A volunteer directs race leader and eventuall individual overall winner Anne Wilkinson of Falmouth to the beach on Sunday, Aug. 15, during the swim portion of the third Tri for a Cure Maine women’s triathlon at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.Participants mass for the start while spectators line the hilltop above at the […]

Artist Lori Austill observes from the shade of an umbrella as potential buyers examine her encaustic paintings at the annual Art in the Park show and sale at South Portland’s Mill Creek Park on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Jeraldine Herrera of Brunswick flashes a smile during the third Tri for a Cure Maine women’s triathlon at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland on Sunday, Aug. 15. The event attracted more than 900 participants and raised more than $900,000 for the Maine Cancer Foundation.

The Brunswick Topsham Land Trust has been marking its first 25 years by running a series of celebrations and explorations. On Saturday, Aug. 14, a group of kayakers launched off Water Street to visit Cow Island in the middle of the Androscoggin River, now managed by the land trust. Michelle Moody of the Appalachian Mountain […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday, Aug. 23, will conduct a first reading of a proposed $44.2 million bond referendum for high school renovations. The proposal, however, is only a place holder that will allow the council to conduct a second reading on Sept. 8, the deadline for placing the question on the […]

SCARBOROUGH — A provision for removal of elected officials may be added to the Town Charter if a draft discussed during Wednesday evening’s Town Council meeting is accepted by voters. The Town Council reviewed several amendments to the Town Charter, including one that would give residents the right to demand a recall election if they […]

BATH — With the start of the new school year less than two weeks away, Regional School Unit 1 has reached agreement on a long-awaited new contract with its teachers. The School Board and Sagadahoc Education Association reached the settlement Wednesday, after working from morning to evening. The contract is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2009, and […]

BATH — The City Council plans at its Sept. 1 meeting to vote on an its terms for supporting installation of artificial turf at McMann Field. Key is a provision that the Fields for Our Future committee, which has so far raised about $270,000 for the project and had asked the council to approve borrowing the […]

SCARBOROUGH — After several racino initiatives were rejected by voters, Scarborough Downs is seeking to move to a York County community that may be more receptive to a racetrack and slot machines. The Biddeford City Council voted Tuesday evening to ask voters in a November referendum if they want to bring a racino operated by […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The first North Yarmouth Family Triathlon will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. The event will begin at Wescustogo Park on Route 231 with 1.75 miles of paddling on the Royal River, to the take-out at Route 9. Participants will then bicycle one mile and run one mile through Old Town […]