Enthusiastic spectators greet participants in the Maine Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 3, along Veranda Street in Portland.

PORTLAND — Local singer and songwriter Bob McKillop has been selected to establish a Portland Chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, the group said in a press release. Established in 1967, the NSAI is the world’s largest, nonprofit songwriters trade organization. The group has served aspiring and professional songwriters in all music genres for […]

PORTLAND — Nearly 50 artists have contributed works for this year’s Black Frame Art Sale, which benefits the Bayside Neighborhood Association. The association raised more than $6,000 through last year’s sale. The money is used to pay for events and children’s programs in the neighborhood. This year’s sale will be held Friday, Oct. 8, at […]

Firefighter Paul Halvorsen of the Portland Fire Department prepares to lead honor guards from Portland and South Portland into Forest City Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 3, to pay their respects to colleagues who died in the line of duty in the annual Memorial Sunday Service.The names of 20 Portland firefighters and two South Portland firefighters […]

FALMOUTH — Three candidates are seeking the state Senate District 11 seat held by incumbent Sen. Gerald Davis, R-Falmouth. The district includes Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Long Island and Gray. Davis is challenged by independent candidate Richard Woodbury of Yarmouth and Green Independent Party candidate Christopher Miller of Gray. The Democratic candidate, […]

FREEPORT — Play and Learn, an independently owned and operated toy store and teacher resource center store on Lower Main Street, will close by the end of the year. After 17 years in business, owners Tom and Sandy Purington said they decided to close the store, retire early, travel and spend time with family. “This […]

YARMOUTH — A resident of Cousins Street, unhappy about addition of concrete curbs in the neighborhood, is leading a petition drive to have the curbs removed along Birchwood Avenue. Vincent Fuerst, who lives at the corner of Cousins Street and Birchwood Avenue, said in addition to circulating the petition, he plans to speak to the Town […]

FREEPORT — There are two vacant seats on the Sewer District Board of Trustees and three candidates. Board members Ed Hindley of Wardtown Road and F. Donald Dorsey of South Freeport Road are not seeking re-election. Thomas Hudak, Dale Sawyer and Garrett Simmons hope to replace them. Thomas Hudak Hudak, 63, of Park Street, is […]

PORTLAND — The City Council Monday night approved several changes to the way federal Community Development Block Grant funds are distributed to social service agencies and city programs. CDBG funds are available to agencies that serve neighborhoods designated as low-income by the federal government. The city gets about $2.1 million in CDBG funds each year. […]

PORTLAND — Residents, businesses and property owners in the India Street corridor are creating a neighborhood association to deal with vacant properties, trash and chronic trespassing in the area. A small organizing group met Sept. 28 to discuss common concerns and brought in a community planning consultant to help them officially set up the association. […]