SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday took the first step toward banning possession and use of pellet guns, slingshots and bows and arrows in public places. But councilors stopped short of prohibiting use of the weapons on private property. The 6-1 vote came after more than half a dozen residents spoke against the […]

Competitors make their way to the first buoy on Saturday, Sept. 18, during the swimming portion of the annual Lobsterman Triathlon in Freeport. Approximately 800 athletes gathered at Winslow Park for the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-kilometer bike ride and a 10-kilometer run. When the race was done, 39-year-old James Carothers of Williamstown, Mass., was the men’s […]

SCARBOROUGH — A wooded six-acre lot across from the Maine Medical Center research campus on Route 1 is for sale by the state. The property is listed for $695,000, but assessed at only $225,300. The lot, owned by the Department of Transportation and listed by CBRE The Boulos Co., is zoned for residential use. But […]

YARMOUTH — Local and state law enforcement agencies will participate in a Drug Enforcement Agency-sponsored program called the National Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, Sept. 25.  Residents can drop off controlled, non-controlled or over-the-counter pharmaceuticals at collection sites in Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport and Yarmouth. In Falmouth, residents can drop off substances from 9 a.m. […]

SCARBOROUGH — The discovery of significant amounts of asbestos in windows at Wentworth Intermediate School has led to a larger discussion about air quality in the building, which has more than 730 students in grades 3 through 5. A system of crawl-space utility tunnels beneath the Gorham Road school have been found to contain high […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The dilapidated former Viking nursing home has been renovated and remodeled and will open in November as Cape Memory Care. The new Alzheimer’s facility on Scott Dyer Road is owned and operated by Woodlands Assisted Living of Waterville. The family owned business, headed by Lon Walters, operates four other Alzheimer’s care centers […]

BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is proposing a tax increment financing plan at the redeveloped Brunswick Naval Air Station, with revenue split equally by the authority and town. MRRA and the Town Council met in a joint workshop Tuesday to discuss the proposal, as well as the town’s lease of recreation fields on the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council voted 8-1 Monday to purchase land at the corner of Pleasant and Stanwood streets for construction of a new police station. The panel, with the exception of Councilor Benet Pols, supported the adoption of an ordinance that authorizes acquisition of four properties and borrowing of no more than $1.175 million to […]

BATH — Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday morning in connection with vandalism at the Fisher-Mitchell School. Following up on several leads, police said they arrested the boy at 10:15 a.m. and charged him with aggravated criminal mischief and burglary. Police responded to the 597 High St. school at 6:29 a.m. Tuesday after a school employee […]

BATH — Police have charged a man living at 734 Middle St. with stabbing another resident Sunday night. James M. Manley, 51, was charged with elevated aggravated assault. Police said a 40-year-old man entered the Police Department lobby at 11:24 p.m. Sunday with multiple stab wounds he said he received at the Middle Street building. Officers […]