Trish Moulton, right, of Dance Studio of Maine leads a hip hop session during last weekend’s sixth annual “STRIVE Rocks Dance Marathon” at USM’s Sullivan Gym in Portland. The 14-hour event raises money to support STRIVE, a local nonprofit that provides social, educational and employment training programs to more than 600 teens and young adults […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — No arrests have been made in connection with an armed home invasion that took place last week at a Broadway home. Police said three men in their late-teens or early 20s entered the home at 58 Broadway at about 7:30 p.m. on March 4 wearing bandannas over their faces. One of the […]

HARPSWELL — The Orr’s & Bailey’s Islands Fire Department will receive a more than $42,700 grant for training equipment and facility modifications, according to a press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, announced Wednesday that the funding will be provided through […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A fire that gutted a hotel room and damaged five others was ruled accidental by the state fire marshal’s office. Investigators said the March 4 fire at the Knight’s Inn on Main Street started when a propane tank exploded at 9 a.m., causing burns to the face and arms of a 60-year-old […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The teachers union on March 9 announced its members are willing to work a day without pay as a way to help bridge a budget gap that could otherwise require elimination of more than a dozen jobs. Dwight Ely, president of the Cape Elizabeth Education Association, said the union would take the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Manager Michael McGovern presented an $8.5 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 to the Town Council Monday night with no tax increases, no spending increases and no reductions in service. “We must be the envy of a lot of other communities,” he said. In addition to holding the line on taxes, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A landscape architect has recommended creating a gateway to Mill Creek Park at the corner of Broadway and Ocean Street – a proposal that would change the proposed spot of a monument honoring military service members. Other recommendations for improving the park include removing the rose garden to increase sight lines into […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — On Wednesday afternoon, Platoon 2 of South Portland Fire Department broke into groups in the HSE Gould warehouse on Cash Street. While Jason Perry stood atop a steel frame next to a makeshift plywood wall telling fellow firefighters about the ropes, knots and figure-eight carabiners for repelling down a wall, another group […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Board on Monday unanimously approved a $37.9 million budget, which eliminates 25 jobs for the fiscal year starting July 1. The budget is projected to increase taxes by 1.5 percent, adding 14 cents to the current tax rate of $14.70 per $1,000 of valuation. None of the more controversial aspects […]