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By Shelby Carignan, Staff Writer. Friday, May 30, 2014. The Forecaster. SCARBOROUGH — Officials confirmed that the town has received enough funding to begin closing the gap in the Eastern Trail between South Portland and Scarborough. Though the $376,000 from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System will not complete the 1.5-mile section from the Nonesuch River in…

Nearly 20 years of expansion has proven successful, and more is on the way. Sunday, May 25, 12:01 A.M. Pennsylvania trail guru Carl Knoch said it takes decades to build an off-road, long-distance bike path through urban areas. In southern Maine it’s been nearly 17 years since the Eastern Trail was launched. And as we…

Monday May 19, 2014 marks ten years since ground was broken for construction of the Scarborough Marsh section of the Eastern Trail. The project was managed under the direction of the 12-town Eastern Trail Management District in partnership with many organizations including the Town of Scarborough. That section has generated amazing public support for the…

Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 3:56 pm | By Kayla J. Collins kayla@keepmecurrent.com | OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The next phase of developing 72 acres near the intersection of Portland Avenue and Milliken Mills Road in Old Orchard Beach as a multi-use forestry space and public recreational area is under way. The Town Council has…

[Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2014 Newsletter. The full newsletter can be viewed in this pdf document] By Marianne Goodine, Treasurer, ETMD As we spring ahead and look forward to warmer weather, the Town of Wells is working together with the Town of Kennebunk to continue the trail southward through Wells to the…

[Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2014 Newsletter. The full newsletter can be viewed in this pdf document] By Brenda Edmands The ET provides a space for recreation, transportation and socialization for all users. And sometimes it provides a lift when your life has hit some rough patches. When Joe Yuhas’ wife Delpha was…

[Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2014 Newsletter. The full newsletter can be viewed in this pdf document] by John Andrews Who uses the ET? Where do users come from? What does the average visitor spend on ice cream? Boots? Bicycles? Lodging? Beyond a little casual knowledge— I’ve met cyclists on the ET who…

[Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2014 Newsletter. The full newsletter can be viewed in this pdf document] By John Andrews Do any of you remember the old waste water pipe bridge over the Dunstan River that meanders through the marsh? I’m sure you remember its replacement, the Eastern Trail Bridge that carries trail…

[Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2014 Newsletter. The full newsletter can be viewed in this pdf document] By Joe Yuhas Prior to and on October 13, 2013 (a Friday!) heavy rains covered over half a mile of the Biddeford section of the Eastern Trail with impassable flood waters. Reluctantly, we closed the trail,…

Volunteers Needed! If there’s one thing that’s been constant since I attended my first Eastern Trail Alliance meeting, it’s been the M&Ms. Oh, no I guess that’s not true – there was quite a lapse for a time, now that I think about it. Fortunately, however, volunteers have not lapsed, and a couple of handfuls…