PORTLAND — The City Council will be asked Monday to support expanding state law to prohibit guns in places where mass gatherings take place. Councilors will also take up a recommendation from the Transportation Committee to reduce developer fees in lieu of parking that were approved earlier this year. The gun control resolution was recommended […]

PORTLAND — Police on Tuesday said no arrests have been made in connection with the theft of 78 computers last week from the new Ocean Avenue Elementary School, which is still under construction. Lt. Gary Rogers said there is no evidence to suggest that anyone working on construction of the school was responsible. “There is […]

FALMOUTH — A Falmouth High School teacher has been charged with possession of marijuana after a surprise police search of vehicles in the school parking lot Nov. 1 uncovered a small amount of the illegal drug in his car. Mark Melnicove, 58, of Dresden, who has taught English at the school for eight years, was […]

PORTLAND — A Bath man has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for attempted murder in connection with the alleged stabbing of a 26-year-old Brunswick man. Manessah Massaline, 40, of 22 Adams Court in Bath, was also indicted on charges of elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a weapon and criminal trespass. Massaline […]

Poll volunteer Sallie Pollard, right, instructs Zach Kidney on where to insert his ballot Tuesday in Bath. Kidney, 18, voted for the first time, and with a broken leg. He was injured on the Morse High School football field.

Governor Paul LePage (R) 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) Senate District 6 Sen. Philip L. Bartlett II (D) Senate District 7 Sen. Lawrence Bliss (D) House District 121 Rep. Cynthia Dill (D) House District 122 Rep. Terry Morrison (D) House District 123 Rep. Jane Eberle (D) House District 124 Rep. Bryan Kaenrath […]

Cathy Chapman of South Portland selects an empty booth as she prepares to vote in Tuesday’s mid-term election at the VFW Hall on Broadway.

Governor Paul LePage (R) 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) Senate District 10 Sen. Stan Gerzofsky (D) Senate District 19 Sen. Seth Goodall (D) House District 60 Rep. Kerri Prescott (R) House District 62 Michael H. Clarke (D) House District 64 Kimberly Olsen (R) House District 65 Rep. Peter S. Kent (D) House […]

Incumbent Democratic Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx greets a voter in Brunswick on Election Day. Cornell du Houx won re-election in a three-way contest in House District 66. Story, Page 3.

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board launched a community survey to gather feedback on the attributes residents want in a school superintendent. The results will help the board when it screens applicants and develops interview questions. Superintendent of Schools Alan Hawkins announced his retirement effective Dec. 31. Former Yarmouth Superintendent Ken Murphy has been named […]