PORTLAND — Police said they caught an alleged burglar in the process of stealing firearms from a Falmouth home, shortly after he reportedly burglarized a Portland home. Portland police put out a call around noon on Sunday, June 27, informing area police to be on the lookout for a man who they suspected had just […]

FALMOUTH — Mo Mehlsak, editor of The Forecaster, received the 2010 Golden Quill Award for excellence in editorial writing June 26 from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. The winning editorial, which raised questions about the way a School Board vacancy was filled in South Portland, was published in November 2009. It was one […]

PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Charter Commission will host a series of public hearings to gather feedback on a proposed charter that has been in the works for the past year and a half. County voters elected six members to the Charter Commission in November 2008; two more were appointed by county commissioners. Cumberland County […]

PORTLAND — After more than four years of planning, the city’s Skatepark Selection Committee has approved a state-of-the-art skatepark design to be constructed by a Missouri company. The committee, comprised of adults and youth BMX bikers and skateboarders, chose a design inspired by a “crop circles” concept, but including many features requested by the committee. […]

By approving referendum Question 5 on June 8, voters are giving the century-old water pipes beneath many of Maine’s streets a much-needed upgrade. Laid along narrow trenches cut by hand out of the bedrock, the cast-iron pipes that carry water to homes are much older than most water customers realize. While the majority are in […]

BASEBALL South Portland pitcher Furbush promoted to Double-A Erie of the Eastern League Left-hander Charlie Furbush of South Portland was promoted to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves last Saturday by the Detroit Tigers after starting the season with Class A Lakeland in the Florida State League. Furbush went seven innings in his debut, earning a no […]

We read with disappointment “Infections run rampant at same-day surgery centers” published in The Portland Press Herald on June 9. While the sensationalized title implies that infection rates are “rampant” in outpatient centers, the article contains no infection rate data to support that claim. Instead, the article is a description of the U.S. Department of […]

A new program raises money for alternatives and incentives for people to use them.

New York’s mayor takes part in that city’s parade, and Chicago’s march displays the Stanley Cup.

But the budget picture may be easing — Maine ends its fiscal year with a $50 million surplus.