The city is the first in Maine to sign on to a new Web-based crime-mapping application.

User Groups: Customer Satisfaction Special Interest Group, Monday; and Usability/User Experience User Group, Tuesday. Both groups meet from 6 to 8 p.m. at TechMaine Technology Center, 506 Main St., Westbrook. There is no charge and the meetings are open to the public. For details or to register, visit www.techmaine.com . “Career Success Seminar: ID transferrable […]

They weep for the victims of abuse and want to be distinguished from blanket assumptions.

A photo caption on Page 1 of last week’s Mid-Coast edition should have identified Tom Settlemire as co-owner with Seth Kroeck of the sheep enterprise at Brunswick’s Crystal Spring Farm. The farm is owned by the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, which leases the property to Kroeck and his wife, Maura.

SOUTH PORTLAND — Police were led on a high-speed chase early Wednesday morning while investigating a suspicious vehicle in Ferry Village. As a result, the 18-year-old driver, Zachary Burns, was arrested on multiple charges, including operating under the influence of drugs and trafficking marijuana. Shortly before 1 a.m., police were called to investigate a vehicle […]

Doug Kennedy of Harpswell and his dog, Mauka, cross the Swinging Bridge during the 7th annual Save Our Swinging Bridge 5K on April 18. Runners ages 7 to 73 entered the event, which crosses the 118-year-old suspension bridge that connects Topsham and Brunswick.

SCARBOROUGH — The Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is sponsoring a 5K run for adults and a 1K fun-run for children on Saturday, April 24, at 8:30 a.m. at the Clambake Restaurant at Pine Point. The event aims to raise money for the Fiddlehead Center, a nonprofit organization that provides after-school arts, theater, music and […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The fourth annual Arts Night will take place Thursday, April 29, from 6-8 p.m., giving students the opportunity to showcase their talents in painting, poetry, film and live music.  This will be the second year students in both Pond Cove Elementary School and Cape Elizabeth Middle School will display their talents throughout […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2010 Thompson Award through May 15. The award goes to a school faculty or staff member who goes beyond their requirements to mentor and guide students. The community is invited to participate in the nomination process by visiting the CEEF website to […]

Portland is hiring its first sustainability coordinator, using a federal energy efficiency grant.