SOUTH PORTLAND — Of the five races for municipal seats in the Nov. 6 election, voters will have a choice on the ballot in one and can sharpen their pencils for another. The only contested race comes in City Council District 3, where incumbent Councilor Rosemarie De Angelis is challenged by local real estate agent […]
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Planning consultant parts company with Brunswick schools
BRUNSWICK — A Vermont consulting company hired by the School Department to help with a strategic planning process has scrapped the project, according to a letter from the company’s president. “We believe it is in both our best interest and the district’s best interest to terminate this work,” Marty Jacobs, president of Systems in Sync, […]
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Advocate to meet with business owners in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Jay Martin, Maine’s small business advocate, will meet with business owners and entrepreneurs at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Scarborough Public Library, off Gorham Road. Martin’s role in state government is to hear complaints and concerns about regulatory issues from owners of business with 50 employees or fewer, and to help […]
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Ocean Street in South Portland likely to be 1 way for 1 block
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors appear ready to approve turning at least one block of Ocean Street in Knightville into a one-way street when they meet at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17. Converting the stretch of Ocean Street between E and D streets to one-way northbound will allow angled parking in front of businesses on […]
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Brunswick Planning Board approves rezoning of Federal Street block for land swap
BRUNSWICK — The town is another step closer to acquiring the land for the police station at Pleasant and Stanwood streets, after the Planning Board approved zoning required for the deal to go forward. The board Tuesday unanimously rezoned a block of Federal Street to the Town Center 1 District, which will allow the Brunswick […]
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Cape Elizabeth council shifts permit-granting authority
CAPE ELIZABETH — Appeals for driveway permits denied by the Public Works director will now go to the Zoning Board of Appeals, instead of the Town Council. The decision follows a unanimous council vote Monday to amend the Town Ways ordinance, due to concerns from councilors about their role in permit-granting. The discussion about the […]
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Harpswell hopes economic plan will hook fishermen
HARPSWELL — Before they unanimously agreed to accept a Portland firm’s proposal to create an economic development plan on Sept. 6, selectmen wondered if the firm could reach out to the fishing community – a part of the town’s economy that has been known for its lack of participation. “Many of the fishermen as a group, […]
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Bids below budget to replace Scarborough school
SCARBOROUGH — Groundbreaking at the new Benjamin Wentworth Intermediate School could occur by the end of the month. The School Board is scheduled to vote Thursday night on a $27.9 million construction bid. Arthur C. Dudley Contractor Builder of Standish submitted the lowest of four bids opened Sept. 6 by Assistant Superintendent Jo Anne Sizemore. […]
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Bath receives grants to boost downtown accessibility
BATH — The city has won a trio of grants geared toward enhancing downtown accessibility for people with impaired mobility. The grants totalling more than $127,000 come from the Maine Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration. In the past two years, city staff, residents and members of the Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee have collaborated to […]
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Garden of delights in Topsham
Monique Barker and her daughter Gracie, 4, enjoy the smells and sights on Saturday, Sept. 8, at a garden party held by the Topsham Public Library to show off a new children’s garden and to launch the library’s universal access campaign.