FALMOUTH — Two months after the Town Council approved an ordinance allowing the display of temporary commercial signs, few businesses are apparently taking advantage of the new rule. The ordinance, which received the council’s green light on May 30, allows businesses to display a temporary sign for up to one week, four times a year. […]
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Freeport council delays fate of recycled schooner
FREEPORT — The Town Council postponed until next month a decision on an extension agreement for the builders of a schooner built completely of recycled materials. The hearing, rescheduled for Sept. 4, was delayed to allow environmental and code enforcement agencies time to review the Island Rover Foundation’s construction site and prepare reports, according to […]
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Correction
Last week’s story, “$10K reward offered in 2010 death of South Portland woman,” should have identified Darien Richardson’s mother as Judi Richardson.
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King claim about pension funding fell short of the full story
HALLOWELL — In promoting his independent candidacy for U.S. Senate, Angus King claims credit for improving the financial condition of the state’s pension funding during his two terms as governor. The accuracy of the claim, made on his campaign website, is important because Maine, like most states, has a history of going deep into debt […]
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Freeport man, 90, dies in car crash
FREEPORT — A Freeport man died from injuries received in a single-car crash on Lower Mast Landing Road on Sunday, July 29. John Rodrigues, 90, was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 southbound at about 1 p.m. when the vehicle veered left across the roadway and collided with trees on the opposite side of the road, […]
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Brunswick to get 800 acres from Navy for recreation, conservation
BRUNSWICK — As work continues to create a more vibrant, community feel at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, the town will gain access to some new recreation space in the fall. A year ago the Recreation, Trails and Open Space Committee applied for a technical grant through the National Parks Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation […]
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Brunswick nomination papers available
BRUNSWICK — Nomination papers are available for residents who want to appear on the Nov. 6 ballot for Town Council or School Board in Districts 3 and 4, or as at-large candidates. The District 3 seat held by Councilor Suzan Wilson and Councilor John Perreault’s District 4 seat are on the ballot this year; both councilors […]
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Sen. Gerzofsky to meet constituents
BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, will hold office hours on Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon at the Little Dog Coffee Shop on Maine Street. The meeting is open to anyone who would like to voice their opinion and share their concerns with Gerzofsky, who represents District 10 (Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell and Pownal).
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Portland officials: Outer Congress St. changes to stay
PORTLAND — Recent changes to traffic flow on outer Congress Street will soon become permanent, despite some public criticism and disagreement, city officials said. The stretch of Congress Street between Stevens Avenue and Johnson Road was revamped earlier in the summer, when the Maine Department of Transportation allowed the city to piggyback onto an already-planned […]
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Cape Elizabeth lawyer's judicial nomination will not get U.S. Senate vote
PORTLAND — Despite objections from both of Maine’s U.S. senators, a confirmation vote for a Cape Elizabeth lawyer nominated to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston will not be scheduled before the November general election. William Kayatta Jr., now a trial lawyer with Portland-based Pierce Atwood, was nominated by President Barack Obama […]