BRUNSWICK — Families who live in the affordable housing units on McKeen Street will soon have an improved and revitalized park after the Town Council accepted the free land Monday from Affordable Midcoast Housing. The town also conditionally accepted a few adjoining streets to the park from the housing group. “This is a huge asset , […]
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South Portland city councilor faces re-election challenge
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three candidates, including incumbent Councilor Rosemarie De Angelis, are seeking two, three-year terms on the City Council. Opposing De Angelis in District 3 is political newcomer and real estate agent Melissa Linscott. In District 4, where Councilor Maxine Beecher cannot run again because of local term limits laws, Linda Cohen, a former […]
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Orange you glad it's almost Halloween?
Scott Cook and Elaine Brown took the first shift – in the rain – as Mid Coast Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Topsham began its annual pumpkin sale last Sunday. The sale, which also includes food, quilts and aprons, continues until Halloween or when all the gourds are gone.
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Harpswell newspaper 'stared death in the face,' plans to continue
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Anchor’s publisher Wednesday said his newspaper’s future looks a little brighter after it faced great uncertainty in September, when his only two staff members left and more than three dozen advertisers had not paid their bills. Publisher Robert Anderson has since delivered the October edition of the paper – albeit 12 days […]
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Bath City Council vacancy draws 3 candidates
BATH — Three candidates hope to fill the Ward 7 City Council seat left vacant by the Sept. 28 death of Councilor Ruthe Pagurko. Larry Scott of Washington Street, and Old Brunswick Road residents Leverett Mitchell and Cal Stilphen filed nomination papers to serve the final year of Pagurko’s three-year term. Stilphen, a former insurance […]
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Topsham selectman faces challenger in re-election bid
TOPSHAM — In the town’s only contested election next month, Chairman Donald Russell faces a challenge from Bill Thompson for another term on the Board of Selectmen. Russell, 75, is married, has two sons and three grandchildren, and has lived in the same Winter Street house since the age of 6 months. He was previously […]
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Former South Portland mayor charged in Kennebunk prostitution case
SOUTH PORTLAND — The lawyer representing former Mayor and City Councilor James A. Soule said he is uncertain how his client will plead after he was issued a summons for engaging a prostitute in Kennebunk. Peter A. DeTroy said the public should be aware the summons given to Soule, 58, by Kennebunk police is the […]
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Freeport elections stacked with incumbents, not contests
FREEPORT — Five municipal government candidates are unchallenged in November, and one more seat could remain vacant. Four of the five candidates for the open seats are also incumbents. Former educators and incumbents Karin Perlotto VanNostrand and John Morang are unchallenged for re-election to the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors. The School Board […]
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Cumberland forest access to be dedicated
CUMBERLAND — A conservation easement is the site of a dedication and fall hike Saturday, Oct. 20. The Farwell Forest easement and a granite bench will be dedicated in part to the memory of the late Lynette Seekins Cameron. She grew up in Cumberland and was the fourth-generation of her family to live on the […]
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Newcomer challenges long-time Freeport town councilor
FREEPORT — The Town Council election on Nov. 6 pits a seasoned veteran against a political newcomer, and leaves one race uncontested. Two Town Council seats are up for grabs, but the only contest is between decade-long incumbent Chairman Jim Cassida, an environmental regulatory consultant, and first-time candidate Andrew Wellen, , clinical social worker, for the […]