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Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:03 pm | Updated: 4:18 pm, Wed Jul 25, 2012.Kate Irish Collins kcollins@keepmecurrent.com SACO – More than 300 kids in bright yellow T-shirts “mobbed” the pedestrian bridge over Route 1 in Saco Tuesday morning, July 24, to kick-off a fundraising campaign to buy 25 bikes for the Saco Parks &…

Saco youth campers use Eastern Trail to kick off bicycle fundraiser By LIZ GOTTHELF, Staff Writer Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:06 PM EDT SACO — On Tuesday morning, about 300 children in the city’s summer park and recreation camps, along with 90 staff members, all in bright yellow and pink shirts, crowded onto the John…

By Kevin Millerkmiller@mainetoday.comWashington bureau chief Advocates for making Maine friendlier for cyclists and walkers are expressing concerns about federal funding cuts to programs that communities often use to pay for bike lanes, crosswalks and road safety programs aimed at schoolchildren. But the Maine Department of Transportation is dismissing some of the worst-case scenarios being discussed,…

by Kate Irish Collins kcollins@keepmecurrent.com SACO – Bob Hamblen, Saco’s city planner and president of the Eastern Trail Alliance, recently received the Community Celebrity Award from Cabot Creamery, which has honored 40 people across the country with this special recognition. As part of the award, Hamblen received a seven-day Alaskan cruise, which leaves from Seattle…

By Samantha Stephens, email, SeaCoastonline.comMay 31, 2012 2:00 AM ARUNDEL — There was much debate regarding potentially allowing parking on Limerick Road for the Eastern Trail at the Board of Selectmen meeting held on Tuesday, May 29. Catherine Rush, an Arundel resident, was first to voice her concerns, questioning whether any measures have been made…

By RACHEL LOVEJOY, Columnist Published:Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:24 PM EDT Last weekend, I took a walk along the portion of the Eastern Trail that connects Biddeford with Kennebunk. Wide, flat and very well maintained, the trail moves in a pretty straight line, its end disappearing into infinity in the distance, and it offers quite…

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The Eastern Trail Management District (ETMD) is a group of representatives from each Eastern Trail town that manages the construction and upkeep of the trail. Below is ETMD’s January 2009 newsletter: This option will not work correctly. Unfortunately, your browser does not support inline frames.

The Eastern Trail Management District (ETMD) is a group of representatives from each Eastern Trail town that manages the construction and upkeep of the trail. Below is ETMD’s January 2011 newsletter: This option will not work correctly. Unfortunately, your browser does not support inline frames.

Published: Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:06 PM EDT While a rural walking trail can seem inviting on a beautiful day, there’s no denying that there is some risk involved in taking the “road less traveled.” Part of what gives trails their charm is the fact that they are removed from the hustle and bustle of…