Volunteers Nancy Mason, Jane Gillis and Sybil Riemensnider work steadily distributing a variety of foods from the new Good Shepard Food-Bank Food Mobile on July 8 at the South Portland Food Cupboard, 611 Main St. The new vehicle, Good Shepard’s second, is made possible by Kraft Foods and its Foundation, in partnership with Feeding America […]

BRUNSWICK — The Police Department promoted two officers last week. Todd Ridlon, 39, was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant, while Paul Hansen, 31, was promoted to sergeant. Ridlon was hired in July 1998 and promoted to sergeant in 2006. He previously worked for the Bath Police Department and served in the U.S. Coast Guard, is […]

SCARBOROUGH — Residents looking to dispose of hazardous waste will have an opportunity to do so on Saturday, July 17, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Public Works building. Residents of Scarborough, Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Biddeford can drop off a variety of household hazardous wastes that cannot be put into the regular […]

BRUNSWICK — The third Run for the Sun 5K road race will be held downtown at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 24. The race starts and ends on the Brunswick Town Mall. The race benefits the Cathance River Education Alliance, a nonprofit organization that manages the Cathance River Preserve in Topsham and offers local environmental education to […]

A man was airlifted from the Knife Edge on Mt. Katahdin Thursday afternoon after he fell 10 to 12 feet on the exposed, rocky ridgeline.

SCARBOROUGH — The Fire Department will be able to hire new firefighters after winning a grant of more than $448,000 from the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program. The grant will pay the full salary and benefits for four firefighter/EMTs for the first two years, then require the department to pay the […]

SCARBOROUGH — A new proposal to deal with traffic problems on Running Hill Road was poorly received at a public meeting attended by approximately 40 people on July 13. The plan would create a road between Route 114 and Spring Street, using the eastern end of the existing Running Hill Road to connect at the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council wants more data before deciding whether the town should adopt a pay-per-bag trash disposal program. The council and Recycling Committee met in a workshop Monday, July 12, to discuss the proposal. The program, which the town is calling “pay-per-throw,” would require residents to purchase garbage bags in order to […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — An independent review is underway of a plan to rebuild South Portland High School. City Manager Jim Gailey said Harriman Associates, the architecture firm that has been working on a high school plan for several years, is in the process of turning over the necessary documents to two other firms. Gailey said […]

Mike Foley, 42, personal trainer, nutritionist, and author of “Eat to be Fit.” He operates Foley’s Fitness at World Gym on Marginal Way in Portland. He lives in Scarborough with his wife and three children.  Q: How long have you been in the nutrition and fitness industry? A: I’ve been a personal trainer since 1987 […]