Tuesday’s snowstorm left the wooden-decked “Black Bridge” between Mill Street in Brunswick and Twin Pines in Topsham quite slippery, as the driver of this car found out when he spun out and ended up blocking the one-lane span. Eventually a friend of the driver arrived and helped free the car. The impact of the crash […]

FREEPORT — Three Freeport Middle School students recently earned top awards in the state for their performance in the national American Mathematics Competition. More than 150,000 students from more than 2,000 schools participated in the competition on Nov. 16, 2010. Conner Cameron, an eighth-grade student, had the second-highest score in the state. Seventh-grader Kyle Rosado […]

FALMOUTH — The documentary film “Race to Nowhere,” about the high-pressure culture that pressures children in school, will be shown at the Falmouth High School Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. The film, created by a concerned mother, depicts students struggling with depression and disengaged in class, and has inspired a grassroots group […]

A small group of citizens gathered on the steps of Portland City Hall last Friday evening for a vigil for the victims of the Tucson, Ariz., shootings. The event sponsored by the Portland Democratic City Committee had several speakers and included a short poem and a prayer for the victims and their families.

FALMOUTH — Despite cancellation of the Finance Committee and School Board meetings Tuesday because of weather, the fiscal 2012 school budget process has begun. A joint meeting between the town and school finance committees last week set the stage for discussions, beginning with a projected shortfall of $800,000 – assuming no further curtailment from the […]

YARMOUTH — Students and school administrators are using technology and innovation to bridge cultural gaps as they connect with students all over the world. High school Principal Ted Hall is in an exchange program with administrators in China, the freshman class is using video to communicate with students in southern China, and a fourth-grade class […]

CUMBERLAND — Weather forced postponement of Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Town Hall. A public hearing on a Central Maine Power Co. transmission substation was on the agenda and will instead be held next Wednesday. CMP is seeking major site plan approval of its proposal to build the Raven […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A man arrested in connection with two robberies and an attempted robbery within a 24-hour period is currently being held on $50,000 cash bail. Portland Police Lt. Gary Rogers said in a press release that 45-year-old Howard Gribbin was arrested on Tuesday evening after he allegedly robbed the Bank of America on […]

PORTLAND — The city’s housing market is good, even great, according to developer Greg Shinberg. You just have to build what people want. “The downtown market for condominiums in Portland is still very good,” Shinberg said, as he led a tour of one of the two-bedroom condos at his most recent project, 135 Sheridan St. […]

PORTLAND — The Police Department is pushing back against the Maine Department of Public Safety for calling the city’s performance “disappointing” in a review of 2010 homicides.  DPS spokesman Stephen McCausland reported the statewide homicide statistics in a Jan. 7 newsletter. McCausland said there were 24 homicides in 2010, which is in line with the […]