YARMOUTH — The year was 1986. Ronald Reagan was president, “Top Gun” was the No. 1 movie in the country and Marcia Noyes began her job as director of Yarmouth Community Services. Twenty-seven years later, at age 59, the spirited leader is retiring on Aug. 16. In the meantime, however, Noyes’ waning days on the […]
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Falmouth in talks with Route 1 consultant
FALMOUTH — Town staff have selected a design consultant for the Route 1 redesign and are now in contract negotiations, Town Manager Nathan Poore said. If talks are successful, an announcement is expected next week, he said. Bids for the design portion of the project ranged from $170,000 to nearly $500,000, about $200,000 less than […]
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Falmouth Comp Plan revision ready for Town Council
FALMOUTH — A draft of an updated long-term Comprehensive Plan passed a milestone Monday when the Long-Range Planning Committee approved it for the Town Council after more than three years of work. “This was a momentous day in the work of the committee,” said Theo Holtwijk, the town’s long-range planning director, noting that the panel […]
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South Portland council postpones hearing on tar sands ban
SOUTH PORTLAND — The errant comma is gone, but City Council action expected Monday on a proposed Waterfront Protection Ordinance was delayed for two weeks. By 4-0 votes, with Councilors Al Livingston, Jerry Jalbert and Melissa Linscott absent, the council amended the ordinance to remove the inadvertent comma, then recessed a public hearing to Aug. […]
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Portland weighs 'buffer zone' around Congress St. clinic
PORTLAND — The controversy over a Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions reached a new pitch at a July 30 City Council committee meeting. A crowd of about 120 jammed the City Hall Council Chambers as the Public Safety, Health and Human Services committee discussed a proposed “buffer zone” that would ban protesters from within […]
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Summerfest returns to Scarborough on Aug. 16
SCARBOROUGH — Music, games, a 5k run and fireworks highlight Summerfest on Aug. 16 from 4-10 p.m. at the Clifford Mitchell Sports Complex off Gorham Road. The free-admission festival will be held on the grass fields at the complex, with music by Lazy Gate, a dunk tank operated by Scarborough Boys Lacrosse Boosters, a rock […]
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Art in the Park returns for 34th rendering in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Almost 200 artists will convert Mill Creek Park into an open-air museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for the annual return of Art in the Park. The 34th free exhibition and sale is an enduring tradition with a juried competition, display of art created by city public school students, a […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools reopen soon, with new administrators
CUMBERLAND — A high school assistant principal and middle school principal are among the changes for the school year that begins in about three weeks – that’s right, before Labor Day – in School Administrative District 51. The SAD 51 Board of Directors last week hired Jayme Jones as assistant principal at Greely High School. Jones replaces […]
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Portland invites 'broader discussion' on Congress Square
PORTLAND — While a neighborhood group continues to oppose plans for selling a portion of Congress Square Plaza, the city is urging the public to look beyond the hardscaped open space. The city’s Planning Division on Thursday launched a “visioning process” to collect ideas for improving the design and use of Congress Square, which includes […]
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Cumberland adds disc golf at Twin Brook rec area
CUMBERLAND — For those who aren’t handy with a five-iron, this may be your chance to master a golf course. The Twin Brook Recreation Area last month opened a disc golf course near the Tuttle Road entrance. In regular golf, the object is to get through the course in the fewest number of strokes; in […]