Although the numbers aren’t quite what the music department staff had hoped for, Westbrook High School will be moving forward with a marching band this year. Phil Rich, Westbrook’s director of music, made the announcement Aug. 22. The band will be made up of about 20 musicians and 10 color guard members, said Rich. Of […]

Sappi Fine Paper and United Steelworkers Union Local 1069 have agreed to a new contract, ending four years of negotiations between the company and the union. The union voted Tuesday in favor of ratifying a two-year labor agreement offered by Sappi on Aug. 15. “It passed with a good majority, and now we’re ready to […]

Sappi Fine Paper and United Steelworkers Union Local 1069 have agreed to a new contract, ending four years of negotiations between the company and the union. The union voted Tuesday in favor of ratifying a two-year labor agreement offered by Sappi on Aug. 15. “It passed with a good majority, and now we’re ready to […]

Several million seniors soon will begin hitting the dreaded “doughnut hole” in their new Medicare prescription drug coverage – a gap of up to $3,000 where their insurance stops. There already are calls for Congress to fill the gap or to completely change the drug program to make it look more like the rest of […]

After an initial review of the recently released Maine Educational Assessment scores, school officials said they felt that Gorham students fared well. “At a quick scan, we did pretty well,” said Karen P. Rumery, Gorham’s director of assessment and curriculum. “Overall, our initial review of the MEAs is that scores are pretty good.” The testing […]

The University of Southern Maine Lifeline Center for Wellness and Health Promotion will offer two new classes this fall: NIA class (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) and Belly Dance for the Body, Mind and Soul. A free introductory NIA class with Maggie Bokor, certified white belt instructor, will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. Preregistration […]

The University of Southern Maine Lifeline Center for Wellness and Health Promotion will offer two new classes this fall: NIA class (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) and Belly Dance for the Body, Mind and Soul. A free introductory NIA class with Maggie Bokor, certified white belt instructor, will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. Preregistration […]

Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 26, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, chop suey, hot dogs, dessert and beverages. $7, $2.50. Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection of routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, […]

On Monday night, the City Council gave the Fraternal Order of the Eagles just over a month to fix noise problems at their Saco Street function hall. The council voted to grant the Eagles a temporary permit that allows the club to hold events at the hall until Oct. 2, with the expectation that the […]

Sarah Saad watched from a ship’s deck as smoke rose from Beirut, Lebanon, on the evening of July 26, two weeks after Israel had begun bombing. Saad was fleeing the city with her six children, leaving behind her home and her husband, an officer in the Lebanese army. “We were all crying,” said Saad, who […]