FALMOUTH — Residents are invited to a Parks and Public Works Department public hearing Thursday, Feb. 25, to discuss improvements to Ledgewood Drive. The 6 p.m. meeting in Town Hall Council Chambers will give residents an opportunity to discuss driveways, drainage issues and potential design options.

CUMBERLAND — The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust will hold a Winter Fun Day at Rines Forest from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27. All ages are welcome to explore the more than 200-acre forest. Forester Jay Braunscheidel and members of the trust will give guided tours, and children can participate in a scavenger hunt […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — More than $250,000 in public safety cuts are part of the city manager’s preliminary proposal to reduce the budget by $1.3 million. The Fire Department faces the biggest cut of $150,000, while the Police Department is slated for $105,000 in reductions. The depth of service cuts prompted the mayor on Monday to […]

SCARBOROUGH — The principal of Scarborough High School said she has not ruled out any options after learning the School Board may have acted inappropriately when it discussed whether she should be reappointed. Principal Patricia Conant said she was told on Friday, Feb. 5, that she would not be reappointed because she doesn’t have the […]

HARPSWELL — Along with two contested elections, residents will vote on the town’s 2010 budget at Town Meeting on Saturday, March 20. The proposed $4 million municipal budget is down about 1 percent from last year, Town Administrator Kristi Eiane said Tuesday. Harpswell’s budget runs on a calendar year, so the budget approved at Town Meeting […]

BATH — Two men allegedly involved in a Feb. 15 Walgreens pharmacy robbery were arrested on Tuesday, while their mother faces drug charges. Kittery police on Tuesday arrested Michael Andrew Creamer, 20, and his brother, Anthony Joel Creamer, 18, on warrants obtained that day by Bath police. The men are charged with robbery and stealing drugs, […]

BATH — Petitioners hoping to overturn a plan to borrow up to $300,000 for an artificial turf field at McMann Field submitted 1,111 signatures to City Clerk Mary White on Feb. 23 – 356 more signatures than required. If White certifies the 755 necessary signatures and sends the petition to the City Council, the council would then […]

TOPSHAM — The Board of Selectmen plans further discussion on Thursday, March 4, of a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. Maine voters last November approved a regulated distribution system of marijuana for people with specific medical conditions, and a task force then went to work to advise Gov. John Baldacci on implementing the new law. However, […]

FALMOUTH — A looming school budget crisis was foremost on people’s minds at the Town Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 22. Preliminary reports on fiscal year 2011 state funding for Falmouth’s schools suggest a loss of nearly $900,000 in general aid to education. During Monday’s open public forum, residents expressed their concerns about what the […]