FREEPORT — The Freeport Rotary Club will provide five-gallon buckets of salt and sand at no charge for senior citizens in Freeport and Pownal, for use on driveways and walkways. It can be received by calling Ring’s Marine Service’s in South Freeport at 865-6143.

BRUNSWICK — The agency redeveloping Brunswick Naval Air Station plans to pursue funding for an estimated $800,000 paint booth at the base, but it’s unclear who will use the asset. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, confirmed this week that the agency will seek state and federal funding for the paint […]

SCARBOROUGH — Republicans are invited to the Republican Town Committee caucus at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in Chambers A and B at Scarborough Town Hall. According to Chairwoman Annalee Rosenblatt, business of the caucus will be completed by about 1 p.m. The purpose of the caucus is to elect delegates and alternates to the […]

SCARBOROUGH — Registration opens for summer camp at Camp Ketcha on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Started more than 45 years ago, Camp Ketcha at 336 Black Point Road offers traditional camp for children 3 to 14 years old, as well as a variety of specialty and horseback-riding camp programs. It also offers adventure trips for older […]

BRUNSWICK — Longfellow Days, the annual celebration of 19th-century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, will begin Feb. 4 and feature cultural programs and activities focusing on the environment and sustainability The 21-day program, “Longfellow and the Landscape: Earth, Sea and Sky,” will include lectures, presentations by local authors and community members, as well as a locavore […]

BRUNSWICK — The Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope coalition is offering no-charge tax preparation services until March 30. The coalition will kick off the tax season with Super Refund Saturday, on Feb. 6, at Fort Andross, Suite 111, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Super Refund Saturday offers free tax preparation services provided by IRS-certified volunteer […]

BRUNSWICK — A bill making its way through Congress could help the redevelopers of Brunswick Naval Air Station receive funding for science park projects. The legislation, dubbed the Build a Stronger America Act, is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. It could benefit plans for a renewable energy park at the base, envisioned as […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Board on Tuesday dropped plans to put a high school renovation bond before voters in June after receiving bad financial news from the superintendent of schools. In light of current and expected budget cuts, Superintendent Suzanne Godin said, the city would not be able to make the initial payments on […]

BRUNSWICK — As part of an effort spearheaded by Southern Maine Community College and Rep. Peter Kent, D-Woolwich, nearly 1,000 students from three high schools will take the day on Feb. 1 to learn about Maine’s future in engineering, wind technology and composites. They will also hear about the creation of the new SMCC Midcoast […]

PORTLAND — Portland High School was locked down this morning following the discovery of note threatening violence at the school.  PHS Principal Michael Johnson said in a letter to parents sent shortly after 2 p.m. that no weapon was found after students and the school were searched. Johnson reiterated that School Department has zero tolerance for […]