Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $7; lobster roll: $7; egg salad: $4; other items available; free delivery for 10 or more orders. Swedish meatballs, side dishes, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Christ Chapel, 37 Northern Pines Road, off Route 85, Raymond. Free. Italian […]

Tidal power is one of the ways Maine can benefit from alternative energy development.

PORTLAND — The deadline for candidates to get on the November city election ballot passed Monday and it looks like District 3 will have the most interesting races. City Councilor Dan Skolnik announced earlier this summer that he will not seek a second term representing District 3. Two candidates have emerged to compete for the […]

PORTLAND — That an organization of young, idealistic activists is joining with the Chamber of Commerce to push the issue seems in itself reason to believe the city may soon have an elected mayor. “It’s a great issue, it really cuts across the divide,” Will Everitt, director of the Maine League of Young Voters said […]

PORTLAND — A handful of people turned out Monday to express their opinions on what is expected to be the most contentious issue on the city ballot in November: Should non-U.S. citizens be allowed to vote in local elections? An effort spearheaded by the League of Young Voters earlier this year collected more than 4,500 […]

Final part of a three-part series by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting on the 2008 law to fast-track wind turbine development  in Maine. AUGUSTA — After proposing major changes to state law that would speed up the review of wind power projects, Gov. John Baldacci’s wind power task force members went one step further: […]

CUMBERLAND — Marjorie Adams will run her fourth Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this year, honoring fellow cancer survivors and others who have been affected by the disease. The race will be held in Portland this year for the first time, on Sept. 12, followed by the now-traditional Bangor race one week later. Adams […]

PORTLAND — Public school students will resume classes on Tuesday, Sept. 7, kicking off a busy year for city schools. The Ocean Avenue Elementary School is expected to open after Christmas break and several schools will be under the leadership of new principals. New administrators, meanwhile, will be keeping an eye on the district’s fiscal […]

HARPSWELL — A Missouri newspaper executive drowned accidentally Aug. 19 after falling from a Whidden Road dock. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, Wally Lage, 66, chief operating officer of Rust Communications of Cape Girardeau, Mo., drowned after leaving a private boat at 14 Whidden Road. Town records show the dock is owned by […]

SkyWalker the golden eagle surveys his surroundings while Hope Douglas answers questions during a presentation at the Topsham Public Library last Saturday. Douglas’s organization, Wind over Wings, has recently relocated to Dresden.