FALMOUTH — A five-mile run on June 12 will raise money for medical and construction supplies for Honduran villages, which a local group will visit next year. A team of volunteers, doctors and nurses from southern Maine communities will visit El Triunfo, Honduras, in February 2011, where they will work with local people in the medical […]

FALMOUTH — The Maine Arts Commission is calling for artist proposals for pieces to be installed in the new Falmouth Elementary School when it is completed next summer. The project is part of the Percent For Art program, which requires that all state-funded building projects set aside 1 percent of the construction funds for the […]

The Pakistani citizen who lives in South Portland is linked to the would-be Times Square bomber.

READFIELD/BRIDGTON  Girl Scout open houses  Girl Scouts of Maine will host open houses from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Camp Kirkwold in Readfield and Camp Pondicherry in Bridgton.  Families are invited to walk the grounds, meet some of the camp staff and learn about Girl Scouts of Maine’s traditional, skills-building camp programs. For […]

Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $7; lobster roll: $7; egg salad: $4; other items available; free delivery for 10 or more orders. Roast beef supper, 5 to 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Masonic Hall, Route 4, Portland Street, South Berwick. Adults: $8; children […]

ANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE The following animals are available for adoption from the Animal Refuge League at 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Call 854-9771 or visit ourwww.arlgp.org. Sherman is a miniature Pinscher mix who is bossy, busy, independent and high energy. These traits will come as no surprise to those who know and love Min Pins. For […]

WINDHAM — Gilbert Marks, who served in the Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S. Air Force, was a colonel in the service and in his lifestyle. “Because of his military training, he was always on time,” said his daughter Barbara Chandler. “His character was a colonel,” said his son-in-law Woody Groover. “He was a […]

Duane Waterman of Sumner was convicted of killing two men in 2008.

Well-preserved artifacts in Alexandria’s harbor waters are part of an ‘open field’ for archaeologists.

Lt. Peter Daigle of the Portland Fire Department accepts a Platinum Award on the department’s behalf from Gov. John Baldacci on May 20 at the annual Maine Emergency Medical Services awards ceremony at the State House in Augusta. Gold awards were presented to the Cumberland Fire Department, Freeport Fire and Rescue and Scarborough Fire Department.