Portland finally shows some offense, but it’s not enough to avoid a seventh consecutive setback.

Portland finally shows some offense, but it’s not enough to avoid a seventh consecutive setback.

The fire was reported at 11 p.m. and caused substantial damage to the attic and roof of the building housing Bay City Motors, said Deputy Fire Chief Robert Wassick.

GORHAM – A former town councilor was kicked out of the council chambers Tuesday following an outburst at the Gorham Town Council meeting. The incident involving Matt Mattingly came during an uproar about potential amendments to the town’s special amusement ordinance regulating Gorham businesses that hold state liquor licenses. Accusations and verbal exchanges between councilors […]

Pat Gallant-Charette, 62, and Miyuki Fujita, 47, can barely understand one another. Gallant-Charette lives in Westbrook and knows a few phrases in Japanese, Fujita’s language, and Fujita understands a little English, but the two have been relying on hand signals, interpreters, and, seemingly, their mutual love of marathon swimming, to bridge the language gap. On […]

GORHAM – A gas station Cumberland Farms is proposing in South Gorham stirred some neighborhood opposition at a Planning Board public hearing on Monday. Cumberland Farms, which already has a store and gas station in Gorham Village, is seeking permission to build a 4,513-square-foot convenience store and gas station at 74 County Road, a site […]

The building was once the home of the notorious rough-and-tumble Popeye’s.

The building was once the home of the notorious rough-and-tumble Popeye’s.

The largest heat wave of the summer continues, with forecasters saying relief is still days away.

Shop, eat, dance at Idexx Idexx Laboratories, 1 Idexx Drive, in Westbrook is hosting a festival with music, a flea market, yard sale and food, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Portland. Flea market vendors include Avon, Tupperware, local Maine crafters and photographers. A multi-family […]