PORTLAND — Larry Adlerstein doesn’t understand the steady reports of economic gloom and doom. “It’s confusing,” said Adlerstein, president of Portland-based Artist & Craftsman Supply. “I don’t actually see it as a tough time for business.” Adlerstein said that 2010 has been a great year for his business, which has 17 stores and 106 employees […]

PORTLAND — Green Independent candidate Anna Trevorrow is challenging first-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Diane Russell in House District 120. District 120 represents the Old Port and Munjoy Hill. Republican Thomas Elliman is also on the ballot, but he said he is a placeholder candidate and is not actively campaigning. Trevorrow said her focus is on […]

PORTLAND — House District 119 will elect a new state representative on Nov. 2. Rep. Herbert Adams, D-Portland, cannot run because of term limits. Democrat Jill A. Barkley, of High Street, is facing independent Benjamin Chipman, of Mayo Street,  for the seat that represents Parkside, Bayside and East Bayside. The candidates admitted they agree on […]

PORTLAND — Two-term Democratic Rep. Jon Hinck is seeking re-election in House District 118 against political neophyte Carney Brewer, a Green Independent, and a Republican placeholder candidate. District 118 represents the West End and Libbytown. Hinck said he is seeking re-election to continue working on efforts to increase energy efficiency of homes and buildings, extend […]

PORTLAND — The state House District 115 race pits first-term incumbent state Rep. Stephen Lovejoy, a Democrat, against Green Independent candidate Seth Berner. Republican Chase Martin is also on the ballot, but he could not be reached and officials from the Portland Republican City Committee said he is a “placeholder” candidate who is not actively […]

PORTLAND — Incumbent state Rep. Peter Stuckey, a Democrat, is running for a second term representing HouseDistrict 114. His competitor, Republican Patrick Calder, is making his first run for public office. District 114 includes East Deering, the east side of Washington Avenue to Falmouth, and the islands. Patrick Calder Calder, 28, is a merchant marine […]

BATH — City Councilor Kyle Rogers is questioning the way a political candidates table was authorized during this year’s Citizen Involvement Day ceremony, held Oct. 9 during Autumnfest. In an Oct. 13 e-mail to City Manager Bill Giroux, the Ward 3 councilor asked why the tent-covered table was allowed at the Waterfront Park event, and […]

PORTLAND — State Sen. Justin Alfond, a Democrat, is running for a second term representing District 8 in the Legislature against Republican Peter Doyle. Both candidates are residents of Munjoy Hill. District 8 includes the peninsula, the islands, the University of Southern Maine neighborhood, and the western neighborhoods along Congress Street and Brighton Avenue to […]

PORTLAND — State Rep. Anne Haskell, D-Portland, is running for a third consecutive term in House District 117. District 117 represents Rosemont, Stroudwater, Libbytown and part of Deering. Haskell previously served in the Legislature from 1988 to 1994 as a resident of Gorham. Republican Shawn-Elise Lapomarda, who is also on the Nov. 2 ballot, was […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board has asked for minor changes to a site plan presented Tuesday night by the Colorado-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers chain for a restaurant planned across from Walmart on Gallery Boulevard. Planning Director Dan Bacon said the engineering changes would likely be presented to the Planning Board at its next meeting […]