FREEPORT — Town officials and residents were expected to provide feedback on a building proposal by L.L. Bean during a Project Review Board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The national outdoor sports and clothing retailer has developed preliminary plans for a two-story, 7,200-square-foot building at its coastal property off Lower Flying Point Road. The site […]
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Cape Elizabeth enacts limits on Fort Williams Park artists, risks legal challenge
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council unanimously approved restrictions on art vending at Fort Williams Park, a process that a local artist described as a “railroad” and a legal group said “raises questions.” The new rules, which go into effect Monday, Aug. 19, limit the number of art vendors in the park to eight. They […]
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Hospice of Southern Maine plans $7.5M Scarborough campus
SCARBOROUGH — Plans to move the offices of Hospice of Southern Maine to a $7.5 million campus off U.S. Route 1 and Lincoln Avenue gained firmer footing Aug. 5 when the Planning Board approved a master plan for the proposal. Arlene Wing, hospice executive director, said in an email Wednesday she hopes the new office and […]
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Brunswick program hopes to curb weekend hunger for kids
BRUNSWICK — Starting this fall, elementary school teachers will be on the front line of an effort to prevent children from going hungry on weekends. The BackPack Program, announced by the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Monday, will provide nearly 200 students in eight elementary schools with enough food to stay nourished on weekends throughout […]
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Buy Local members ready for first South Portland festival
SOUTH PORTLAND — A day in the park Saturday will afford Bug Light visitors a chance to sample wares from a variety of local businesses. The first South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Buy Local Summer Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with at least 30 businesses expected to set up at the waterfront locale. “We […]
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Voters approve Scarborough school budget revisions
SCARBOROUGH — School Department pension obligations will be funded and the town tax burden reduced after voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved amendments to the fiscal year 2014 education budget. The third school budget referendum this year asked voters to approve spending changes after the School Department learned it will receive $788,000 more than anticipated in Maine […]
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Parked art in South Portland
Sharon Mitchell and John Craford of Cape Elizabeth enjoy the work of sculptor Tom Mikulka, also of Cape Elizabeth, at the annual Art in the Park show on Aug. 10 at Mill Creek Park in South Portland.
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Bath food bank benefit set for Aug. 17
BATH — The Neighbor Helping Neighbor Family Festival, which benefits the Bath Area Food Bank, will be held at Library Park on Washington Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Bee keeping, alewife and lobster fishing, blacksmithing, soap and lotion making, furniture from twigs, stone wall building, spinning, and quilting are among the […]
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Turning a page: Historic Harpswell library now a contemporary 'community center'
HARPSWELL — This weekend, supporters of the Orr’s Island Library will celebrate the 108-year-old building’s transformation into a forward-looking community center. The event that begins at 1 p.m. Sunday will cap the official end of the library’s renovation and expansion project, which began more than three years ago and was largely funded by private donations. […]
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SAD 75 goes back to school with interim principal at high school
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 will start the new school year with an interim principal at Mt. Ararat High School. The search for a full-time principal will be reopened next spring. Craig King, who served as principal for nine years, stepped down this year to become superintendent in Regional School Unit 10. Donna Brunette, […]