PORTLAND — The Public Health Division is looking for residents 18 and older to participate in focus groups on environmental health issues. The groups are funded by a $100,000 Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant the city received last month to develop a list of toxic land, air and water pollutants. The city may […]

PORTLAND — U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced this week that the city will receive nearly $190,000 in federal funding for the Bayside Trail. The trail, which is partially complete and connects with the East End Trail near Tukey’s Bridge, received about $800,000 in federal funds in 2009. The latest grant funding comes […]

PORTLAND — Metro has discontinued downtown Lunch Hop bus service. The Lunch Hop was a free ride on Congress Street, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. between Longfellow Square and Exchange Street. Metro directors voted Oct. 27 to discontinue the service, effective Nov. 1. “The reason to discontinue this free service was based on the […]

FALMOUTH — Trustees are recommending 5,000 square feet of space be added to the approximately 6,500 square feet now available for programs at Falmouth Memorial Library. Their resolution will be presented at the Town Council’s Monday, Nov. 8, meeting. The council is expected to discuss the resolution, as well as the space needs for a […]

TOPSHAM — Republican state Rep. Kerri Prescott defeated Democrat Denise Tepler on Tuesday for the second time in House District 60. Prescott, seeking a third term, was a 2,385 to 1,835 winner over Tepler, according to preliminary results. Prescott also defeated Tepler in the 2008 election. House District 60 includes part of Topsham. Prescott is […]

PORTLAND — Independent Ben Chipman on Tuesday claimed the House District 119 seat previously held by longtime state Rep. Herb Adams, D-Portland. Voters in the district, which includes the Parkside, Bayside and East Bayside neighborhoods, elected Chipman over Democratic candidate Jill Barkley, 1,114 to 940. Adams could not seek re-election because of term limits. House […]

PORTLAND — School Committee at-large member Jaimey Caron narrowly won re-election Tuesday, along with fellow incumbent Kathleen Snyder. In District 3, Laurie Davis received 61 percent of the vote to beat Frank Gallagher, according to unofficial totals. Snyder, 40, received 13,250 votes. Caron, 45, had 9,538. Former School Department employee Morton Soule, 65, finished third […]

SCARBOROUGH — It was a good day for Republican legislative candidates on Tuesday in Scarborough, with Amy Volk and Heather Sirocki knocking off two Democrats, including one incumbent. Volk unseated Rep. Sean Flaherty, D-Scarborough, in House District 127 and Sirocki defeated Democrat Brian Dell’Olio in District 128. Senate Majority Leader Phil Bartlett, D-Gorham, avoided the […]

PORTLAND — Three years after its creation, the Peaks Island Council has no councilors. Election results Tuesday night showed no votes for the three write-in seats on the ballot. The advisory board failed to attract any candidates for the three seats up for re-election this year. In addition, three councilors whose terms were not up […]

TOPSHAM — Marie Brillant and Andrew Mason won seats on the Board of Selectmen Tuesday, defeating incumbent Selectman Sandra Consolini. According to preliminary results, Brillant received 2,580 votes, followed by Mason with 2,338 and Consolini with 1,993. Selectman Steve Edmondson did not seek re-election to the three-year position. There were also two seats open on […]