PORTLAND — Democrats, Republicans and Greens in several legislative districts went to the polls Tuesday to decide who their candidates will be in the November elections for the state Legislature. In District 114, incumbent Democratic Rep. Peter Stuckey beat George Vincent Jr., 880-187. Stuckey will face Republican Patrick Calder in November. In District 116, a […]

BRUNSWICK — Voters on Tuesday overwhelming approved a $32.3 million school spending plan for fiscal 2011. They also retained the school budget validation process.  According to unofficial results, voters approved the spending plan 3,691 to 1,179, a 3-to-1 margin. Additionally, 71 percent of voters supported the school budget validation vote, which means the town will […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Voters floated a $2.8 million fiscal 2011 budget at Town Meeting Saturday, the school portion of which received final approval at the polls on Tuesday. Residents approved all 62 warrant items during the more than four-hour meeting, Town Administrator Scott Seaver said on Monday. Next year’s spending plan includes a $1.8 million municipal […]

PORTLAND — Hundreds of people gathered June 4 on Valley Street to celebrate the opening of Florence House, the city’s second “Housing First” project. Florence House is home to 25 formerly homeless women and provides a short-term place for up to 40 more women to transition into permanent housing or stay in an emergency shelter. […]

BRUNSWICK — Crews will begin searching for undetonated munitions at Brunswick Naval Air Station on June 8, continuing through the first week of August. Residents may hear explosions at the 3,200-acre facility, since crews are expected to detonate on site any ordnance discovered. According to base officials, the crews will use small charges to destroy […]

FALMOUTH — Maine Department of Transportation engineers will close one lane of traffic on the Route 26/100 bridge across the Presumpscot River at 8 a.m. on Thursday and use an under-bridge crane to perform a structural inspection. Motorists will be limited to one lane of alternating traffic until later in the day. The inspection is […]

SCARBOROUGH — A teenager who was involved in a fatal accident on May 8 was injured in an accident at 8:55 a.m. Monday, June 7, on Route 1 in Scarborough. Police said Kevin Grondin, 19, of Scarborough, was driving a red Chevrolet pick-up truck when witnesses reported that he crossed the center line and collided […]

Seoul, blaming North Korea for the deaths of 46, calls the incident ‘a military provocation.’

JERUSALEM – Three Israeli naval ships were tailing a Gaza-bound aid boat today just a few dozen miles (kilometers) from the blockaded Palestinian territory, a pro-Palestinian activist told The Associated Press. The group that sent the ship said it had lost contact with the vessel, but the Israeli military said it had not taken it […]

It’s a system where the children are the customers, employees and products — not exactly the ideal ‘business model.’