PORTLAND — The Abyssinian Meeting House is a shell of what it was three years ago. And the folks in charge of restoring the landmark couldn’t be happier. “We thought we’d have to do a lot of guessing,” said David Paul, treasurer of the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian. “The building just keeps telling us […]

BATH — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred Monday at 9:50 a.m. at the Walgreens store on State Road. Police said a white man in his 20s entered the store and demanded prescription narcotics at the pharmacy counter. He said he had a gun, although he displayed no gun during the robbery. The man is […]

BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Charlie Priest, D-Brunswick, will hold office hours on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 2-4 p.m. at the Little Dog Coffee Shop on Maine Street. The session is open to anyone who would like to voice opinions and concerns. Gerzofsky represents Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell and Pownal, while Priest […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The community group Safe Access for Everyone is acquiring non-profit status and starting a campaign to raise the local portion required for a federal grant to construct the Shore Road Pathway. When the Town Council approved a grant application to the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System to fund construction of the pathway in […]

SCARBOROUGH — Town officials are still waiting for results of a conservation analysis on a 69-acre parcel known as the Tibbetts Road property, a piece of town land that abutters have expressed interest in purchasing. But the delay of written findings from the Parks and Land Conservation Committee may give the Town Council Ordinance Committee […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Town councilors on Feb. 8 approved parking fees at Fort Williams Park starting in April 2011, including annual permits for residents and non-residents. Voters will be given one more opportunity to express their opinion in a non-binding referendum in June. Town Manager Mike McGovern said the the referendum vote will be advisory and […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — School officials said they are pleased with preliminary reports from the state Department of Education that show a reduction of only $40,000 in state subsidy for 2010-2011, not the $900,000 that was previously expected. “I never expected the numbers to be this low, but nothing has been decided yet,” Superintendent of Schools Alan […]

SCARBOROUGH — Preliminary 2011 state funding for Scarborough schools of $5 million reflects a loss to the district’s budget of $2 million in general aid to education. The loss was somewhat less than the district expected, Scarborough Schools Superintendent David Doyle said Wednesday. “Two (million) is not great, obviously, but it’s not the worst case […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Having scuttled plans to put a $41.9 million high school renovation bond out to voters in June, the School Board next month is scheduled to vote on whether they like the renovation plan or not. The continued accreditation of the high school may be at stake. The School Board met Feb. 8 […]

CUMBERLAND — A fundraising dance for sixth- to eighth-graders to benefit Haiti relief will be held at the Val Halla banquet center Friday, Feb. 12, from 7-10 p.m. Admission is $5, and the dance is open to middle school students of surrounding towns. “We just wanted to help out the people in Haiti,” said Eliza Porter, […]