BRUNSWICK — From local entrepreneurs to the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, community leaders last week said Brunswick doesn’t deserve an anti-business label. They reacted to an assertion by disbarred criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, who in a Feb. 9 letter to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority said he was dropping an attempt […]

BRUNSWICK — Musicians Jud Caswell and Matt Loosigian will headline a benefit concert Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Unitarian Universalist Church on 15 Pleasant St. Caswell has won eight nationally recognized songwriting contests, and his songs reflect his rural roots and love of Maine. Loosigian is a folk singer known for his soulful vocals and larger-than-life […]

Guidance counselor Gretchen McCloy, left, shares healthy eating techniques with teacher Morrigan Burns and other colleagues as part of the LetsGo.org 5-2-1-0 health inititiative last week at Cape Elizabeth Middle School. “The idea is that we should learn and implement healthy choices in our lifestyle, so as to provide through our actions a good example […]

TOPSHAM — The next Topsham Development community forum will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the first-floor meeting room of the town office. The forum will focus on community development challenges and opportunities. It will be televised on cable Channel 3.

BRUNSWICK — Bridge girders developed by Harbor Technologies won an ACE Infinite Possibility Award from the American Composites Manufacturers Association at their annual meeting and trade show. Harbor Technologies uses hybrid composite beam technology developed at the University of Maine, with architect/designer John Hillerman, to build bridge girders. The technology is more economical, easier to […]

PORTLAND — Police announced today that a second man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Serge Mulongo. Mulongo, a 24-year-old from Portland, was fatally shot Feb. 10 at 218 Park Ave. Police Thursday afternoon arrested Moses Okot, 21 years old, and charged him with murder, according to an email […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — City Manager Jim Gailey is scheduled to present his preliminary budget to the City Council on Monday, Feb. 8, at the South Portland Community Center. Gailey said he is still working with department heads to finalize the proposal, so he didn’t want to release details prior to the workshop. However, Gailey said […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council took action Wednesday that will help establish three new businesses. Councilors also approved a $5.4 million public works and transportation municipal capital improvements budget and a $1.5 million education capital improvements budget. The council asked the town manager to prepare a report for its March 3 meeting on nearly $650,000 in […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a plan to reduce the Library Advisory Board’s oversight of daily operations at the city’s two public libraries. The council also accepted more than $57,000 in grants from the state, including $32,000 to fix the Municipal Boat Ramp near Bug Light Park, and […]