YARMOUTH — Demand for energy recently awoke a sleeping giant. Wyman Station, the oil-fired power plant on Cousins Island, was called into service July 18 and 19 to generate electricity for the New England energy market during a period of peak demand, according to spokesman Steve Stengel. The high energy demand was the result of […]
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Falmouth Middle School renovations on schedule
FALMOUTH — Construction to replace the heating system, install new roofing and upgrade structural integrity at Falmouth Middle School is on schedule after crews began work in late June, school officials and construction managers said Tuesday. While much of the school is in disarray now, with walls torn up and construction equipment strewn around the […]
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Bath museum steps in to keep Cape Elizabeth lighthouse lens in Maine
BATH — A historic lighthouse lens showcased in the Cape Elizabeth Town Hall lobby for 18 years was to have been returned to the U.S. Coast Guard. But then the Maine Maritime Museum stepped in. The Fresnel lens, made in 1874 in Paris, France, was going to be sent to a U.S. government warehouse in […]
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'A steamy good time,' but Yarmouth Clam Festival attendance wilts under the heat
YARMOUTH — Steamer, the Yarmouth Clam Festival mascot, said it perfectly. Standing in the shade of a building on Portland Street on Friday evening, the normally tight-lipped mascot summed up the annual parade in a single sentence: “It was a steamy good time.” This year’s 90-minute parade coincided with record-breaking heat that tamped down on […]
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Demand soars at Falmouth Food Pantry
FALMOUTH — As summer temperatures have climbed, so has demand at the Falmouth Food Pantry. In June, the pantry experienced its busiest month in its five-year history, serving 350 families, said Dorothy Blanchette, manager and one of the lead volunteers at the pantry, where more than 100 people donate their time. Five years ago the […]
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Topsham, Brunswick decisions doom Black Bridge vehicle traffic
TOPSHAM — With neither Topsham nor Brunswick willing to pay $750,000 for repairs, the highway portion of the Black Bridge is expected to be removed next year. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously July 18 not to fund the repairs, echoing a previous vote by the Brunswick Town Council. Deputy Commissioner Bruce Van Note of […]
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Carmona to seek Portland School Board seat
PORTLAND — Ralph Carmona, who recently took out nomination papers to run for the City Council in the Nov. 5 election, Monday said he will not seek the at-large council seat and instead plans to run for the School Board. Carmona, a North Street resident who ran for mayor in 2011, said he intends to […]
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Portland City Council committee backs ban on foam containers
PORTLAND — The City Council may soon consider a proposed ban on polystyrene foam food containers, after a council committee voted 2-1 to recommend its passage. Councilor David Marshall, chairman of the committee, and Councilor Kevin Donoghue, the vice chairman, voted in favor of the ban. Councilor Cheryl Leeman was opposed. With the July 17 […]
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'A reshuffling of the deck': Portland adjusts to cruise industry changes
PORTLAND — To local businesses, they may seem more like treasure ships than cruise ships. But four years after the first and only study of Portland’s cruise-ship business, some people wonder about the full economic impact of the industry – and what lies on the horizon. The 2009 study found that passengers spent an average […]
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'Jersey Boys' goes on, Maine-N.Y. songwriter reunion will not
SCARBOROUGH — Bob Crewe had the Midas touch with pop music lyrics, writing and producing hits through three decades for himself and performers including Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Danny Cannon was one of Crewe’s many songwriting and recording partners, traveling from Buffalo, N.Y., to Crewe’s Manhattan offices and studios more than 50 years […]