BRUNSWICK — Officials guiding the reuse of Brunswick Naval Air Station confirmed last week that Oxford Aviation will take a subsidiary role in plans to redevelop the base, leaving skeptics wondering if the new proposal is simply a coat of paint for the original plan. Last week, Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Two local chefs will join forces to raise money for Haiti relief efforts. Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich of the Inn by the Sea and chef/owner Larry Matthews Jr. of Back Bay Grill in Portland will create a five-course meal with wine pairings for $90 per person. The benefit dinner starts at 6 p.m. on […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday night approved a 180-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and accepted more than $310,000 in Homeland Security grants. The council also approved a plan to designate Officer Frank Stepnick as a computer crimes investigator for the state Department of Public Safety, which will fund the position for […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Parents shook their heads with disbelief Tuesday afternoon as Community Liaison Officer Mark Dorval explained slang terms for marijuana and demonstrated how household items can be used to transport and hide drugs. In a drug and alcohol awareness workshop at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, Dorval, Officer Ben Davis and Detective Paul Fenton showed […]

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Historical Society will host a “Nautical Sweethearts” program, featuring a presentation by Paul DeCoste. DeCoste, of Newbury, Mass., is an expert on nautical memorabilia. His talk and accompanying display will focus on sailors’ valentines, scrimshaw and other New England nautical, sweetheart memorabilia. The public is invited to the program, scheduled from […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court this week rejected an appeal from several property owners who claimed a Cleaveland Street residence was illegally converted to a boarding home. The decision announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, dealt a blow to four neighbors of 17 Cleaveland St. They sued the town in 2008 after officials granted permits […]

SCARBOROUGH — It was a topic of debate for last year’s Finance Committee. Now, with town officials scrambling to save money, the town has decided not to accept credit cards for tax bills and other fees paid at Town Hall. Last year, credit card processing fees cost Scarborough nearly $115,000, according to Town Clerk Tody […]

SCARBOROUGH — A proposed ordinance before the Town Council would legalize pawn shops in certain parts of town. But it stops short of a Police Department recommendation to extend some reporting requirements to all second-hand shops. The council first faced the issue last fall, when business owner Tom Bennett attempted to open Coastal Pawn & […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday night held a special workshop to hear a revised proposal to discontinue Gorham Road Extension for construction of a strip mall. The new proposal would discontinue 600 feet of Gorham Road Extension from the Western Avenue intersection, rather than the original proposal of 175 feet. However, it […]

BATH — What was billed as the first all-composite hydrokinetic turbine built in the U.S. was unveiled last week. Christopher Sauer, chief executive officer of Ocean Renewable Power Co., presented the device at the U.S. Windblade facility on Old Town Landing Road in a ceremony that drew business partners, collaborators, legislators and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, […]