SOUTH PORTLAND — Construction and repaving projects are taking shape in the eastern portion of the city. Resurfacing of a more than 1-mile stretch of Broadway between Cottage Road and Pickett Street is underway. Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted Talbot said the $850,000 project is expected to be completed by mid-September. The job contractor […]
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Brunswick events to promote bicycle safety
TOPSHAM — A local bicycle group is holding two races this Sunday to raise funds for programs to increase bicycle safety. The Merrymeeting Wheelers Bicycle Club will hold the Merrymeeting Time Trial at Roller World on Route 201. Online registration at bikereg.com expires on Friday, but interested parties can still sign up Sunday morning, starting […]
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Board OKs Brunswick office, storage buildings
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved final site plans for new office and storage buildings at 104 Harpswell Road. Curtis Neufeld, of engineering firm Sitelines, said the project is for Midcoast Woodworkers, a carpentry business. He said construction of two 5,000-square-foot cold storage buildings and one 5,000-square-foot office building will happen over […]
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Single-stream recycling begins in Harpswell
HARPSWELL — Sorting recycled waste is now a thing of the past. The town began its new single-stream recycling program this month, a development that officials hope will increase recycling, although it’s unclear if it will save the town money. In the past, residents had to separate cardboard from plastic, glass and other materials for the […]
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Massachusetts man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A New Bedford, Mass., man was arrested early Wednesday after police allegedly found 168 grams of cocaine strapped to his inner thigh and in a body cavity. Hector Nieves-Martinez, 19, remained in Cumberland County Jail in Portland on Wednesday morning, held on $25,000 bail, according to a jail official. Nieves-Martinez is charged with […]
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Sweet 16: Rain doesn't dampen spirits at TD Beach to Beacon 10k
CAPE ELIZABETH — Wheelchair competitor Christina Kouros was the first local resident to cross the TD Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race finish line Saturday, but said she was almost as glad to beat the raindrops that soon began falling. “The wheels get really slippery when it rains,” said Kouros, 18, after covering the 6.2-mile […]
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Brunswick airport receives $1.7M in federal grants
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick Executive Airport is receiving $1.7 million in federal grants to bring the former U.S. Navy airfield to civilian aviation standards. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, said the Federal Aviation Administration grants will be issued by the end of the month. The FAA grants will be matched with about $88,000 each from MRRA and […]
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Topsham to add traffic light at troublesome intersection
TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen opted Aug. 1 to install a traffic light to address complaints about traffic at the intersection of Monument Place and Mallet Drive. But the board chose not to add signs at the intersection of Main and Pleasant streets, where reports suggest there have been rear-end collisions due to inattentive […]
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Pathway with a purpose in Yarmouth: Improvements continue 20 years after Beth Condon's death
YARMOUTH — A painful anniversary approaches, and a public project that was borne out of tragedy continues to grow. Twenty years ago this month, Yarmouth teenager Beth Condon was struck and killed by a drunk driver while walking along U.S. Route 1. In the decades since the accident, the town has built a trail in […]
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Freeport Town Council postpones meeting
FREEPORT — The regular Town Council meeting was postponed Tuesday when not enough council members attended. The rescheduled meeting will be held at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 625 Wolfe’s Neck Road. The meeting will follow a 6:30 p.m. workshop for residents of Freeport’s District 2. Councilors Rich DeGrandpre, Kristina Eagan, […]