BRUNSWICK — Voters have three candidates to choose from for the House District 66 representative, who serves a part of Brunswick. Jonathan Crimmins, a Republican, and K. Frederick Horch, a Green Independent, are challenging first-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx. Jonathan Crimmins This is Crimmins’ second try at winning the District 66 seat. […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Friends is seeking donations of used books in good condition for the Curtis Kids book sale on Nov. 13. All proceeds from the sale will support Curtis Kids programs. Funds from last year’s sale were used to publish the new Family Resource Handbook, purchase books for the Curtis Kids collection and sponsor […]

BATH — The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $33.7 million contract for  continued lead yard services for the DDG 51 destroyer program. The option is a modification of a contract originally awarded in 2005. BIW has provided engineering, program management and design support for the Arleigh Burke-class line of DDG 51 AEGIS […]

Bags of trash await pickup along Spring Point Beach in South Portland on Oct. 2 as volulnteers coordinated by the South Portland Conservation Commission participated in the statewide Maine CoastWeek 2010 coastal cleanup.

An honor guard of South Portland firefighters marches into Forest City Cemetery in Portland on Oct. 3 for the annual Memorial Sunday Service to pay their respects to colleagues who died in the line of duty.

BRUNSWICK — Mid Coast Hospital announced plans for a Walk-In Clinic and Adult Primary Care Facility as part of JHR Development’s Maine Street Station project. Construction will begin this fall for a planned spring opening in 2011. The new $5 million, 2-story medical office building, already approved in the Maine Street Station master plan, will […]

HARPSWELL — Town officials are looking for creative ideas from property owners or residents for “Welcome” signs to be placed at two locations, one on Route 123 and the other on Route 24. Selectmen recently appointed a Design Review Committee that will narrow submissions to be voted on the March 2011 annual Town Meeting. The […]

BRUNSWICK — Organizers of TEDxDirigo announced a final call for applications to attend the first TEDx conference in Maine on Sunday, Oct. 10. The independently produced event, operated under license from TED, will be held at the Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery in the Fort Andross Mill from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fifteen local […]

Residents in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland may safely dispose of old and unwanted medications on Saturday, Oct. 16. Medication collection will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road, and the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department, 2 Jordan Way. All unwanted or outdated prescriptions and over-the-counter […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Incumbent Democratic Rep. Jane Eberle is seeking a fourth term representing House District 123 against Republican challenger Kenneth Earl Myrick. District 123 includes part of South Portland and part of Cape Elizabeth. Eberle said the state needs to reduce spending and increase taxes to balance the budget, while Myrick opposes tax increases. […]