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Richardson calls for new 'protocols' to discuss Brunswick Naval Air Station redevelopment

BRUNSWICK — Caught between a need to ease anxiety about the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station and protecting the identity of prospective tenants at the base, the commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development on Monday called for new communication "protoc...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Topsham selectmen opt for Middlesex Road safety improvements instead of speed change

TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 June 18 against asking the Maine Department of Transportation to reduce the Middlesex Road speed limit. However, the board voted unanimously to have town staff look into safety improvements, such as a new crosswalk, intersection signs an...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Topsham Government Improvement Committee seeks more input

TOPSHAM — The Government Improvement Committee is reviewing surveys from more than 100 people at Town Meeting last month and hopes to survey a broader spectrum of residents. Committee member John Rensenbrink said on Monday that the Town Meeting surveys were a first step, while a...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
City Council supports sound stage, balks at rezoning South Portland armory

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than a dozen residents attended Monday's City Council workshop to discuss the fate of the former Maine Army National Guard Armory on Broadway at the foot of the Casco Bay Bridge. The workshop was prompted by a Cape Elizabeth resident's proposal to convert th...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Denning dedication

Jordan Denning, brother of the late Hanley Denning, founder of Safe Passage, places a small stone inscribed with Hanley's name on it on a new memorial bench at Yarmouth High School on June 18. Friends and relatives of Hanley Denning helped dedicate the memorial and shared stories of her courage, com...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Commercial Street work could start next month in Bath

BATH — Improvements to Commercial Street could begin by mid or late July, after the City Council and Maine Department of Transportation have approved a contractor to conduct the work, City Planner Jim Upham said Wednesday. He said three contractor bids were opened Wednesday morni...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Brunswick base redevelopers hope Congress backs no-cost transfers

BRUNSWICK — The U.S. House of Representatives this week was expected to hear a bill sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, that could help speed redevelopment of Brunswick Naval ...

Steve Mistler • News •
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Update: Bath library searching for new director, Goodwin named interim leader

BATH — Patten Free Library Director Anne Phillips has resigned, effective Aug. 21. The library announced on Friday that Peter Goodwin, manager of the facility's Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room, has been appointed interim director as of July 13. The library board ...

Alex Lear • News •
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Baldacci reassures Brunswick councilors, Bowdoin College about Downeaster

BRUNSWICK — Gov. John Baldacci last week reassured officials from Brunswick, Freeport and Bowdoin College about his commitment to the Amtrak Downeaster and the proposed extension of the passenger service. The meeting with Baldacci was sparked by concerns that the governor's suppo... 2

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Farm assist: Doctor brings different specialty to Cape Elizabeth

CAPE ELIZABETH — Trained as a pharmacist and a physician, Dr. Rodney Voisine spends much of his time as medical director of the operating room at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and as co-founder of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness in Portland. During time of... 2

Sarah Trent • News •
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 4:00 pm