Design submissions are due Aug. 31, as Portland looks for public art that is also functional.

WESTBROOK – Construction delays pushed back the opening of the new $34 million Westbrook Middle School this year, and the school’s students weren’t able to start school until Jan. 20, a couple of weeks later than planned. The building’s steering committee accepted the middle school as substantially complete, and the city issued an occupancy permit. […]

WESTBROOK – Last Saturday marked the end of an era in Westbrook’s firefighting history when the city formally decommissioned the Mechanic Street call company fire station. The station was closed in a new “unification” effort initiated by Mayor Colleen Hilton and the fire department to house career firefighters and call company firefighters under one roof […]

WESTBROOK – The French Press Eatery – a coffee shop turned restaurant that in just nine months had become a popular gathering spot in downtown Westbrook – has closed its doors. The closing of the restaurant at 855 Main St. on Saturday surprised many in the community because the eatery had just added a bar […]

Ryan Kalish hits a grand slam and Boston also gets a window-shattering shot by Darnell McDonald.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston have committed to one thing: Not talking bad about each other. That’s one of the provisions of a new custody agreement proposed by the off-again, on-again couple. Their son, Tripp, is former Gov. Sarah Palin’s first grandchild. He turns 2 in December. “The parties agree that the […]

Amy Freese of South Portland walks carefully Monday while visiting Falmouth Town Landing with her children and their friends so they can look for crabs, periwinkles and other marine life. Behind Freese, from left, are Laura Lefebvre, 8, Lucas Lefebvre, 6, Emily Freese, 8, and Abigail Freese, 6.

Twelve others are injured when a truck crashes into a crowd at the California 200 in the Mojave Desert.