YARMOUTH — Michael P. Chaney of Sheepscot has been named executive director of the Yarmouth Historical Society. Chaney will begin work on Nov. 1, replacing former director Marilyn Hinkley. Ed Ainsworth, chairman of the board of trustees, said the executive committee – Vice Chairwoman Judy Foss, Treasurer Ted Noyse, Secretary Linda Grant and Ainsworth – considered more […]

PORTLAND — Police have arrested two men who allegedly assaulted several people downtown Monday night. David Brochu, 22, of Windham, and Christopher Conley, 22, of Portland, were arrested early Tuesday morning on charges of assault and robbery. Brochu was also charged with terrorizing, and Conley was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. The two men, […]

PORTLAND — Delivery of rails for the upcoming Amtrak Downeaster service expansion to Freeport and Brunswick is expected to cause traffic delays at railroad crossings in the city on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 27 and 28. The delays are expected on Riverside Street near Washington Avenue; at Morrill’s Corner; at Woodfords Corner; at Congress and […]

PORTLAND — With the new Ocean Avenue Elementary School scheduled to open in January, the School Committee is preparing to transfer ownership of the Nathan Clifford Elementary School to the city.  While the city has yet to start the process for determining the future of the more than century-old Falmouth Street school, a few residents […]

PORTLAND — Work on the much-anticipated cruise ship “mega-berth” at Ocean Gateway has started and the governor will be in Portland on Friday to visit the construction site. The 1,000-foot floating pier will be constructed at the end of the Ocean Gateway terminal on the city’s Eastern Waterfront. After a few years of unsuccessfully trying […]

PORTLAND — “Two Buck Chuck,” spiced dried fruit, frozen orange chicken, Trader Joe’s Joe – it’s all coming. This week. Trader Joe’s is set to open its first Maine outpost Friday, following months of anticipation from the discount grocery store’s local fans. “There have been people outside, people looking in the windows and waving,” said […]

PORTLAND — A group of local filmmakers have created a series of short horror films just in time for Halloween weekend. The series, “Damnationland: The Way Life Should Bleed,” will debut with two showings on Thursday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Patriot Cinemas’ Nickelodeon in Portland and be shown as far north as […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The construction vehicles are gone, the staff has been hired, food suppliers are making deliveries and more than a cord of wood sits piled next to the single-story brown building, whose sign glows alongside of Interstate 95. It can only mean one thing. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on Maine Mall Road […]

PORTLAND — Will the future of southern Maine be determined by sprawl, traffic snarls and environmental degradation? Or, will it resemble a thoughtful plan that emphasizes sustainability and quality of place? Those are the questions that regional planners in greater Portland will seek to answer over the next three years. It’s a regional planning effort, […]

PORTLAND — Police are investigating a series of overnight burglaries at businesses in the Back Cove area. The break-ins are the latest crimes in an area where residents came together during the summer after what was perceived as an increase in home and vehicle burglaries. The residents set up a neighborhood crime watch. Police made […]