TOPSHAM — Chairman Donald Russell of Winter Street must defeat challenger Bill Thompson of Arbor Avenue to win another term on the Board of Selectmen. The Russell-Thompson race is Topsham’s only contested town election in November. Dorothy Gardner of Perkins Street is unopposed for her seat on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. […]
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RSU 1 elections to be uncontested
BATH — There are no contested races for the Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors after nomination papers were due back Monday, Sept. 24. Kyle Yacoben of West Bath is seeking the District 4 seat (Bath and West Bath) being vacated Chet Garrison. Stephen August of Bath is running for the Bath-Phippsburg District 5 […]
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Topsham fireworks question goes to referendum
TOPSHAM — Voters will decide whether to overturn a town ban on sale and use of consumer fireworks. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Sept. 20 to send the question to a Nov. 6 referendum. Selectman David Douglass, who in June launched a petition to overturn the ban, had 468 signatures certified as valid, Town […]
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No contest for Cape Elizabeth Town Council candidates
CAPE ELIZABETH — Barring a successful write-in campaign, two incumbents and a first-time candidate will be elected to the Town Council on Nov. 6. Councilors Jim Walsh and Jessica Sullivan are seeking re-election for their second terms on the council after first being elected in 2009. Local coffee shop owner Jamie Wagner is the third […]
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$2.88M bond goes to Yarmouth ballot
YARMOUTH — A $2.88 million bond to renovate the Public Works Garage on North Road will be on the ballot Nov. 6. On Sept. 20, the Town Council voted to move the referendum to the ballot after months of discussion and revisions to the project. The proposal for the garage was scaled back significantly from […]
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Town councilor and banker face off in House District 106
FREEPORT — A town councilor and a bank manager will vie to replace the term-limited representative in the state House District 106 election. Rep. David Webster, D-Freeport, cannot run for re-election after representing Freeport and part of Pownal for four consecutive terms, opening up the race to new candidates. Democrat Sara Gideon and Republican Jody […]
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Footprint debate continues, Council reaches compromise
FALMOUTH — Public discussion continued Monday night about proposed changes to the town ordinance limiting the footprints of new commercial property in the Route 1 business district. At a Town Council meeting, Councilor Bonny Rodden led a presentation outlining the changes. She said the council’s Community Development Committee hopes the new footprint limits will better […]
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Friends keep Haley's headstrong legacy alive
NEW GLOUCESTER — A sea of navy blue t-shirts took over the grounds of Pineland Farms last Saturday as the boisterous members of Team Headstrong dominated the seventh-annual Fight Back Festival. Team Headstrong was founded in 2010 by Tim Haley, the late owner of Haley’s Tire & Service Centers of Falmouth, after he was diagnosed with […]
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Chebeague Island mourns victim of boating accident
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The boating death on Sept. 21 of a longtime landscaper on the island has cast a pall over Chebeague, one resident said this week. David Hill, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said Charles “Bill” Whetham had lived on the island for “quite a few years” while his children were growing up, […]
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Cumberland council OKs 3 new no-parking zones
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council unanimously approved three new no-parking zones Monday evening. The town’s traffic ordinance was amended to adopt no-parking areas on Orchard, Range and Whitney roads, all for road safety reasons. The council approved the Orange and Whitney road zones as presented, although councilors agreed to reduce the distance of the Range […]