Roukey wins scholarship The University of Maine Foundation has announced Daniel Roukey is the 2009 recipient of the Henry and Marjorie Saunders Scholarship. Roukey is the son of Teresa and Sean Bonney. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a student who is academically strong and exemplifies the spirit of excellence. The student must attend […]

Pot roast supper – Saturday, June 20, 4:30-6 p.m., Narragansett Pythian Sisters Temple, Route 22, Buxton. To benefit Buxton Community Food Co-op. Pot roast, gravy, potatoes, carrots, peas and dessert. $6, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, June 20, 4:30-6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, 2 Church St. and U.S. Route 1, Scarborough. Two kinds […]

Pot roast supper – Saturday, June 20, 4:30-6 p.m., Narragansett Pythian Sisters Temple, Route 22, Buxton. To benefit Buxton Community Food Co-op. Pot roast, gravy, potatoes, carrots, peas and dessert. $6, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, June 20, 4:30-6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, 2 Church St. and U.S. Route 1, Scarborough. Two kinds […]

Believe me, when I was younger I never dreamed I’d anticipate sitting down and reading a tabloid called The Senior News,’ but here I am with a cup of coffee, a comfy chair and a newspaper just for me – and thousands of other Maine senior citizens. Published by Southern Maine Agency on Aging, this […]

A 31-year-old man was charged with elevated aggravated assault after a stabbing in Westbrook late Tuesday morning. At around 11:45 a.m., police responded to a fight outside 124 Brackett St. where a 21-year-old man had received several stab wounds. Ambessa Hagos, who lives at the Brackett Street home, was arrested and taken to Cumberland County […]

When a few rogue Bonny Eagle High School students began batting beach balls around the Cumberland County Civic Center Friday evening, they probably didn’t imagine their graduation ceremony would wind up on cnn.com a few days later as a result. But that’s just where the story appeared Tuesday amid the flap over the ejection of […]

Pike Industries appears to be losing its battle with the city’s Zoning Board, which has indicated it doesn’t believe the company had a grandfathered right to quarry on Spring Street. The board gave its first indication that it would likely overturn Code Enforcement Officer Rick Gouzie’s decision regarding Pike’s rights to quarry on its Spring […]

Pike Industries appears to be losing its battle with the city’s Zoning Board, which has indicated it doesn’t believe the company had a grandfathered right to quarry on Spring Street. The board gave its first indication that it would likely overturn Code Enforcement Officer Rick Gouzie’s decision regarding Pike’s rights to quarry on its Spring […]

Pike Industries appears to be losing its battle with the city’s Zoning Board, which has indicated it doesn’t believe the company had a grandfathered right to quarry on Spring Street. The board gave its first indication that it would likely overturn Code Enforcement Officer Rick Gouzie’s decision regarding Pike’s rights to quarry on its Spring […]

A former Congin School student gave back to his old school by building a shed for garden tools. Keegan Goan, 17, dedicated the shed he built for his Eagle Scout project to the Congin School Friday. It will be used to store tools for a garden that teachers and students will grow vegetables in to […]