CAPE ELIZABETH — Memorial Day events on Monday, May 31, begin with a parade at 9 a.m. Parade participants will gather on Fowler Road at 8:15 a.m. The parade begins at the intersection of Fowler Road and Old Ocean House Road, continues north on Route 77, taking a left onto Scott Dyer Road, ending at the […]

BATH — Just in time for summer, the Hampton Inn opened downtown last weekend. The 140 Commercial St. hotel has 94 rooms, a meeting room, 37 flat-screen high-definition TVs, high-speed Internet access, an indoor pool and spa and an “on-the-house” hot breakfast. Developer Peter Anastos’ application to build the 55,000-square-foot hotel on the Prawer block received […]

BATH — The state Department of Economic and Community Development and the Midcoast Council of Governments is surveying residents and business owners to rate the region as a place to work and live, and to see what changes the respondents would recommend. The survey, sponsored in-part by the Lincoln County Economic Development Office, is being […]

Cancer survivors lead the way at the beginning of the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Brunswick High School on Friday evening, May 21. Nearly 100 teams participated in the overnight event.

BRUNSWICK — Three people were taken to Parkview Adventist Medical Center Tuesday after the living-room ceiling of their 75 Pleasant Street apartment collapsed on them. Fire Chief Ken Brillant described the victims’ injuries as minor. The individuals, who officials have declined to identify, were sitting in the room when an approximately 24-square-foot section of the […]

On Friday alone, more than 210,000 vehicles are expected to be on the turnpike, with more than 41,000 northbound vehicles entering at the York Toll.

The court upholds a 90-day jail sentence for a man who left the scene of a fatal accident.

CAPE ELIZABETH — Residents will be asked in a non-binding referendum June 8 if they support parking fees at Fort Williams Park. The advisory question is “Would you favor the Town establishing a pay/display parking program for Fort Williams Park?” The question differs from a November 2006 ballot question that asked residents if they would […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council is poised to scrap plans to require energy-efficient building standards in favor of a resolution outlining energy-efficiency goals. The draft resolve, presented at a workshop on Monday night, May 24, was applauded by councilors who were critical of the council’s previous efforts and panned by those who want the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A local developer is taking another shot at convincing city officials that 100 Waterman Drive is the ideal place for City Hall. Andrew Ingalls, of CBRE/The Boulos Co., was scheduled to take the City Council on a guided tour of his four-story, 32,000 square-foot development on Thursday. The council was expected to […]