TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Sept. 16 to hire a Yarmouth company to aid in the search for a new town manager. Selectman Don Russell said the town sent requests for proposals to five firms and heard back from three. The Maine Municipal Association submitted a bid of $4,900, and Eaton Peabody Consulting […]

FREEPORT — The Town Council on Sept. 14 forgave a portion of a loan to the Freeport Community Center, but not before one councilor’s affiliation with the center raised questions about the decision. Councilor Sara Gideon, who sits on the FCS board of trustees, was one of four councilors who voted to forgive nearly $117,000 loaned […]

FREEPORT — The Sewer District Board of Trustees has added a part-time, paid general manager and voted 4-0 to appoint Chairman Leland Arris to the job. The action, taken by the board on Monday, Sept. 20, has at least one resident and one board member questioning the board’s motives. Patrick Quigg of South Freeport Road […]

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Land Trust has invited some special guests to celebrate its 30th year – winged guests. The non-profit organization Wind Over Wings, from Connecticut, will present a live raptor show from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the University of Maine Foundation on Woodville Road for the trust’s 30th annual meeting. The […]

PORTLAND — Comedian Bob Marley this week will try to break the Guinness World Record for “longest stand-up comedy show by an individual.” Marley will attempt the feat at the Comedy Connection on Custom House Wharf. He is scheduled to begin his show Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 7 a.m. and end Saturday morning, Sept. 25, […]

YARMOUTH — Neighbors of a proposed subdivision off Hillside Street offered the developer more complaints than compliments during a community meeting last week. The developer of the proposed 48-house McKearney Village project held an informational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 15, to discuss the proposal and to allow residents an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns. Developer […]

PORTLAND — The Police Department was awarded a nearly $185,000 grant to improve its response to services calls from people with metal illnesses.  The two-year grant from the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, will be used to hire a full-time mental health coordinator to implement […]

PORTLAND — Six gubernatorial candidates, or their representatives, will be at the Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford St., on Friday, Oct., 1 for a candidates night. The event is sponsored by Maine Successful Thinkers and is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5. A dinner beforehand costs $10. According to the event organizers, […]

FALMOUTH — Until very recently, the only thing John Knight knew about the country of Timor-Leste was that it had a violent and tumultuous past. But now that U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Judith Ryan Fergin, a Falmouth native, is installing several of Knight’s paintings in the U.S. embassy in Timor-Leste, he’s doing more research. Timor-Leste, […]

PORTLAND — Leaders of Maine’s Sudanese community are sponsoring an all-day conference Saturday, Sept. 25. about the future of the war-torn African country. The conference will focus on a referendum scheduled for Jan. 9, 2011, to decide whether southern Sudan will become its own country. The conference will cover possible results of the referendum, including […]