BATH — Residents, including a city councilor, are collecting signatures for a petition to reverse a council vote to borrow money for artificial turf at McMann Field. The City Council voted 5-4 on Feb. 3 to borrow up to $300,000 for the 90,000-foot surface. The bond will be repaid over 10 years at $35,000 annually, including […]

FALMOUTH — While some students may be lying on beaches soaking up the rays during their winter vacation week, or losing sensation in their thumbs playing video games, a group of more than 50 high school students from Falmouth, Gorham and surrounding communities has been hunkered down in the bowels of Lanco Assembly Systems in […]

FREEPORT — Town Manager Dale Olmstead will present his suggestions to close a $366,000 budget gap at a Town Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. Olmstead’s first tier of suggestions include emergency dispatch consolidation with Brunswick and reduction of personnel. The second group of suggestions include small reductions across a broad […]

FALMOUTH — Yarmouth and Falmouth may soon be sharing dispatch services at the Falmouth Police Department. The consolidation would save Falmouth about $60,000 a year while keeping the service local, rather than joining Cumberland County to cut costs, Falmouth Town Manager Nathan Poore said last week. Of the 800 Falmouth residents who completed an on-line […]

FREEPORT — The Traffic and Parking Committee on Tuesday approved a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Park and School streets, but unexpectedly tabled a proposal to extend School Street to Bow Street after a two-hour discussion. The plan to extend School Street to Bow Street is connected to a proposal to expand and […]

Although a lack of snow canceled this year’s WinterRush festival in Portland, the Polar Bear 5K and Freezin’ for a Reason Dip went on as scheduled on Feb. 13. The weather was bright and sunny, but judging from the dippers’ faces, the water at East End Beach was still cold as heck. Andy Walsh, left, […]

Ben Fisher, left, takes a turn twirling the rope as his classmates Caleb Delano and Alex McGonagle jump during the “Jump for the Health of It” fundraiser at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland on Feb. 12.

NORTH YARMOUTH — Selectman Anne Graham, who was narrowly defeated in the last two House District 109 elections, announced she is again a candidate in the district that includes parts of North Yarmouth, Pownal and Gray. Graham, a Democrat, said in a press release that she is running because “it is time that our communities have […]

YARMOUTH – Projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and energy costs will soon begin in communities receiving grants to help reach conservation goals. The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced the first round of energy conservation block grants on Friday, Feb. 12. Yarmouth, Cumberland, Freeport and Falmouth were among the 87 communities chosen. There […]

CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 will hold a fiscal 2011 budget forum on Thursday, Feb. 25, to discuss the financial challenges the district faces and the latest information on revenues and expenses. The forum will be held in the Commons area of Greely High School at 7 p.m. The Cumberland-North Yarmouth district anticipates a $1.1 […]