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A chronological compilation of local news from all four editions of The Forecaster, covering 14 Maine cities and towns: Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.

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  • Fort Williams bus fees, tighter seasonal rental controls likely in Cape Elizabeth

    Feb 09, 2012 12:00 am

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Whether day-tripping or in town for a week, some visitors to Cape Elizabeth could find their stays slightly more expensive and possibly more regulated after the Feb. 13 Town Council meeting.

    On the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting at Town Hall is the implementation of fees for tour bus and street-car operators at Fort Williams Park, and zoning regulations for short-term rental properties.

  • Correction

    Feb 09, 2012 12:00 am

    The Feb. 2 Page 3 story "Lunch routine is food for thought about Freeport HS" misspelled the last name of Facilities Committee member Catherine Breer.

  • Cape Elizabeth councilors shelve some library recommendations

    Feb 09, 2012 12:00 am

    CAPE ELIZABETH — While agreeing the town needs an expanded and renovated Thomas Memorial Library, town councilors on Monday expressed different opinions about how and when to pitch the project to voters.

    The result of the workshop discussion will lead to a council vote Monday, Feb. 13, on five recommendations from Town Manager Michael McGovern and the Portland-based consulting firm of Demont Associates.

    The recommendations were culled from a list of seven suggested by McGovern last month.

  • Brunswick school aid result 'could have been a lot worse'

    Feb 08, 2012 4:10 pm

    BRUNSWICK — Although residents may believe their state education subsidy is being unfairly reduced, a Department of Education spokesman said that's not the case.

    "There's no targeting," spokesman David Connerty-Marin said. "It's simply a matter of running the numbers through the formula."

    Try telling that to Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski, who said "In situations like this, it's far from objective."

  • Harpswell budget could increase 7%; tax hike not expected

    Feb 08, 2012 3:50 pm

    HARPSWELL — Town Meeting will be asked to approve a 7 percent budget increase this year, but a tax increase seems unlikely.

    Town Administrator Kristi Eiane said that could change if selectmen do not approve using money from the town's fund balance to keep the tax rate low, or if she receives new information on how much Harpswell will owe School Administrative District 75.

  • Scarborough library to showcase Russian literature

    Feb 08, 2012 3:10 pm

    SCARBOROUGH — The spotlight at Scarborough Public Library this month goes to recently translated Russian literature.

    Bowdoin College Russian instructor Lisa Hayden Espenschade will present works of fiction and nonfiction at the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. 

    Espenschade received her master’s degree in Russian literature from the University of Pennsylvania and lived in Moscow from 1992-1998.

  • South Portland chemical firm settles EPA claim with $68K fine

    Feb 08, 2012 3:10 pm

    SOUTH PORTLAND — A Massachusetts company with a warehouse in South Portland has agreed to pay more than $68,000 in fines to the Environmental Protection Agency.

    Monson Cos. also will provide training and equipment worth nearly $33,000 to local emergency response teams, according to a statement from the EPA.

  • Day's end at Land's End

    Feb 08, 2012 2:40 pm
     A clammer finishes his day on the flats near the Town Offices at Land's End in Harpswell.

  • Topsham selectmen approve crosswalk move

    Feb 08, 2012 2:10 pm

    TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen on Feb. 2 unanimously approved moving a Bridge Street crosswalk about 100 feet south, to where it used to be.

    The board also called for a sign to be installed that warns traffic of the crosswalk.

    Resident Jeff Deletesky, who proposed the move, said a crosswalk at the intersection of Union and Bridge streets, which led to the Swinging Bridge, was moved about four years ago to its current location.

    "People continue to use the old crosswalk," he said, noting that he has rarely seen the new one used.

  • Indulging their gull-ibility

    Feb 08, 2012 11:50 am
     Gene and Delores Carey of South Portland watch the seagulls beg for more crumbs from the couple's lunch in the parking lot at the South Portland Municipal Boat Ramp near Bug Light on Feb. 6.
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