Carleigh Steele, 9, of New Gloucester, gets a helping hand Saturday, Dec. 19, from her older sister, Danielle, a student at the University of Maine at Orono, during their first opportunity to skate this season on Orland H. Blake Pond in Yarmouth.

CAPE ELIZABETH — Residents at a Curtailment Committee meeting Dec. 8 said they would support implementing fees at Fort Williams and a pay-per-bag trash system at the transfer station to offset the $621,000 curtailment imposed on Cape schools for the current school year. Fees to access Fort Williams Park have been discussed by the town and […]

SCARBOROUGH — A year-long collaboration between two local business organizations has culminated in a working blueprint for Scarborough’s economic development. And it didn’t cost the town a dime. In meetings during the summer of 2008, public policy/economic affairs committees of the Scarborough Economic Development Corp. (SEDCO) and the Scarborough Community Chamber concluded that the town […]

William Morgan and his 2-year-old son, Eli, of Sebattus, take a ride down the hill at Foreside Recreational Area in Topsham Dec. 29.

Christmas came early this year for more than 100 youngsters at the Boys and Girls Club in South Portland, thanks to the efforts of dedicated volunteers from the Thornton Heights Lions Club, the South Portland Lions Club and the South Portland Patrolmen’s Association. Working together, the groups raised more than $3000 to buy gifts which […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents who live along Interstate 295 are presumably pleased to be seeing their long-awaited sound wall arise between their bedroom windows and the rush of 40,000 vehicles a day.  But if recent weeks are any indication, the wall could come complete with its own set of problems. A giant blue tarp is […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland Land Trust recently received two grants from the Maine Community Foundation to assist its efforts to build a bike and pedestrian bridge over Long Creek. The grants, totalling more than $6,000, will be used to explore new cost effective bridge designs and create targeted promotional tools. “We are grateful […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Resident Edward Rowe recently approached the City Council with an idea: to host a summer event on par with the Yarmouth Clam Festival, a three-day event which organizers say draws about 100,000 attendees a year, rain or shine. The idea has piqued the interest of city officials, most notably Mayor Tom Coward […]

Sooki learns the ups and downs of skating at Portland’s Deering Oaks Pond on Saturday. Heavy rains made for slushy skating on Sunday, but conditions are sure to improve with the approach of much colder weather.

BATH — In a time of economic woes throughout much of the state and country, there’s a strong sense of hope in the City of Ships, at least in the eyes of its manager. A new downtown hotel, a new business park phase and an award for Bath’s already-celebrated Front Street are a few reasons behind […]