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Trader Joe's pursues former Wild Oats space on Marginal Way in Portland
Mar 10, 2010 11:30 am
PORTLAND — Documents filed with the Federal Trade Commission indicate Trader Joe's has agreed to lease the former Wild Oats grocery store space on Marginal Way. According to the FTC, the Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery store chain has worked out a lease agreement with Whole Foods Market.
Freeport to negotiate dispatch deals with Cumberland County, Brunswick
Mar 10, 2010 9:00 am
FREEPORT — The Town Council Tuesday night authorized Town Manager Dale Olmstead to negotiate terms for consolidation of dispatch services with both Cumberland County and the Brunswick Police Department. The council voted 6-1, with Councilor Eric Pandora opposed. Council Chairman Bill Muldoon said Olmstead will go to both agencies and determine which services are available at what cost for both scenarios.
Proposed school budget shrinks in Freeport, Pownal, Durham, but avoids job, program cuts
Mar 10, 2010 8:00 am
FREEPORT — The first budget presentation in Regional School Unit 5 was rolled out Tuesday night with a 2.7 percent reduction from last year. Superintendent Shannon Welsh said the $597,000 reduction projected in the fiscal 2011 budget was achieved without eliminating educational programs or personnel.
Freeport rocks: Former Wings, Hollies members to perform Saturday
Mar 10, 2010 12:00 am
FREEPORT — One worked side-by-side with Paul McCartney for 10 years. The other will be inducted with his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday. And both will be performing Saturday night at the Venue Music Bar at 5 Depot St. Denny Laine, who co-founded Wings in 1971 and remained with the band until its 1981 demise, will take the stage with Terry Sylvester, who replaced Graham Nash in The Hollies in 1968 and stayed until 1981.
Nomination papers available for Yarmouth elections
Mar 11, 2010 12:00 am
YARMOUTH — Nomination papers for the June 8 municipal elections will be available at the town clerk's office at Town Hall on Thursday, March 18. There are two Town Council seats, two School Committee seats and one seat on the Water District Board of Trustees to fill. All positions are three-year terms. Terms are expiring for council Chairman Mark Hough and Councilor Kent Peterson. Hough is not eligible to run again because he has served two consecutive three-year terms; Peterson is eligible for another term.
Falmouth panel seeks 'middle ground' on natural resource protections
Mar 10, 2010 12:00 am
FALMOUTH — The Community Development Committee has amended the work completed by the Long Range Planning Advisory Committee in its Natural Resources report. The panel introduced the document, described as an attempt to balance natural resource protections and property owners' rights, at Monday night's Town Council meeting.
Barr raised: Yarmouth tech coordinator nominated for Teacher of the Year
Mar 10, 2010 12:00 am
YARMOUTH — Alice Barr, Yarmouth High School's Instructional Technology Coordinator, is one of 13 teachers nominated for the 2011 Maine Teacher of the Year award. She will find out if she is a semi-finalist on Friday, March 12. A selection committee of past teachers of the year, principals, teachers, Department of Education staff, members of the state’s professional educator associations and members of the business community will screen the nominees and announce the winner in September.
Risky business: Les Otten and the rise and fall of American Skiing Co.
Mar 10, 2010 12:00 am
Editor’s note: This examination of gubernatorial candidate Leslie B. Otten’s role in American Skiing Co. by the non-profit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is the first in a series examining the claims and records of some of the leading candidates for governor. If you Google “American Skiing Co.” and “Otten,” you get 4,700 “hits.” That's because Leslie B. Otten’s claim to fame was his attempt to turn that company into the national’s largest and most successful owner of ski resorts, starting with Sunday River in western Maine.
State grants help local towns, businesses harness energy
Mar 09, 2010 11:50 am
AUGUSTA — Installation of solar hot water heaters and the conversion of landfill gas to electricity are among the projects funded by nearly $635,000 in grants awarded last week by Efficiency Maine, the conservation arm of the Public Utilities Commission. More than $220,000 worth of grants were awarded to businesses and municipalities in Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Freeport, Brunswick and Bath. The city of Bath and Portland-based ecomaine received funding to study converting landfill gas into electricity.