YARMOUTH — Organizers said the 45th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival was a success thanks to beautiful weather, booming sales and the celebration of Herbie, Yarmouth’s beloved elm tree. “Judging from the lines at the food, information, and craft booths, everything seemed very busy,” festival spokeswoman Lisa Perkins said. “We were easily within the 100,000-120,000 people […]

PORTLAND — An iron-gated lawn at the corner of Danforth and High streets may become an affordable housing development if the city grants a zoning change for the property. The property, including a three-story brick building, is owned by the University of Southern Maine. It is being eyed by Community Housing of Maine, which has […]

PEAKS ISLAND — The advisory council created three years ago in the wake of a failed secession attempt is in danger of losing all of its members. The Peaks Island Council is a seven-member elected board charged with being the “voice” of islanders, working closely with Portland city officials and city councilors to address the […]

PORTLAND — The City Council cleared the way Monday night for medical marijuana dispensaries to be opened in any of several business zones. The council also voted to allow medical marijuana cultivation facilities in the city’s industrial zones. And in other business, councilors approved an 18-month contract with the firefighters union. The contract, with Local […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The pilot of a small plane that crashed on Saturday, June 17, on Western Avenue had prepared for an emergency landing, a federal investigator said on Tuesday. But why the pilot deactivated the emergency fuel supply and turned off the electronics remains unknown, said Butch Wilson, the National Transportation Safety Board investigator. […]

SCARBOROUGH — After a story detailing one family’s experience with therapeutic restraint was published last week, many other parents came forward to share their experiences, while state agencies downplayed the problem. Wayne Jackson said his family moved after his son was reportedly restrained improperly in 2008 at Whitefield Elementary School, which is now part of […]

PORTLAND — The ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico may be capped and leaking only a fraction of the oil that once gushed from it, but the catastrophe is still at the front of Simon Thompson’s mind. The local activist, a recent Portland High School graduate, has organized a fundraiser Thursday night, […]

PORTLAND — An affordable housing group received the green light July 19 to construct three houses on Peaks Island. Home Start was created in 2004 with the goal of developing affordable housing for islanders. It purchased a lot on Luther Street in 2007, following a failed attempt to build affordable housing on a property on […]

PORTLAND — Whether in ancient Egypt or Portland, Maine, a mikvah is a mikvah. The ritual bath – a tradition used to actualize significant transitions in people’s lives – is filled with “mayim chayim,” or “living waters,” stored in “barot” (tanks) and always has seven steps leading down to the waters. While mikvahs have been used […]

Eddie MacDonald capitalizes on Brad Leighton’s blown tire and repeats as champion.