Injuries occurred Friday in Freeport when a collision left a van and its trailer on top of car in a ditch along northbound Interstate 295 at about Mile 26. Officials said the van from Quebec was cut off by the car, causing both drivers to lose control and head off the side of the highway. […]
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State proclaims South Portland is 'business friendly'
SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials Wednesday received official certification from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development that South Portland is a Business Friendly Community. The designation recognized efforts to create 13 tax increment finance zones to help fund infrastructure projects, use of block grants for economic development and municipal projects, and the creation […]
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Feds probe piping plover death at Pine Point in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Additional restrictions on dogs on town beaches will be considered by the Town Council Ordinance Committee Aug. 21, in part because of a federal probe into the July 15 death of a piping plover at Pine Point. With the possibility of a federal fine for town culpability in the July 15 incident at […]
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Cape Elizabeth readies rules for Fort Williams Park art vendors
CAPE ELIZABETH — They may not be going completely back to the drawing board, but town councilors are less than a week away from posting proposed regulations on the sale of art and other “expressive matter” at Fort Williams Park. After a park tour and 40-minute executive session to confer with town attorney Tom Leahy on […]
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Scarborough pet shop for sale after 2nd quarantine
SCARBOROUGH — A Payne Road pet shop slapped with its second quarantine in six months, and facing the threat of new public protests, is for sale. Little Paws operator Barbara Cross said she and her partner, Jamie Nonni, decided to put the store on the market after the state, for the second time since Feb. […]
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Wal-Mart cancels expansion in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Almost two years after receiving the town’s approval to expand its store on U.S. Route 1, Wal-Mart has dropped the plan. Wal-Mart spokesman Bill Wertz on Tuesday said the company has told the town it will not proceed with plans to expand the 92,000-square-foot store at 206 Route 1 into a 124,000-square-foot Supercenter. […]
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Brunswick train depot opponents remain skeptical
BRUNSWICK — After meeting with rail officials twice in July, opponents of a proposed $12 million train layover facility remain skeptical about assurances it won’t have a negative impact on their neighborhood. At a Tuesday meeting, members of the Brunswick West Neighborhood Coalition repeated their call for rail officials to add extra mitigation efforts to reduce […]
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Brunswick residents to fight reopening of boat launch
BRUNSWICK — Recreational users of Simpson’s Point may confront fishermen and clammers head on next week, when the Marine Resources Committee is expected to discuss reopening the boat launch. The Rev. Frank Strasburger, who lives adjacent to the Middle Bay landing, said he and others will oppose town efforts to reopen Simpson’s Point, because it […]
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Harpswell selectmen rule out ATM on town property
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen has ruled out having an ATM on town property after determining it would be too much of a liability. The proposal came in May from the Harpswell Business Association, which believes the town’s lack of ATMs puts a hurdle in front of local business customers. Gail Kass, who works […]
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TD Beach to Beacon 10k: Take your mark …
CAPE ELIZABETH — About 6,500 runners will queue up Saturday near Crescent Beach State Park for the start of the 16th TD Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race. The annual 8 a.m. start will follow some changes in organization and logistics, reflecting post-Boston Marathon concerns about safety. For runners, there are new locations for parking […]