Edgartown considers purchase of Main Street mini-park
“The Edgartown Community Preservation Committee scheduled a hearing for Thursday, December 4, to review proposals for projects funded by the Community Preservation Act, including a $2.1 million plan to gain control of Alfred and Marjory…
Maine Candidates for Governor Spar Over Natural Gas Pipeline
“Republican Gov. Paul LePage is defending his support of legislation that could make it easier for private businesses to use eminent domain to seize property for natural gas pipeline expansion. The governor says the legislation…
Planners, Chapman trade barbs
“At a July 22 joint training session for the Windham Town Council and Planning Board, tensions boiled over between members of the two bodies as they discussed a March 24 incident relating to an eminent…
No AG inquiry into Gorham signature case
” Verifying authenticity of a town document signature in a Gorham eminent domain seizure several years ago appears uncertain this week after the Maine Office of Attorney General announced it is not handling the case….
Questions linger after suit settled
“A Gorham town councilor wants verification that no one working for the town committed a crime in the handling of a 12-year-old eminent-domain case that was recently settled. The authenticity of a town official’s signature…
ON THE RIGHT LANE: Pain of eminent domain
“For some time now the Windham Planning Board has been discussing allowing a property owner on Sabbady Point Road to swap land with other landowners in order to improve his lot by moving the road,…
Biddeford Land with Notorious Past to be a Park
“A plot of land in Biddeford where a convicted murderer’s house once stood may soon be a park. The City Council is scheduled vote Tuesday on design plans for Williams Court Park’s expansion into the…
Public input is necessary on issue of beach access
“Much has been written in recent weeks about the problematic situation concerning York’s beaches. It appears the town owns at least one, but not the rest. Parts of Long Sands Beach are apparently owned by…
International Marine Terminal to expand
“State officials plan to expand Portland’s shipping-container terminal, doubling its size and providing a direct link to a Pan Am rail line, which stands to lower shipping costs for commercial customers. The Portland Press Herald…
Expansion of cargo facility in Portland a giant step for port
“State officials plan to expand the shipping-container terminal in Portland to more than double its current size and link it directly with a rail line, allowing the terminal to compete for business with other major…