SOUTH PORTLAND — Reflecting a housing shortage in the city and a revised zoning policy, an increasing number of property owners are dividing their lots and building homes in spaces smaller than what the city historicially allowed. Through June 30, six property owners have split their lots and applied for building permits, according to information provided […]
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Brunswick loses a brewpub, on track to gain a brewery
BRUNSWICK — Ebenezer’s Brewpub on Pleasant Street has closed for the immediate future, according to its owners. “The place is closed. And we may or may not re-open it,” co-owner Chris Lively said over the phone Monday. He said he and his wife are considering “multiple avenues” for the business, and any plans are too […]
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More than $5M coming to Maine for Head Start
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say a provider in the state is getting more than $5 million in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say Community Concepts Inc. will receive nearly $5.2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and […]
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Poll suggests problems for Susan Collins if she runs for governor
An early, shadowy poll in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial race that looks aimed to ward off U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is considering running to replace Gov. Paul LePage, says she might have trouble surviving a Republican primary. The conservative governor has escalated an intra-party war against the moderate senator since her key vote in late […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Maine coyotes aren't any more wolf than they've ever been
As former Maine deer biologist, Gerry Lavigne reported recently in the SAM News that there has been a flurry of media coverage — with stories on TV and in print — purporting that Maine’s Eastern coyote is getting larger and taking on more wolf-like characteristics. Is it true? Is our coyote, which started showing up […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: 'Sometimes things just need help'
Katie Webb gives tarot card readings to the dead. On camera. Webb, an Auburn native and one of four stars of the web series, “Haunt ME,” says it shows the ghost-hunting show’s softer side. “When a spirit doesn’t instantly want to come out and talk to us like we’re their therapist or something, which is […]
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Maine legislators propose limiting personal marijuana plants
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine legislators have introduced a new proposal limiting the amount of marijuana plants citizens grow on their land for personal use. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2u4gPOb ) the plan limits the amount of mature plants to 12. The plants also must be tagged with a name and a Maine driver’s license […]
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Acadia reopens cliffs, trails after closures to help falcons
BAR HARBOR (AP) — The National Park Service says it is reopening three cliffs and their associated trails to public entry soon following a closure to protect peregrine falcons. The park service closed the areas in March to protect the falcons from disturbances while they were nesting. The service says the protection resulted in the […]
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Portland introduces new recycling carts to reduce litter
PORTLAND (AP) — The city of Portland is replacing recycling bins with new covered carts in an effort to reduce litter. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2uXAOkp ) residents will receive the two-wheeled carts beginning Aug. 7. City Hall Communications Director Jessica Grondin says the 25,000 containers cost about $1 million. City officials say the […]
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Cornish man assaults family members, arrested trying to fight police
CORNISH (AP) — Police in Maine have arrested a man who they say tried to fight police after causing a neighborhood disturbance. York County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a man who was outside screaming in a Cornish neighborhood Tuesday morning. When police arrived on the scene, the yelling man refused to submit and […]