FALMOUTH — It was a busy day June 15 in several public safety departments, as Yarmouth and North Yarmouth officially transferred emergency dispatch services to Falmouth. “It’s gone very well,” Lt. John Kilbride of the Falmouth Police Department said Tuesday. “We’ve not had any setbacks yet.” Elaine Walsh, of the Yarmouth Police Department, said the […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on June 14 unanimously approved a permit for a pier at 21 Sturdivant Road. The council’s vote echoed the recent unanimous recommendation of approval from the Coastal Waters Commission for Christopher and Nancy Pierce’s permit. Town Manager Bill Shane noted there is a six- to nine-month review process by the U.S. […]

FALMOUTH — Instead of sitting in classrooms on June 8, eighth-graders at Falmouth Middle School spent the day giving back to their community. Maggie Seitz, Mary Woolsey, Riley Burnfeind, Young Jin Kim and Ben Dobbins cleaned out animal cages and washed towels and bedding at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook. “It’s a lot harder […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Voters defeated a question at Town Meeting on Saturday that would have opened public lands for all types of recreation, including hunting. They also approved the town’s $2.1 million fiscal 2011 municipal budget. The recreation question was triggered by a petition filed by resident and hunter Paul Hodgetts, who opposed a 4-1 vote […]

PORTLAND — The 24th annual Southern Maine Pride Parade takes place Saturday, June 19, at 12:30 p.m. in downtown Portland. The parade, which serves as the traditional launch for pride activities, will feature appearances and speeches by Police Chief James Craig and “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” host Carson Kressley, who is performing at […]

PORTLAND — Library and school leaders are expected to meet with Riverton residents Monday to discuss the future of the community’s branch library. The Riverton branch library was slated to be closed this summer as part of the library budget for fiscal 2011. But the City Council decided during its budget deliberations in May to […]

PORTLAND — A burned-out building in Bramhall Square could soon be hosting collaborative workspace for one-person businesses and entrepreneurs. Developer Peter Bass purchased the former Binga’s Wingas building at 795 Congress St. earlier this year. The property has been vacant since November 2008, when fire destroyed the popular chicken-wing restaurant. Bass, who has developed unique […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation is beginning a $12.2 million highway improvement project on southbound Interstate 295 this week. The work will stretch from approximately Exit 10 in Falmouth to the turnpike entrance in Scarborough, and include adding lanes and traffic signals at Exit 7 in Portland. The DOT began work on northbound […]

PORTLAND — The family of a young woman who died in February as a result of a gunshot wound she suffered in January is asking for the public’s help in finding her killer. Darien Richardson was asleep in her bedroom at 25 Rackleff St. on Jan. 8 with friend Cory Girard when two armed intruders […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation will host a meeting on Thursday, June 17, at the Howard Johnson Conference Center on Riverside Street to discuss the Maine Turnpike Exit 48 bridge reconstruction project set to begin next year. Exit 48, formerly Exit 8, feeds traffic to Riverside Street and Brighton Avenue near the Westbrook […]