The City Council unanimously has approved the third reading of a sidewalk art and busking ordinance, which was described by city officials as an invitation for performers to use the city’s sidewalks as a stage.
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Hallowell council approves new rules for marijuana businesses
Hallowell limits downtown retail marijuana shop licenses to two; the state has yet to finalize its laws.
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Hallowell councilors expected to finalize commercial cannabis, busking ordinances
City officials are conducting public hearings about marijuana and snow shoveling regulations.
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Hallowell officials to meet regarding halted sidewalk
City and Department of Transportation officials, Lucky Garden owners and property abutters have been invited to the meeting ‘for the purposes of fact finding.’
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Wynne prevails in Hallowell’s Ward 5; Walker, Aucoin, Dufour also elected to City Council
Newcomer Patrick Wynne, who beat four-term incumbent Lisa Harvey McPherson, will take over as Ward 5 councilor in January.
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Hallowell city council subcommittee investigating why sidewalk stopped at Lucky Garden
The Highway Committee will meet, with all involved parties, to discuss March negotiations that led to project design changes.
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Residents, musicians, business owners skeptical of volume rise proposed in draft noise ordinance
At times, tempers flared during the Thursday evening public hearing, but organizers said the dialogue was successful
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Hallowell residents miffed about sidewalk ending in front of Lucky Garden
A former councilor says the stopped sidewalk ignores past City Council action, transportation department officials said the decision came down to city officials, and city officials point fingers at the DOT and business owners
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Hallowell’s downtown could get louder
A public hearing is set for Thursday on proposed changes to the city’s noise ordinance to encourage live music
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The Harlow to offer November workshops
Topics include bookbinding, woodblock printmaking, open studio sessions and Bob Ross paint alongs.