HARPSWELL — Harpswell Coastal Academy, preparing for a September launch, will partner with a new start-up based at a former Harpswell Neck Road cafe for student food services. HCA Headmaster John D’Anieri on Tuesday said he has been working with Mac McCabe, co-founder of the former O’Naturals restaurant chain, to create The School House Cafe […]
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Hope Island owner Cacoulidis settles with Chebeague for $100K
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — A year-long dispute between the town and the owners of Hope Island has been settled, but the town is casting a watchful eye on the follow-up. In late July, Chebeague Island reached a $100,000 settlement with John and Phyllis Cacoulidis, the owners of the 89-acre island that falls within Chebeague’s borders. The […]
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Water landing
A bird prepares to land last weekend at the mouth of the Royal River in Yarmouth.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick schools add teachers, restore jobs
BRUNSWICK — When local schools open, parents and students will be greeted by about two dozen new faces, and a few familiar ones in different roles. Greg Bartlett, assistant superintendent of schools, said this is the first time in several years the School Department has seen such a large influx of new hires, especially teachers. […]
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Owner ready to close embattled Scarborough pet store
SCARBOROUGH — A quarantine on puppy sales was lifted last Saturday morning, but Little Paws pet shop owner Barbara Cross said she is closing the business as soon as she can sell the 34 puppies she has in stock. “I thought it was going to be fun and wonderful – yeah, not so much. I […]
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South Portland man admits robbing bank, convenience store
PORTLAND — Less than a month after denying he robbed a convenience store and bank in April with a gun stolen last year from the car of a Cumberland County sheriff’s detective, a South Portland man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to charges in connection with both crimes. Joseph Morrill, 23, pleaded guilty […]
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CEI signs option to buy Brunswick municipal buildings
BRUNSWICK — A Wiscasset-based nonprofit has signed an option to buy the Town Hall and Recreation Center properties for $300,000. Coastal Enterprises spokeswoman Liz Rogers on Tuesday said signing the option will allow CEI to continue to assess the viability of consolidating its Portland and Wiscasset offices in downtown Brunswick. “As we move forward into the […]
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Bath Planning Board OKs retirement home expansion
BATH — The Planning Board on Tuesday reached three decisions in favor of expansion of the Plant Home retirement community, although one item must still go before the City Council for final approval. The board, which tabled discussion last month on the 96-year-old Washington Street facility, unanimously granted site plan and developmental subdivision approvals, and […]
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Railroad challenges Freeport's quiet zone
FREEPORT — An effort to silence train whistles downtown has earned an initial rebuke from the railway company, but the town isn’t giving up. In a letter sent earlier this month to Town Engineer Albert Presgraves, Pan Am Railways cited two perceived flaws in the town’s establishment of a quiet zone: First, the town didn’t […]
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Delay continues on new home for Portland Adult Education
PORTLAND — Portland Adult Education is still without a facility with only a few weeks left before the start of the school year, although the School Department is expected to have a lease signed for a short-term home within the next week. The School Board was expected to vote on a facility lease for the […]