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  • Brunswick council paves way for sale of municipal buildings

    BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday authorized negotiations for the sale of the downtown Recreation Center, which could ultimately lead to a new business moving into town. After more than an hour of public comment, councilors voted 7-2 to authorize Town Manager Gary Brown to reach...

    Dylan Martin • News •
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm

  • Toys for boys of all ages

    Matt Palmer of Gorham carries his 2-year-old son, Jacob, out of the cab of front-end loader on Saturday, May 18, at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, where several area public works departments marked National Public Works Week by displaying their equipment, answering questions and providing de...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm
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  • Cumberland councilors OK fairground concerts, move forward with yard waste fees

    CUMBERLAND — Town Councilors heard no opposition Monday night to allowing concerts and pari-mutuel horse racing at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds, and moved forward with new yard waste fees and a new Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. Concerts and pari-mutuel horse racing will now be allow...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Beautifying Back Cove

    Hope Lanza, right, and Sandra Wachholz, left, are among the volunteers who helped the Maine YardScaping Partnership install more than 400 trees, shrubs and perennials, as well as a wildflower meadow, on June 18 and 19 at the Back Cove YardScaping Demonstration Project. The goal of the project is to ...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Longest day of homelessness

    A small crowd of people stood in rainy Monument Square on Friday, June 19, at noon to mark the summer solstice and bring attention to the plight of the working poor and homeless. (Michael Barriault photo)

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Meals on Wheels provider hopes participants will warm to microwaveable meals

    SCARBOROUGH — The local organization that runs the southern Maine Meals on Wheels program has implemented a change to its food preparation that will allow it to continue and potentially expand its level of service. But just the word change can be hard to swallow. Dire...

    Peggy Roberts • News •
    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Regional School Unit 5 budget rests with voters in Freeport, Pownal, Durham

    FREEPORT — Residents of Freeport, Pownal and Durham go to the polls Thursday, June 25, to either approve or reject a $23.5 million school budget for Regional School Unit 5. This is the first RSU 5 budget validation referendum, although residents from the three towns approved the budget's 18...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Freeport superintendent to lead Wells-Ogunquit school district

    FREEPORT — Superintendent of Schools Elaine Tomaszewski, who was not picked to head consolidated Regional School Unit 5, will leave July 1 to become superintendent of the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District in York County. Tomaszewski has been the superintendent of Freeport ...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Lost financial records returned to North Yarmouth

    YARMOUTH – After many years in the collection at the Yarmouth Historical Society, a book containing financial records from 1735 through 1799 has been returned to North Yarmouth, completing the town's records dating back to 1680. "The book is falling apart and is brittle," North Ya...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  • Bartlett Circle needs $100K to complete Phase I updates

    YARMOUTH — Four months ago, operators of Bartlett Circle asked residents for help raising money to repair dilapidated housing units. Now, thanks to continuing fundraising efforts and lower-than-expected contractor costs, construction has started. The 28-unit, low-income housing c...

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    Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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