SOUTH PORTLAND — Police arrested two people after an alleged stabbing that occurred early Thursday morning at 1478 Broadway. According to a Police Department press release, a 42-year-old woman was discovered by officers with one stab wound to her leg at approximately 1 a.m. The victim was evaluated by rescue personnel, treated and released without […]
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UPDATE: Fire in Portland's Old Port ruled accidental
PORTLAND — Investigators have determined a fire in the Old Port last week was accidental, and originated in the utility area of the sub-basement of a building between Fore and Wharf streets. Three businesses that closed because of the Sept. 19 fire have had their power restored and are now allowed to reopen, City Hall […]
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Brunswick Development Corp. considers ethics policy, more transparency
BRUNSWICK — After being criticized for making an unusual and unprecedented loan, the Brunswick Development Corp. is considering a conflict of interest policy, increased transparency and a greater number of citizen members. The proposals were discussed at BDC’s Wednesday afternoon meeting, where its board fielded questions from the largest public audience a BDC meeting has […]
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Last bank to withdraw from Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — The town’s only bank will be closing by the end of the year. KeyBank, which has served Cape Elizabeth for nearly 20 years at the intersection of Ocean House, Shore and Scott Dyer roads, will close by Dec. 6. The bank’s four employees will be transferred to other area branches, according to […]
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Harpswell charter school aims for unique culture
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Coastal Academy students on Monday had just finished watching “No Impact Man,” a documentary about an urban family that went a year without using electricity and other amenities typically thought of as necessities. “I think it was going good until it went overboard (when the family stopped using electricity)”, one student said. […]
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Bath council goes public on disputed property sale
BATH — The City Council voted Wednesday to publicly disclose a document discussed early this year in a closed-door meeting about the sale of city-owned property. The one-page, Dec. 19, 2012, memorandum from Community Development Director Justin Poirier outlined the tenant situation at the Mid Coast Center for Higher Education, which the city sold in […]
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200-plus South Portland businesses join tar sands foes
SOUTH PORTLAND — More that 200 businesses have thrown their support behind a proposed ordinance that would prevent the flow of so-called tar sands oil into the city. The announcement came Wednesday, Sept. 18, during a press conference by advocacy group Protect South Portland. Spokesman Barry Zuckerman, standing alongside about 15 supporters of the ordinance, […]
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Brunswick council endorses regional study of green crabs
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council endorsed a grant application on Monday to help a regional fight against the coast’s invasive green crab population. The grant application endorsed by the council is for a 2013 Saltonstall Kennedy Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administrative that will allow Darcie Couture, lead scientist and principal at Brunswick-based Resource Access International, […]
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BIW president leaving Bath shipyard for Conn. job
BATH — Jeff Geiger, president of Bath Iron Works since 2009, will become president of General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., effective Nov. 4. Frederick Harris, president of General Dynamics National Steet and Shipbuilding Co., will replace Geiger. BIW and NASSCO are wholly owned and separate General Dynamics Corp. subsidiaries, according to a Wednesday […]
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Brunswick train depot foes: 'We will refute everything' at federal hearing
BRUNSWICK — Opponents are optimistic they will prevail when the Federal Railroad Authority hears public response to plans for a train layover facility near Bouchard Drive. The proposed facility’s impact on the neighborhood will be discussed at a public hearing on Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 217 of Brunswick Station. The leader of […]