PORTLAND — Followers of a small mosque and Islamic center at 978 Washington Ave. will be allowed to continue meeting after a lawsuit filed by the Maine Civil Liberties Union against the city was settled last week. As a result, it will be easier for all small religious groups to meet, something the MCLU maintains […]

PORTLAND — The School Department will soon begin planning a new education model for all four of the city’s high schools. The goal is find ways to better engage students who are at risk of dropping out, while inspiring others to perform better by increasing the relevance of their lessons. The effort is being made […]

PORTLAND — An organizational meeting for Rosemont residents interested in starting a neighborhood watch program will take place Tuesday, Jan. 25, at St. Ansgar Church, 515 Woodford St. The 7 p.m. meeting in the church basement comes on the heels of a raucous community forum in December about what some people say is an increase […]

PORTLAND — They started out in smaller groups, concerned citizens talking about social and economic justice at the Preble Street Resource Center. But they ended as a mass of about 500, singing “We Shall Overcome” on the steps of City Hall. Monday’s rally celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day was organized by the NAACP. The […]

TOPSHAM — The School Administrative District 75 board voted 12-1 on Jan. 13 to not include an alternative perspective in literature explaining the proposed closure of West Harpswell School. The Harpswell Board of Selectmen had asked the School Board to include other viewpoints. But SAD 75 Superintendent Mike Wilhelm maintained last week that the district […]

FALMOUTH — Police said there were no injuries in an accident where a train struck a car on Blackstrap Road at approximately 12:20 p.m. Monday. The 2008 Subaru Legacy reportedly was struck in the rear bumper by a fully loaded Pan Am Railways freight train headed to New York from Waterville. The woman driving the […]

TOPSHAM — When Mt. Ararat High School’s Class of 2011 turns its tassels this June and moves on to other endeavors, the superintendent of schools will also be turning a new page. Michael Wilhelm, superintendent of School Administrative District 75 for two decades, announced his retirement Jan. 13. The Casco resident told the SAD 75 […]

PORTLAND — A U.S. Department of Commerce grant will help extend a college radio station’s signal to the Mid-Coast. The University of Southern Maine’s community radio station, WMPG, was recently awarded an approximately $128,000 grant through the Commerce Department’s Public Telecommunications Facilities Program. WMPG 96FM will be able to reach beyond greater Portland to Bath […]

Some people have a difficult time around the holidays and this year, I could relate. I turned 35 in December and spent my first holiday without parents. Instead of being angry or depressed about aging or outliving my parents, I gave myself permission to enjoy whatever made me happy. Food and drink! I ate out […]