A story last week about the interest rates being paid by Falmouth for construction bonds should have said the town’s long-term bond rating is AA+.

The Yarmouth High School Club Help Our Troops hosted a screening of the film “The Way We Get By” on Dec. 16 and sent more than 100 boxes of treats and supplies to troops in Iraq. About 150 residents attended the event and helped contribute to the shipping costs. Students Hannah Waxman, left, high school […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Officials are taking steps to hire a firm to conduct an energy audit of municipal buildings, an effort that is already underway in city schools.  The city has a municipal building stock that ranges from City Hall, built in 1898, to the facility at Wainright Farms, built in 2002. City Manager Jim […]

FALMOUTH — Through Dec. 29, the Foreside Tavern on Route 1 will donate $1 from each kid’s meal to Falmouth school sports teams. Manager Anne Verrill said they decided to let the children help raise the money by having the funds come directly from their meals. She said the fundraiser was in response to state […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will be looking for someone to coordinate a variety of energy and sustainability initiatives. But one of those initiatives – exploring the possibility of installing a wind turbine at Wainwright Farms – was dealt a setback this week. The city applied for free wind measuring equipment from Efficiency Maine in […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A construction bid was awarded last week for improvements to the Gull Crest Trail system. Town Planner Maureen O’Meara said the bid was approved by Town Manager Mike McGovern last Tuesday, as recommended by the Conservation Commission. The work will be completed by local construction company L.P. Murray & Sons. O’Meara said the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Due to a winter storm on Dec. 9, the high school Advanced Placement government class had to reschedule a panel discussion on health-care reform. The public forum is now scheduled for Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium, 345 Ocean House Road. Community members, parents and interested residents […]

Visitors drop their written thoughts into a “wish bonfire” at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm in Falmouth on Sunday, Dec. 20, during a celebration of the winter solstice. The solstice, also known as the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year, arrived on Monday.

SCARBOROUGH — The town and the owners of a Pine Point motel completed a controversial land swap Tuesday, the same day the town held an open house seeking input on a design plan for its share of the swapped land. A resident, meanwhile, filed a complaint with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Lighthouse Motel […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A complete renovation of the high school to address health, safety and programming needs is now estimated to cost $43.9 million, but is expected to shrink. The preliminary cost estimate is about $12 million less than a $56 million renovation plan that was defeated by voters in 2007. School officials are pushing […]