SCARBOROUGH — In 2011, Board of Education members Christine Massengill and Kelly Murphy replaced departing incumbents Chris Brownsey and Colleen Staszko by winning three-year terms. Last Thursday, Massengill replaced departing incumbent Bob Mitchell as chairman of the board for a one-year term, while Murphy was elected vice chairman. Both votes were unanimous, and came as Mitchell […]
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Cole Haan sale not expected to mean a Scarborough exit
SCARBOROUGH — Cole Haan’s Ashley Drive company headquarters have been a part of the Scarborough business scene for only a year, but there is hope the scene won’t change despite the company’s sale last week. “There’s no reason to think they will leave,” Harvey Rosenfeld, Scarborough Economic Development Corp. executive director, said. Founded almost 85 […]
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Floodplain rule changes on hold in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — The last time revisions to floodplain management and zoning ordinances were to be discussed in Town Hall, Hurricane Sandy forced a cancellation of the Planning Board meeting. The potential ordinance changes requiring new construction, reconstruction and substantial renovations to be set 3 feet instead of 1 foot above the 100-year floodplain are expected […]
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Harpswell bandstand near completion
HARPSWELL — An all-volunteer project to build a solar-powered bandstand at Mitchell Field is nearly complete, the project’s chairman said last week. “We’re really moving along,” said Robert Modr, who started the project four years ago. He said the bandstand ceiling, floor and other components surrounding the structure are nearly done, and when landscaping is […]
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Bath residents, business come together for Sandy relief
BATH — While watching the impact of Hurricane Sandy on parts of New York City on TV, Tiffany Dauphin decided to turn off the television, get some supplies and a crew, and bring support to the victims. Doing so has changed the Bath woman’s life. “I wanted to help, but I couldn’t; I don’t make […]
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Brunswick eyes $21M in school renovations
BRUNSWICK — The School Department’s facilities plan for upgrades at Coffin Elementary School and Brunswick Junior High School will receive $174,500 in municipal funds after the Town Council unanimously approved the appropriation Monday night. The money will fund the plan’s second phase, in which Portland-based PDT Architects will create schematics and work with the School […]
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Despite storm setback, replica of historic ship may sail in 2015
BATH — A replica of a ship built more than 400 years ago on the shores of the Kennebec River could be complete in 2015, depending on the availability of funding. The Virginia, a 51-foot pinnace constructed in 1607-1608 by the short-lived Popham Colony, was the first European ship built in New England. A replica […]
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On a roll in Brunswick
The defending champions from Cool as a Moose – Chelsie Glover, Becca Irwin, Lori May, Caroline Kurrus, Jada Clement and Melissa Grillo – tear up the Park Row pavement to take first place again in the Brunswick Downtown Association’s Rolling Slumber Bed Race on Nov. 17. The event helps kick off the holiday shopping season.
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S.P. library to exchange 'Food for Fines'
SOUTH PORTLAND — Library patrons with overdue materials will have their fines forgiven from Dec. 1-15 if they donate requested nonperishable food items in the annual Food for Fines program. Food items will be given to the South Portland Food Cupboard, which serves 50 to 60 families and individuals each week at St. John the […]
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Compromise on Falmouth business limits as vote looms
FALMOUTH — With members of the business community watching, town councilors last week sought middle ground on a proposed building footprint ordinance for the district along Route 1. Councilors in a workshop agreed that 50,000 square feet is an adequate limit for new construction, but had more discussion about the reconfiguration of existing nonconforming tenant spaces. […]