FREEPORT — The Town Council will commission a study to determine the costs and benefits of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 5, but the details aren’t yet clear. The informal decision was announced Tuesday night during a Town Council workshop. About 30 residents attended the meeting and eight of them spoke during a public comment […]
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Bath council to meet on building sale, revenue loss
BATH — The controversial sale of a city-owned property, and how to address a state revenue shortfall, will be discussed by the City Council at its Wednesday, July 24, meeting. Residents spoke out June 5 against the way the Mid Coast Center for Higher Education was sold this spring, questioning the transparency of the process and […]
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Fire-damaged Portland market expected to reopen under new owner
PORTLAND — Colucci’s Hilltop Market, a family-run fixture on Munjoy Hill for decades, may soon have a new owner and could reopen this fall. The neighborhood grocery store at 135 Congress St. has been closed since it was severely damaged in a March 9 fire. The blaze also destroyed much of the three-story building that […]
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Monmouth man dies in Brunswick motorcycle accident
BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating the death of a Monmouth man who was ejected from his motorcycle in an accident last week. David Lamontagne, 45, was pronounced dead at Midcoast Hospital on July 6 after he was transported from the parking lot of Maine Mattress & Futon on Bath Road, where he was found unresponsive. […]
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Rain location set for Harpswell concerts
HARPSWELL — A rain location has been announced for the town’s summer concert series at the Harpswell Bandstand. The Thursday evening concerts, which run through Aug. 29, will be held at the former West Harpswell School building on Ash Point Road in case of rain, bandstand committee Chairman Robert Modr said. Otherwise, he said, the […]
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Brunswick library holds astronomy seminar
BRUNSWICK — Amateur stargazers are invited to the Curtis Memorial Library on July 24 for a seminar on telescopes and astronomy. “Buying a telescope: What you should consider” will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature a talk by astronomer Ron Thompson of the Southern Maine Astronomers. The event, sponsored by Cornerstones of Science, is free […]
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Woods gets unprecedented 3rd term as Yarmouth council chairman
YARMOUTH — The Town Council made history Monday when it appointed Steve Woods chairman for a third consecutive term. In the 48 years since Yarmouth adopted a town-council style of government, there had never been a chairman who served more than two consecutive terms in the seat, Town Manager Nat Tupper said. The appointment took […]
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Yarmouth blast survivor reunited with lost cat
YARMOUTH — There’s at least one happy ending on Gables Drive. Nearly two weeks after an explosion destroyed Mary Halsey’s home and several others at the North Gables Condominiums, Halsey was reunited with her missing cat Joey. On Friday, July 5, the 4-year-old orange tabby was caught by Sue Bailey, a resident of Gables Drive. […]
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View of Congress Square evolves for groundbreaking Portland chef
PORTLAND — Change is coming soon to Congress Square Plaza, and not just in the form of a renovated hotel or a controversial “event center.” Vinland, a 39-seat restaurant serving locally sourced food, is scheduled to open in early fall at 593 Congress St., on the eastern edge of the plaza. Since spring, the plaza […]
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'They just boil out of the water': Green crabs destroy clams; are lobsters next?
FREEPORT — Clammer Clint Goodenow motored his skiff up to a small, white buoy in the Harraseeket River Monday afternoon and began pulling up yards of rope from the bay floor below. After reaching the end of the rope, he leaned over the side of the boat and plunged his hands into the water, grabbing […]