PORTLAND — Motorists in East Deering can expect several weeks of delays as the city begins repaving Washington Avenue between Veranda and Presumpscot streets. Traffic is being reduced from four lanes to two lanes during the project, which is expected to continue daily, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., into July, City Hall spokeswoman Nicole […]
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Investigators await autopsy results in death of Bath infant
BATH — The circumstances behind the weekend death of a 9-month-old Windjammer Way girl are being investigated by state and local police. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Monday that an autopsy has been performed on the body of Jaelyn Malcolm, but results were not yet available. No one had been charged […]
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Lightning strikes twice in Falmouth, setting 2 homes on fire
FALMOUTH — Separate lightning strikes led to fires at two homes Sunday night as a massive thunderstorm pummeled southern and western Maine. “We were right in the middle of some nasty thunderstorms,” Fire Chief Howard Rice Jr. said “I’m surprised there were only two (strikes).” The first strike reportedly set a Remington Way home’s attic […]
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Heritage Days promises 5 days of fun in Bath
BATH — The City of Ships launches five days of downtown fun next month with its 41st annual Heritage Days celebration. Centered around the long Independence Day weekend, Heritage Days runs from Wednesday, July 3, to Sunday, July 7. A Bath Sunrise Rotary barbecue will be held at Library Park July 3 from 5-7 p.m., […]
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Police seek suspect in Falmouth armed robbery
FALMOUTH — Police are seeking a suspect in a brazen daylight robbery at the Irving Lil’ Mart Friday morning. At 8:25 a.m., a clerk left the store and gas station at 264 U.S. Route 1 with money to deposit in a nearby bank. He was confronted in the parking lot by a gun-wielding man who […]
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Scarborough councilors: Schools failed to disclose cause of lost state aid
SCARBOROUGH — The likely loss of $1.2 million in state general purpose school aid has been evident since Superintendent George Entwistle III introduced the fiscal year 2014 budget on March 13. What town councilors say was not known until after they approved a second school budget on June 5 is that $706,000 of the subsidy […]
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Taste of Brunswick postponed to fall
BRUNSWICK — The fifth annual Taste of Brunswick event has been postponed to fall. The event was originally scheduled for June 22. Organizer Brunswick Downtown Association said a lower-than-usual number of participating restaurants prompted the decision to postpone. Patti Spencer-Yost, BDA marketing and communications director, said only 10 restaurants had signed up for this year, […]
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Scarborough Downs rezoning slated for council vote
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors will vote July 17 on ordinance and zoning changes for land around Scarborough Downs. The prospect of the changes leading to a renewed effort to allow casino gambling drew brief, but determined, opposition in a public hearing before councilors scheduled the second reading and vote. Former Councilor Suzanne Foley-Ferguson and Alberta Follansbee […]
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South Portland event to launch state robotics institute
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new way to promote science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM learning, will be revealed at Fairchild Semiconductor, 82 Running Hill Road, at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 27. Gov. Paul LePage and Segway inventor Dean Kamen will attend the event introducing the Robotics Institute of Maine. The Westbrook-based institute will be […]
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State budget expected to impact Brunswick revenue
BRUNSWICK — With Gov. Paul LePage expected to veto a $6.3 billion budget passed by the Legislature, the Town Council is expected to revisit its $57.3 million budget. The council will meet on June 27 to discuss and possibly approve changes to the combined town, school and county budget if the state budget provides the […]