BATH — The City Council will continue discussion next week about a nonprofit corporation that would oversee and operate the former National Guard Armory. The bylaws of the proposed entity – Bath Armory – were the topic of a council workshop Jan. 19 after discussion was tabled at a Jan. 4 regular meeting. An order […]

BRUNSWICK — The first meeting of a new, experimental book club is taking place on Friday. It’s called the Brunswick-Bowdoin Community Read. The goal is to discuss and raise awareness about differences within and between the Bowdoin College and town communities by reading and talking about the same book: “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting […]

Dan Corey, of Brunswick, captures a Maple Street scene on the morning of Jan. 20 just after a snow storm.

PORTLAND — A judge is expected to rule by early next week on OccupyMaine’s request for an order preventing the city from evicting the protesters from Lincoln Park. An attorney for the protesters, who have camped out in the park for more than three months, argued in Cumberland County Superior Court on Tuesday that a […]

YARMOUTH — After a three-hour discussion, comments from 21 residents and presentations from town staff, engineers and experts in the field, the Town Council tabled action on the future of the Bridge Street and Elm Street dams. The council decided to continue the discussion at an Operations Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 6. The […]

YARMOUTH — The School Committee begins working this week on a projected $20.1 million school budget that could produce a 5 percent tax increase. The board is expected to determine the financial feasibility of all-day kindergarten and work to find solutions to an expected loss of revenue. At a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26, Superintendent Judy […]

FREEPORT — What started as a small group of parents trying to improve the safety, accessibility and appearance of Freeport High School has evolved into a community-wide project that will address the school’s capacity, structural needs, aesthetics and programming. Ultimately, after community input and a potential public referendum, the school and campus could get a […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved the expansion of one of the town’s five tax increment financing districts. The decision potentially paves the way for a biotechnology company that could bring up to 100 jobs to town. TIF district No. 3, on the northwest side of Route 1, would be expanded north […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The Board of Selectmen has approved a series of recommendations from the town’s representatives on the Cumberland/North Yarmouth Joint Standing Committee that include seeking a two-year contract for services from Cumberland. Cumberland has also opted not to impose a park fee on North Yarmouth for use of the Twin Brook Recreation Area. […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council will hold a special meeting Jan. 30 to formally approve the sale of most of the Plummer-Motz and Lunt school properties to the neighboring OceanView retirement community. The council will also decide whether to take a projected $2 million profit from the sale and put it aside for a future […]