AUGUSTA — The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced Tuesday that it will investigate Central Maine Power Co.’s installation of “smart” electric meters. The probe was sought in complaints asking the regulatory agency to require CMP to offer customers a formal opt-out provision. It will determine if CMP’s repeated refusal to offer such an option is […]

PORTLAND — Welcome to Portland? Not if you’re a motorist driving into the city along the Fore River Parkway to West Commercial Street. That’s because Portland police are looking for the public’s help finding a 5-by-8-foot “Welcome” sign that was stolen in early December. Police Sgt. Dale Goodale said the sign was first noticed missing […]

PORTLAND — An opponent of the successful effort to have an elected mayor has filed a formal ethics complaint over nearly $47,000 in free advertising provided to the campaign by The Portland Press Herald. Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, on Monday confirmed the agency received the […]

A solitary surfer rides the waves at Higgins Beach in Scarborough during a snow storm last week. The beach has been a topic of discussion as surfers and beachgoers fight for the right to park along nearby streets, while some Higgins Beach residents lobby the Town Council to protect their neighborhood.

FREEPORT — The Southern Maine Volkssport Association will team up with the Freeport Historical Society and the Hampton Inn for a public volkswalk on New Year’s Day. Participants will meet in the lobby of the Freeport Hampton Inn, 94 Lower Main St., at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1. People can walk a 5 kilometers […]

FREEPORT — The Recycling Center and Transfer Station will be open additional hours so residents can recycle gift boxes and wrapping paper. The town will also empty the silver bullets more frequently during the holidays. On Friday, Dec. 31, the facility will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  It will be closed on Saturday, […]

FALMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation has announced plans to build a sidewalk along 750 feet of Route 88, from Underwood Park to Johnson Road. DOT officials will discuss the plan and answer questions at Falmouth Town Hall on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. The sidewalk will be built along the west side […]

Ken Ray and his kids, Mathew, left, and Jonathan deliver a hot Christmas meal to William Everett on Brook Road in West Falmouth on Saturday. More than 200 holiday ham dinners for seniors were prepared at Brighton Medical Center in Portland and by Meals on Wheels volunteers working for the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. […]

YARMOUTH — The Chamber of Commerce named YES! Marketing Group the winner of the 2010 Beacon Award for Business Leadership at the annual Boast-n-Toast celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 8.  The annual award is presented to an individual or organization that makes a positive contribution to the community. Carolyn Schuster, chamber executive director, said YES! supports […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Earlier this month, the South Portland Public Library launched a “Food for Fines” program to benefit the South Portland Food Cupboard. From Dec. 1-19, library patrons with outstanding late fees could donate any nonperishable food item at either the main or branch libraries and have their penalties waived. Now, organizers say the […]