March 15, 2025

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Iconic Dock Square property on the market in Kennebunkport for $2.6M

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — One of the most iconic buildings in the heart of Dock Square is on the market. Pack Maynard, a real estate firm in Kennebunk, is listing the Colonial Pharmacy building at 40 Dock Square for $2.6 million. “Spanning three levels, this property is being sold ‘as is,’ offering a unique opportunity for

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Market Basket buys Seekonk Showcase Cinemas property. What are its plans?

SEEKONK, Mass. − Market Basket‘s parent company, Demoulas Super Markets, purchased the Showcase Cinemas property in Seekonk in a leaseback deal with the theater company. According to land records, the deal was for $9.5 million and was signed in July. In a one-sentence statement, an unnamed Showcase Cinemas spokesperson wrote that the theater was sold

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Bridgewater NJ Route 202-206 redevelopment eyed at Talamini Road

BRIDGEWATER – A proposal to build 64 age-restricted townhomes on Route 202-206 will be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment later this month. 821 Bridgewater LLC, of Whippany, wants to build the townhomes on the property on the west side of the highway north of Talamini Road. About three acres of the westernmost part

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Brownstone banquet hall $137K behind on property tax payments

PATERSON — The Brownstone’s owners are 15 months behind — or an estimated $136,969 in arrears — in payments to the city for a tax appeal settlement involving a small parking lot next to the banquet hall, municipal officials say. That information was brought to light by Councilman Luis Velez, who did some research about

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Burgaw, Ocean Isle Beach and Surf City receive environment funding

Three Wilmington-area towns have received funding for environmental improvements. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management awarded 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program, totaling more than $6.21 million dollars for engineering, design, and implementation of resilience project, according to a news

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Why did Sarasota Commissioners veto arts funds?

Watching the Sarasota County Commission discuss allocations of tourist tax dollars for the county’s vibrant arts and culture organizations left me with a lot of questions. While approving $2.1 million to 35 arts groups, commissioners rejected funding for three popular programs  – Embracing Our Differences, the Chalk Festival and WSLR/Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center. 

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Developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. funds Embracing Our Differences

Months after he covered the costs for Sarasota County’s 211 helpline service that county commissioners rejected, attorney and developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. is stepping up to do the same for the popular Embracing Our Differences exhibition. He called the commissioners’ recent decision not to rejecting a grant to the organization “illogical.” Culverhouse and his wife,

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First-time farmers in New Jersey could get help from new loan program

With the average New Jersey farmer closer to retirement than college age, the state is considering a new loan program to help people getting their start in the business. Legislation co-sponsored by Sussex County Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia would direct the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the state Department of Agriculture to develop the program.

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AG files case against Mt. Vernon Group rental property manager

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a civil case on behalf of the state in Wicomico County Circuit Court Friday against the manager of a Lower Eastern Shore rental property company, who, according to the complaint, allegedly sexually harassed five women in recent years, including soliciting sexual acts for reduced rent payments. The property manager,

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Wayne to buy YMCA property to expand recreation program

WAYNE — The township has agreed to buy the YMCA property on Pike Drive for $12.2 million, clearing the way for health and recreation officials to grow their programs and protect the land from future redevelopment. The historic acquisition, the largest that the township has made since voters approved the creation of an open space

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