PORTLAND — For Ness Smith Savedoff, Casco Bay High School has been a place of self exploration as much as a place to learn basic literacy skills. Savedoff said when he entered CBHS as a freshman, wearing bell-bottoms and a long pony tail, the school accepted him without judgment. The following year, when the drummer […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The owner of Red’s Dairy Freeze on Monday said he hopes to reopen the landmark ice cream takeout business this summer after repairing damage done by an early morning fire Sunday. Firefighters from Cape Elizabeth and South Portland responded to the single-alarm fire at 2:57 Sunday morning. No one was inside the […]

SCARBOROUGH — Ashley Drew is a flute and saxophone player. She is a composer and conductor. She is a runner. She is also awaiting a double lung transplant. Drew, 23, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a child and has been living with disease her entire life. Despite a constant battle with lung infections and […]

Fishing is still hot, despite summer-like temps in many places, but it’s not all good news in fishing circles. An invasive introduction into an eastern Maine lake and a massive trash clean-up in central Maine had some state biologists slightly down last week. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE The good news out of southern Maine is […]

Congress Street got a little jazzed up Friday. Workers installed a new marquee at Port City Music Hall, a popular nightclub and concert venue near Monument Square. The art deco marquee, which has a musical theme, includes lighting and an electronic message board to advertise events. The new look raises the profile of the hall, […]

SAN DIEGO – A Northern California sex offender with a history of parole violations cut off his ankle monitor and went on a two-day crime spree in which he tried to rob or kidnap several women and teenage girls at knifepoint in the San Diego area, authorities said. Leonard Scroggins, 32, was arrested at a […]

CUMBERLAND — Falmouth and Greely high school seniors pulled the ol’ switcheroo May 17 and showed up for class at each others’ schools – a prank that required the students to put away their traditional rivalry for the day to play a little joke on their respective schools. But while Greely seniors were met by Falmouth […]

Arundel firefighters extended a ladder and were able to crawl out on it to reach the woman.

Cassidy Streeter of Scarborough chases streaming kite tails during the Bug Light Kite Festival in South Portland on May 15, a fundraiser for the South Portland Historical Society. The society was joined by the NorEasters Kite Club, showcasing artful kites and a popular candy drop from a giant pinata-like kite.Children of all ages scrambled to […]

Brunswick High School students Taylor McPherson, left, and Erica Noe check out a display from the Maine Energy Education Program on Tuesday, May 18, at a banquet honoring a dozen Maine Green Schools teams. The event, hosted by the BHS Environmental Club and Cathance River Education Alliance, honored the teams for their energy efficiency/conservation and […]