SOUTH PORTLAND — A South Portland attorney has been reprimanded by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar for failing to properly supervise his non-lawyer staff. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on March 25 suspended attorney Paul Latourneau from practicing law for six months. The sentence, however, was suspended provided Latourneau narrow the scope […]

“I found one!” shouts Bridget Flannery as she picks up her first egg during the annual Bunny Hop held at the Bessworth Child Care building in Scarborough on March 27. More than 600 Easter eggs were hidden throughout the building, including four golden eggs that promised a special prize.

SCARBOROUGH — The Friends of the Scarborough Public Library are soliciting gently used books for the annual book sale in June. Books may be dropped off at the library during normal business hours. Textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines and condensed books are not needed. All procedes from the sale will go to support the library. For more […]

Another milestone was reached Tuesday, March 30, in the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station, with the disestablishment after 37 years of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5, the operational U.S. Navy Air Wing on the base. In a rain-soaked ceremony, Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole O’Donnell, right, reaches out for the Wing pennant as Senior […]

The South Portland High School Jazz Band placed second in Division I on Saturday evening, March 27, at the State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival in South Portland. Eighty-nine bands and ensembles from 40 schools competed. Other winners included Cape Elizabeth, which finished third in Division II.

PORTLAND — President Barack Obama’s visit to Portland on a nearly 70-degree day Thursday brought out hundreds of fans and foes alike. Obama’s visit was one stop on a cross-country tour to promote the benefits of a sweeping health-care reform law he signed into law just over a week ago. Supporters of the president, many […]

PORTLAND — While the crowd outside the Exposition Building expressed mixed opinions about President Barack Obama and his new health-care reform law, inside thousands of spectators were so excited they cheered for the microphone check Thursday afternoon. President Obama visited the city Thursday to tout provisions in the new law that he said will help […]

PORTLAND — Here is the full text of President Barack Obama’s remarks on health-care reform, as prepared for delivery on Thursday, April 1, at the Portland Expo: Hello, Portland! It is so good to be back in the great state of Maine. When I came here during the campaign, I made a promise. It wasn’t […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nearly 125 residents, students, parents and teachers gathered in the high school cafeteria Wednesday, March 31, to discuss the fiscal year 2011 school budget proposals. The School Board has met six times to discuss three budget scenarios: • A zero percent tax increase that would require significant cuts to programs and services and […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cookie Jar bakery, a fixture on Shore Road for decades, is being renovated and is expected to reopen in a couple of months. The business has been closed since a storm tore the roof off the building in October 2006. Attempts by owners Donna and Tom Piscopo to repair and reopen the […]