A trio of University of Southern Maine marketing students have made operating the Saco Drive-In their summer project to get some real — or is that reel? — experience.
Emma Bouthillette
Relief, pride as 170 soldiers return
A crowd of 1,000 gives an emotional homecoming to members of the 94th Military Police Company on their return from Baghdad deployment.
Crowd awaits return of 94th Military Police
Members of the unit that was deployed to Iraq last May are expected to arrive by bus in Manchester, N.H., around 3 p.m.
Hospitals’ trash is Haiti’s treasure
An Army National Guard battalion will haul more than two tons of surplus medical supplies to the ravaged island.
Funeral arrangements for Dittmeyer announced
Funeral services for the 20-year-old Portland resident will be held at 5 p.m. Monday in Lake Region High School’s gymnasium in Naples.
Sebago man dies in ATV accident
Glen Lang, 50, of Sebago died Friday night after his ATV struck a tree off Folly Road.
Boy injured Friday when his bicycle collides with truck
A child was injured Friday afternoon when his bicycle collided with a dump truck.
Theater group strugglesto be there for kids
A children’s theater group, created three years ago with a goal of helping young people build their self-esteem, is in danger of shutting down, the owner says.
Ronda Verges, who runs the Academy of Developing Artists of Maine, said she’s about three months behind on rent, which is $2,258 a month. She’s been applying for grants and trying to negotiate a payment plan with the landlord, she said.
Weather dampens cleanup, but rain dates are scheduled
Dozens still turn out for an Earth Day event sponsored by South Portland Land Trust.
Location announced for LaKermesse
The Franco-American festival will be scaled back this year and held June 24 through 26 in Mechanics Park.