Falmouth’s six churches held a turkey supper at the Falmouth Congregational Church on Oct. 21 to benefit the Falmouth Food Pantry.Dick Lindahl carves one of the many turkeys that were cooked for the supper.Cassie Mathis, 2, tries to decide which utensil is right for getting the peas on her plate.

SOUTH PORTLAND — The four candidates vying for two at-large seats on the City Council discussed their positions and ideas in a lively debate last week. The two-hour forum, held on Oct. 21 in Council Chambers, was sponsored by the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Community Chamber and televised by South Portland Community Television. Each candidate delivered […]

BRUNSWICK — A company based in Wiscasset is making plans to establish a manufacturing plant at Brunswick Naval Air Station, which is slated to be closed early next year and renamed Brunswick Landing. Molnlycke Health Care, a manufacturer of medical foam, recently purchased Rynel Inc. The Brunswick facility will be the first Molnlycke manufacturing site […]

TOPSHAM — The clock is ticking for Harpswell to respond to the latest application from School Administrative District 75 to close West Harpswell School. SAD 75 submitted its proposal to the Maine Department of Education on Monday. Harpswell has 10 days to challenge the plan. Superintendent Mike Wilhelm said the application includes a report that […]

BATH — Area students hope to raise $2,000 toward the installation of artificial turf at McMann Field by raking and bagging leaves on Saturday. They hope to rake 100 lawns, with a suggested donation of $20 for each average lot, to help the Fields for Our Future Committee meet its fundraising goal of $300,000. Fields […]

TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen awarded a $12,000 contract to the Wright-Pierce engineering firm for design work on the town’s portion of the Androscoggin Riverwalk. The board on Oct. 21 also authorized Town Manager Jim Ashe to sign an agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation to begin the design phase, followed by construction […]

TOPSHAM — The town has completed a survey of its historic architecture and is using the findings to amend some zoning language. The year-long survey, which was finished in August, examined buildings in and adjacent to Topsham’s Historic District Overlay Zone. The Topsham Historic District Commission worked with consultant Scott Hanson to complete the survey, […]

FREEPORT — After 18 months of negotiations, council meetings and public hearings, the Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to negotiate a final agreement to sell 17 acres of land on Pownal Road to Seacoast United Maine soccer club. Up to the final minutes of discussion councilors had numerous changes to make to the draft contract, […]

CUMBERLAND — Deputy Fire Chief Nathan Schools was honored at Monday’s Town Council meeting for completing the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. Along with receiving a Maine flag that flew at the state Capitol from state Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, R-Cumberland, Town Council Chairwoman Shirley Storey-King presented the officer with his official certification […]

YARMOUTH — A website run by resident Vinny Fuerst has made its first foray into the physical world. The first of what Fuerst hopes will be the semi-annual Yarmouth Contemporary Music Days will begin Thursday, Oct. 28, and run through the weekend. The festival, made possible by a grant from Yarmouth Arts, will include a […]