PEAKS ISLAND — A woman was critically injured early Monday, July 5, when the Jeep she was riding in hit a stone wall and flipped over. Jessica Sherman, 30, was pinned under the vehicle, according to Portland Police Sgt. Troy Bowden. She was taken from the island to Maine Medical Center with critical injuries. The […]

PORTLAND — Portland Adult Education hosted its first community get-together in 12 years on July 1 with large amounts of food and cultural spirit. Students, teachers, family and friends came together to put on a talent show of sorts in PAE’s gymnasium on Douglass Street. With 1,700 students enrolled at the school, and nearly 1,200 […]

PORTLAND — Have a movie idea you’ve been kicking around? Wondering what it might look like on the big screen? Well, here’s your chance to find out. Registration is now open for the fifth annual 48 Hour Film Festival, scheduled to take place Aug. 13-15.  The 48 Hour Film Project is one of the largest […]

FREEPORT — A young woman inspired by music is gathering fellow musicians from all over the country to perform a concert in Topsham to raise money for music education. Adriana Lumbard of Freeport is a rising senior at the University of Southern Maine. She has been working for months to organize the Camerata Musica “Playing it […]

PORTLAND — Nomination papers for City Council and School Committee elections in November have just become available, and so far one incumbent faces potential challengers. William Mitchell, 39, a son of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Elizabeth Mitchell, has taken out papers for Councilor Dan Skolnik’s District 3 seat. Cedarhurst Lane resident Eric Grant also took out […]

PORTLAND — The Intermezzo Foundation is seeking a new permanent home and Mitch Piper thinks Portland just may be the place. “I used to vacation up here with my family and I always thought, god, Portland is great,” said Piper, who runs the opera training program, Intermezzo, which offers young musicians the opportunity to train […]

PORTLAND — The Rossini Club of Portland has announced its 2010 music scholarship winners. First place and winner of the $2,000 Rand Scholarship went to Portland resident Kallie Ciechomski, who will enter a master’s program in viola at the Manhattan School of Music in New York this fall. Second place and $1,200 went to tenor […]

The Portland Symphony Orchestra plays the 1812 Overture as fireworks begin over Portland’s Eastern Promenade and Casco Bay on Independence Day. The annual Fourth of July celebration was rescued by private donations after the city elminated public funding this year.Music Director Robert Moody conducts the Portland Symphony Orchestra as thousands of spectators gather at Eastern […]

Rafael Nadal needs 2 hours and 13 minutes to beat Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, extending his record to 5-0 in his last five Grand Slam titles.

The sheriff’s office says alcohol, speed and failure to wear a seat belt were all factors in the accident as a 32-year-old man suffers head injuries.