CAPE ELIZABETH — The 20 Mile Meal, featuring food from some of the best chefs in the Portland area, will take place Sunday, Oct. 3. The event is hosted by Cultivating Community at Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Ocean House Road. The meal will consist of food that has been raised and grown within a 20-mile […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Conservation Commission on Saturday, Oct. 2, will pick up litter at Spring Point Beach from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. as part of Maine Coastweek 2010. The public is invited to join the commission in cleaning the beach, located near Spring Point Light on the Southern Maine Community College campus. People […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council will meet in a workshop on Monday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. for an overview of Fort Williams Park issues. Offering the council information will be Bob Malley, director of public works; Maureen McCarthy, chairwoman of the Fort Williams Advisory Commission, and Alice Rand, chairwoman of the Fort Williams […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Friends and Sisters in Crime are bringing mystery author Janet Morgan to Curtis Memorial Library on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. to talk about her writing and autograph her books. Morgan is the author of the Killdeer Farm mystery series. She is a native Mainer who worked at the Wiscasset Public […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — An open house for the public to view the renovated Spurwink Meeting House is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9. Residents are invited to tour the building at the corner of Spurwink Avenue and Bowery Beach Road between 10 am. and noon. Renovations totaling $316,000 have improved the strength and appearance of the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Two attorneys, a financial analyst and a former councilor are competing for two seats on the Town Council this November. The two seats are currently held by councilors Penny Jordan and Frank Governali. Jordan has reached her three-year term limit, and Governali has completed the one-year term he started when Councilor Paul […]

SCARBOROUGH — A state agency completed air quality tests of classrooms, storage rooms, offices and utility tunnels in the Wentworth Intermediate School earlier this week and will likely not recommend further mold testing in the aging building. The testing comes after a recent discovery of asbestos in the school’s windows led to further discussion of […]

BIDDEFORD — The owner of Scarborough Downs and real estate developer Ocean Properties announced plans Wednesday for a racino and 200-room hotel complex on 85 acres of city-owned property in Biddeford. The announcement comes after the owner of Scarborough Downs put 400 acres of property up for sale in Scarborough and announced a desire to […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are awaiting public feedback about a nascent proposal to create a municipal energy company that would lower electrical rates for residents and businesses.  The proposal would establish a non-profit energy company that would purchase electricity at wholesale rates from the ISO-New England grid, rather than the standard retail rate. The […]

BRUNSWICK — Plans for building a new police station at Pleasant and Stanwood streets hit a hurdle this week after opponents of the location began circulating a petition to force a referendum on the land purchase. The petition drive is being led by Karen Klatt of 32 Moody Road, a former District 4 town councilor, who […]