SOUTH PORTLAND — As a former collegiate football player, Rocco Navarro has taken his fair share of hits. And as a police officer, he stands ready to attack dangerous situations head-on. But nothing could have prepared him for the dangerous hit he sustained on Nov. 1, 2010 – a blow the 28-year-old is still struggling to […]

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously backed an application for funding to improve a historic shipyard structure. The city will submit a public facilities grant application to the state’s Community Development Block Grant program later this month. Community Development Director Al Smith said the city would likely seek between $50,000 and $75,000 for […]

CAPE ELIZABETH —  The town is in excellent financial condition halfway through its fiscal year, Town Manager Mike McGovern told the Town Council in a Jan. 3 workshop. McGovern said the tax rate is based each year on an assumption of the previous year’s property valuation. This year, with the added value of Cape Memory […]

Traffic on Route 26/100 in Falmouth, near the Portland city line, was interrupted last week while an 85-foot I-beam was unloaded at the Falmouth Railroad Bridge. The 834-foot bridge, left, which crosses the Presumpscot River and a portion of the Pan Am rail line, was built in 1932 and is being replaced. Construction of the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — With funding provided by a grant from the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation, high school students and interested residents are invited to watch a performance on the labor, civil rights and anti-war movements. Actor Harlan Baker will perform a one-man show based on the life of Jimmy Higgins on Monday, Jan. 10, from […]

The Dec. 23 story “Preschool an option for new Falmouth Elementary School” should have said Tier 1 spots would be offered to students and staff and Tier 2 spots would go to town employees. Other Falmouth residents would not be eligible for the service.

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously re-elected At-Large Councilor Joanne King as chairwoman. Councilors also elected District 5 Councilor Gerald Favreau as vice chairman. He replaces At-Large Councilor Deborah Atwood. Councilors David Watson, Benjamin Tucker and Margo Knight, who represent districts 1, 2 and 6, respectively, were sworn in on Monday. All three […]

PORTLAND — The City Council on Wednesday, Jan. 16, will vote to appoint Assistant City Manager Patricia Finnigan as the acting city manager. Finnigan, who started as assistant manager in 2007 after being Auburn’s city manager for 13 years, will take over from City Manager Joe Gray, whose previously announced retirement is effective Feb. 11. […]

BRUNSWICK — Local legislators will hold office hours at the Little Dog Coffee Shop on Maine Street from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 8. People can speak with Brunswick Democrats Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, Rep. Charlie Priest and Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, and Rep. Peter Kent, D-Woolwich, before the 125th Legislature convenes in Augusta. […]

Initial committee changes to budget requests in Harpswell showed little overall increase in the municipal budget this year. Treasurer Marguerite Kelly said an overall increase of nearly $39,000 resulted in an LD1-compliant budget with about a 2 percent increase in salaries, meeting the Board of Selectmen’s two requests to the committee. Kelly said municipal department […]