use stayed on track Wednesday night as councilors forwarded proposed zoning changes to the Planning Board. Councilors also approved a licensing agreement with Nonesuch Oysters owner Abigail Carroll allowing her to nurture oyster larvae in containers placed off the Pine […]
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Hannaford parent lays off 350; Scarborough affected
SCARBOROUGH — Delhaize America, owner of Hannaford Bros. Co., is laying off 350 corporate employees, including an unspecified number at the supermarket chain’s headquarters. Michael Norton, a Hannaford spokesman, wouldn’t confirm how many of the 350 layoffs would take place in Scarborough, where the company employs roughly 1,000 people in corporate, back-office functions. “We’re not […]
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State senators to host budget forum
SCARBOROUGH — State Sens. James Boyle and Rebecca Millett, Democrats from Districts 6 and District 7, respectively, will host a community forum at 7 p.m. Feb 13 to discuss the proposed supplemental and biennial budgets proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. The 90-minute forum will be held in the meeting room at the Scarborough Public Library, […]
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Grant for Cape Elizabeth farm aims to improve Trout Brook water quality
CAPE ELIZABETH — A Spurwink Road farm’s new waste management shed is playing a part in the effort to reduce pollutant runoff in the Trout Brook watershed. Down Home Farm received a $68,000 grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to build a covered storage facility that manages manure from livestock and prevents nutrients from […]
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South Portland councilors warn of tax increases under proposed state budget
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors said yes Monday to a federal Homeland Security grant, a share of asset forfeiture related to a drug investigation, and the goals they set during a workshop in December. But in non-binding resolution, they unanimously rejected the state budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. “There are so many angles where […]
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South Portland mourns former School Board member
SOUTH PORTLAND — A memorial service Friday will honor the life of Steven M. Onos, a former School Board member who died suddenly Feb. 3. Onos, 47, served on the School Board from 2001 to 2007, including terms as chairman and vice chairman. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the City Council in 2008. But […]
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Bath council OKs conservation easement for land trust
BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously conveyed a conservation easement on city-owned land at Butler Head to the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust. The panel had tabled the matter last month so that abutters could be notified of the discussion. The approximately 141-acre parcel is located in the northern part of the city, on […]
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Confidential info revealed on Brunswick nonprofit's website
BRUNSWICK — A security leak that existed for at least two weeks on a nonprofit organization’s website has some of its members concerned their confidential personal information was leaked. The partial membership database on the People Plus website contained names, telephone numbers, spouse names, home addresses, donation amounts and other personal information. It was available […]
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Correction
In the Jan. 31 article, “Pension cost shift worries Cape Elizabeth School Board,” the state curtailment of $197,000 to the Cape Elizabeth School Department was incorrectly reported as 10 percent of the department’s budget. It is 10 percent of the department’s state subsidy.
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Correction
A Jan. 31 story about natural gas proposals being reviewed by Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth should have stated that Cumberland Town Manager Bill Shane said the town uses more than 200,000 gallons of oil a year just to heat its schools.