CAPE ELIZABETH — Businesses scored a victory last week when the Ordinance Committee finalized a draft amendment to the town’s sign laws that would allow store owners more leeway to display sandwich boards and flags. Under the amendment, sandwich boards would be reclassified as permanent signs. Store owners would be able to display a board […]
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Perjury charge against South Portland business owner dropped
SOUTH PORTLAND — A perjury charge against city business owner Vincent Maietta, 55, was dropped for lack of evidence by the Cumberland County district attorney’s office on Oct. 9. On Oct. 31, Maietta’s brother, Robert, 49, will be in Cumberland County Superior Court seeking dismissal of a perjury charge he faces. The brothers were indicted […]
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Scarborough Town Council election not for novices
SCARBOROUGH — Two seats, three years, four candidates: Those are the numbers in this year’s Town Council election. Council Vice Chairwoman Judy Roy is the only incumbent in the race after Chairman Ron Ahlquist withdrew last month, but she is running in a field of candidates who have served or at least tested the local […]
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Tip o' the hat to South Portland firefighters
Ethan Walker, 6, of Waterboro, adjusts his hat between visits to fire trucks on Oct. 12 during the South Portland Fire Department’s annual open house at Central Station on Broadway.
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Forum to feature South Portland council candidates
SOUTH PORTLAND — City Council candidates will participate in a forum sponsored by the South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m., Oct. 24, at City Hall. The public is invited to the forum and to submit questions to moderator Mike Vaillancourt at [email protected] or by phone at 767-4824.
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Fort Preble cleanup, tours cancelled in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Saturday’s planned 10 a.m. cleanup and tour of Fort Preble on the campus of Southern Maine Community College has been cancelled. College spokeswoman Kaylene Waindle said the event will be rescheduled, but a new date has not been determined.
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Survey seek impressions of South Portland farmers market
SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are seeking community perspectives on the outdoor farmers market via a survey available online through Nov. 1 at surveymonkey.com/s/SoPoSurvey. Developed at no cost by research analyst Ruth Price, the three-page survey seeks customer demographic data, and impressions of the market, the shopping experience and the Hinckley Drive site. Survey responses […]
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Natural gas line completed in Bath
BATH — Construction of a natural gas pipeline running through the downtown business area has been completed, and should save new customers between 40 and 50 percent this winter on fuel bills, according to an Oct. 15 Maine Natural Gas press release. Lisbon-based Enterprise Trenchless Technologies spent a little more than a month building the […]
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Bath Farmers Market accepts EBT, debit cards
BATH — Thanks to recent grant funding, the Bath Farmers Market is now accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, and debit cards. According to an Oct. 10 announcement by Access Health, a local Healthy Maine Partnership coordinated by Mid Coast Hospital, more people will be able to buy items using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. […]
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Brunswick youth theater faces loss of rehearsal space
BRUNSWICK — A theater that never says no to a child who wants to perform is at risk of losing its primary rehearsal space. That’s why the Midcoast Youth Theater is now going out to the community to raise money to pay rent on its 4 Pleasant St. building. The former Methodist church is where […]