SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday night approved $236,000 in new technology for the school department. And for the second straight year, the purchases for the school department were criticized by residents and questioned by councilors.  The technology includes 10 SmartBoards, an interactive, computerized whiteboard whose contents can be manipulated with a finger, […]

BRUNSWICK — Nomination papers are now available for the Town Council and School Board. Districts 1, 2 and 6 on both boards are up for election Nov. 2. Papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office on Federal Street. Interested candidates must obtain 25 signatures and turn in the papers by Sept. 3 at […]

BATH — The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to accept bids from a Brunswick company for two fire department vehicles. The council accepted a bid of $825,000 from Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, Inc., for an E-One 110-foot ladder truck with a pump, as well as a bid of $120,000 for a Ford/Horton ambulance. Both purchases were funded […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nomination papers for the Nov. 2 municipal election and Portland Water District trustee election are available at the town clerk’s office. There are two seats available on the Town Council and two seats on the School Board. Both are three-year terms. The two seats available on the council are held by councilors […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council will dedicate a workshop on Monday, Aug. 9 to discuss the preparation of a pay-per-bag trash disposal system in town. The 7 p.m. council workshop will take place at Town Hall.  Councilors received a memo from Town Manager Mike McGovern including comparisons of recycling and solid waste data of […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — There’s good news and bad news for frustrated motorists travelling along Broadway, which once again is a construction zone this summer. The finishing touches are being applied to a paving project from Anthoine to Lincoln streets, leaving a smooth black layer of asphalt on a once rocky stretch of road. But a […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — School officials and architects Monday night defended a $47.3 million plan to renovate and replace South Portland High School to City Councilors. The team said the scope and cost of the project are being driven by specific programming needs and challenges with building on the Highland Avenue site, which has been deemed […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — When the 31st annual Art in the Park takes place on Saturday, Aug. 14, in Mill Creek Park, the most prominent piece of art may not be at one of the 185 artists booths. It’s quite possible the new gazebo completed this week could steal the show. The $65,000, grant-funded gazebo, designed […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Temperatures were in the upper 80s on Wednesday afternoon, as more than 100 people sunned themselves at Willard Beach. A few brave souls plunged head-first into the ocean to escape the oppressive humidity, while dozens more waded knee deep along the shoreline.  When asked about the water, swimmers said it was cold, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Police announced the following road closures for the Aug. 7 running of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K: • Route 77, Sprague Hall to Kettle Cove Road, 6-10 a.m. • Crescent Beach State Park, 7:30-10 a.m. • Route 77, Kettle Cove Road to Old Ocean House Road, 7:30-10 a.m. • Old […]