SCARBOROUGH — The sun may soon shine brightly on approximately 100 acres of undeveloped area on Running Hill Road. At least, that’s what Scott Beaulieu is hoping for. Beaulieu, a South Portland resident and owner of Green Living Development Co., is looking to create a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development of mixed-use […]

• HOT TICKET Woodstock icon comes to Ogunquit FOLK LEGEND Richie Havens became a national name when he played Woodstock in 1969. He’s recorded more than 25 albums since, and still tours at a furious pace. And yes, he still plays “Freedom.” WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit HOW MUCH: $37.50 to […]

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• HOT TICKET Beethoven gets all-star treatment BAY CHAMBER CONCERTS wraps up the summer season with its First Chairs All-Star concert, a mostly Beethoven program. The performers are A-list luminaries including Joseph Silverstein and Nurit Bar-Josef on violin and Anne Martindale Williams on cello. WHEN: 8 tonight WHERE: Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. HOW MUCH: […]

• HOT TICKET After class, you’ll have ahi tuna licked LEARN HOW to make an ahi tuna lollipop with ginger macadamia sauce, a specialty from Fiji, at a Maine appearance by California celebrity chef Bernard Guillas. The chef will be signing his debut cookbook, “Flying Pans — Two Chefs, One World,” and preparing the tuna as […]

Not everyone’s lovin’ a proposal to build a McDonald’s on Route 302 in Bridgton, despite its promise to bring 40 jobs.

CAPE ELIZABETH — Barbara Page was a school bus driver for 27 years in Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. But now, instead of driving a bus filled with school children, she carts one full of vegetables to senior citizens and large businesses. “These passengers don’t talk back as much,” she said of the cucumbers, tomatoes and […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Susan Larrivee and Michelle Danois walked along the retreating waterline at Willard Beach shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 19.  But, unlike dozens of other people on the beach, they were not there to soak up the last rays of sunlight on the picturesque evening. Instead, they were making sure that dog […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously authorized a lease/purchase agreement for a new plow truck. The agreement, with Gorham Leasing, is for a 2011 International 7400 Series truck, which will replace a model from 1992. The cost is nearly $164,000 and is included in the fiscal 2011 budget. The council also unanimously approved a […]