SCARBOROUGH — Voters in Biddeford approved a racino proposal Tuesday that could result in Scarborough Downs moving to the York County city. While unofficial vote tallies showed the proposal passed 4,636 to 3,244, the project will still need a change in state law. “We’re very excited the residents of Biddeford have decided to continue the […]

YARMOUTH — A local American Legion post wants to honor active service members in the area with a Blue Star Banner program. Anderson-Mayberry Post 91 is one of many posts to adopt the program, and its members plan to present the banners to service families in Cumberland, North Yarmouth and Yarmouth in a ceremony on […]

FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 trustees unanimously approved stipend leadership positions at each school in the district on Oct. 27, despite concerns from high school teachers and the teachers union president. The vote was 10-0 with Freeport trustee Cori Holt absent. Curriculum coordinator Sarah Simmonds said the teachers who are named leaders will help […]

Candidates greet voters just inside the doors at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland on Election Day. Waiting their turns while state House candidate Anne Haskell shakes a hand are House candidate Justin Alfond; representatives for Senate candidate Peter Doyle and School Committee candidate Lori Davis; incumbent City Councilor At-Large Jill Duson, and City Council […]

PORTLAND — Four public hearings have been scheduled on Cumberland County’s proposed $41 million budget, a nearly $430,000 increase over the current budget. The local assessment of the proposed budget would be more than $22.6 million, since the rest of the budget is funded by state and federal grants and other revenues. Cumberland County Manager […]

PORTLAND — The most diverse school district in the state would become even more so, if Superintendent James C. Morse gets his way. Morse said the district has nearly completed an application to the Department of Homeland Security that would allow tuition-paying foreign students to attend city schools. After Homeland Security establishes the maximum tuition […]

AUGUSTA — The state is tired of waiting for a former official to voluntarily pay the more than $4,300 he owes for bills on a state credit card. The attorney general’s office is taking Jimmy Cook, who got his state job with the help of Gov. John Baldacci, to small claims court. William Laubenstein, chief of […]

PORTLAND — The School Department is looking for feedback on a draft academic. David Galin, who became the department’s chief academic officer in June, released the plan last week. It sets a broad outline for more detailed plans to be released later this month.  Comments will be accepted through Nov. 19. “We’re really, truly asking […]

PORTLAND — Police Chief James Craig on Monday brought visibility to an ongoing effort to clean up the Parkside neighborhood – of both trash and crime. Craig, in the 100 block of Grant Street, said that for the past two months police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency have teamed up to crack down on crime. […]

CUMBERLAND — Police arrested three people after a car chase early Sunday morning that covered 4.7 miles. Lt. Milton Calder on Monday said Officer Antonio Ridge was following a Volvo on Route 100 at 12:50 a.m. and ran a check on the registered owner. When he learned the owner, Meghan Cangello, 18, of Kennebunk, was […]