PARIS — An aircraft painting and refurbishing company negotiating a lease with the redevelopment agency of Brunswick Naval Air Station has asked a court to find that its current landlord, Oxford County, has breached a contract with the business. Oxford Aviation, which has a facility at the county-owned Oxford County Regional Airport, argues that “there […]

TOPSHAM – Following the completion of training last week, the Topsham Police Department has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies that use Taser stun guns. Officers began carrying the units last weekend, according to Lt. Christopher Lewis, who is a certified Taser instructor and ran the training exercises. Police acquired the guns through […]

TOPSHAM — Harpswell voters will decide at Town Meeting in March whether to close the West Harpswell School. The School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors voted unanimously Dec. 10 to schedule the referendum after the Maine Department of Education approved the board’s reapplication to close the school. “I think it’s probably in the best interest […]

PORTLAND — The Greater Portland Transit District’s METRO bus service and South Portland City Bus will offer free service on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19. They would also like to remind riders there will be no service on Friday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 and limited service on Thursday, Dec. 24. […]

CUMBERLAND — The fifth annual Yule Market will be held at Skillin’s Greenhouses, 210 Gray Road (Route 100) in West Cumberland, from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. The event, sponsored by the Cumberland Farmers Market Association, will include holiday foods, crafts, last-minute gifts and stocking stuffers, Christmas trees and entertainment. Visit cumberlandfarmersmarket.org for more information.

FREEPORT — The Town Council and Seacoast United Soccer Club agreed Tuesday night to determine the feasibility of an indoor soccer arena and outdoor turf field on the back portion of the Pownal Road field. The town and youth soccer club will share the cost of the investigation, not to exceed a total of $30,000. […]

FALMOUTH — The town will realize several hundred thousand dollars in savings over the next 10 years from the recent refunding of the existing town share of the 1999 high school construction bond. The new rate of 2.03 percent, down nearly 3 percent from the original rate of 5.1 percent, on the $2 million remaining […]

FALMOUTH — A lavish mansion at 200 Woodville Road that once belonged to Shaw’s Supermarkets heiress Mary Alice Davis, and now owned by the University of Maine Foundation, is for sale again. The last owner, Eric Cianchette, donated the property to the foundation in December 2006, after purchasing it and 160 acres of adjoining land […]

FALMOUTH — As expected, Falmouth’s fire-EMS chief recommended to the Town Council on Monday that the aging Pleasant Hill Fire Station remain closed indefinitely. Chief Howard Rice said the length of time it takes emergency services personnel to respond to calls has actually dropped slightly since the council closed the station in May on a […]

PORTLAND — SailMaine, a nonprofit that teaches kids to sail, launched its first public fundraising appeal this week. The 13-year-old organization is asking for donations to help it continue to offer affordable sailing training to kids. More than 325 young sailors participated in the program this year, along with 150 adults. SailMaine operates from a […]