FALMOUTH — No one came forward to speak about the permanent closure of the Pleasant Hill Fire Station at Monday’s Town Council meeting. Without public comments, councilors voted unanimously to accept a recommendation from Town Manager Nathan Poore and Fire-EMS Chief Howard Rice to close the station. Last spring, when some residents backed retaining the structure, […]

Families gathered at the Portland Museum of Art on Saturday, Jan. 9, to celebrate the African mask collection of David C. Driskoll. The festival, “Spirit Masks with Dance and Drums,” featured a mask drawing and coloring session followed and a masquerade performance by Oscar Mokeme, director of the Museum of African Culture in Portland.Oscar Mokeme, […]

PORTLAND — District 3 City Councilor Dan Skolnik agreed Monday in District Court to pay a fine for driving with a suspended license. Skolnik is also scheduled to appear in court again on Jan. 26, where he is expected to contest a charge that his auto insurance lapsed. Skolnik said Tuesday that he was charged […]

Students dressed as fruits and vegetables on Jan. 7 at Lincoln Middle School in Portland to celebrate the success of the “Let’s Go” healthy lifestyle initiative, which targets childhood obesity, and the launch of a new program at the school. The campaign helps kids aim for a daily regimen of five fruits and vegetables, two […]

CUMBERLAND – The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to erect a veterans monument at Moss Side Cemetery. The council also authorized the collection of donations for the monument. Town Manager Bill Shane said the Cumberland Veterans Monument Committee wanted the OK to solicit private funds for the project, and to sign contracts with Collette Monument […]

PORTLAND — Police are investigating the shooting of two people in the early hours of Friday, Jan. 8. Officers were called to 25 Rackleff St. at 1:40 a.m. to investigate a report of shots being fired and a person being shot. When police arrived, they found a man and a woman had been shot. The […]

YARMOUTH — The Town Council unanimously approved spending $35,000 from surplus to fix the roof of the Cousins Island Community House. According to a memo from Town Engineer Dan Jellis, there are two proposals being considered: removal and replacement of the roof, or repair of the existing roof. A committee comprised of Town Council Chairman Mark […]

YARMOUTH — As difficult as it has been for Xiao Chunzhi to leave her husband and 17-year old daughter in China, she decided to take the opportunity to visit Maine and teach her language, culture and history to high school students. Xiao has never been out of her country or away from her family, but said […]

PORTLAND — Local taxpayers will have to dig deeper to pay for road repairs that were once the state’s responsibility because major roads that do not meet minimum engineering standards are no longer eligible for state funding. Some examples include Ocean Avenue in Portland, Broadway in South Portland and Route 88 in Falmouth and Cumberland. […]

PORTLAND — The city would lose more than $6 million in aid under Gov. John Baldacci’s proposal to address a $438 million state budget shortfall. Mayor Nick Mavodones and City Councilor John Anton each testified before legislative committees in Augusta in the past week in opposition to the cuts. Anton spoke before the Appropriations and […]