CUMBERLAND – The Town Council voted unanimously Monday to proceed with a Foreside Road (Route 88) shoulder and drainage improvement project requiring borrowing up to $4.5 million. The next morning, though, a Hedgerow Drive resident requested a petition to begin the process to send the council’s action to referendum. Jim Higgins, who recently co-founded the […]

YARMOUTH — Selma Botman, president of the University of Southern Maine, visited Yarmouth High School this week to encourage students to pursue a higher education. Her stop in Yarmouth on Monday, Dec. 14,marked the first in a series of high school visits she’ll make around the state. “I am in the education business because I care […]

Rabbi Moshe Wilansky lights the first lanterns on the grand menorah in front of Portland City Hall on Saturday night, Dec. 12, the second night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. A party with latkes (traditional potato pancakes), balloons, music and dancing followed in the Maine Room of City Hall.

YARMOUTH — When foster grandparent Molly “Nana” Brown died last spring, her family requested memorial donations be sent to Yarmouth Elementary School for a reading corner in her name. Last Friday, Brown’s family, school students, faculty and friends gathered to honor her service to the school. Marypat Bowen, a third-grade teacher, said 93-year-old Brown was an […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — When the University of Southern Maine cut its Lifeline program earlier this spring, about 100 senior citizens were left without services they had depended on for years. But Lifeline, a fitness program geared towards people 60 or older, has been given a second life as Fit to Live, which meets three times […]

PORTLAND — Reacting to concerns from businesses and residents, the city Thursday morning confirmed that it would revert back to a 10 p.m. start time for parking bans. City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the city will still have the option to call a 6 p.m. start time in the case of a severe snow storm […]

PORTLAND — The holiday season is typically one of giving and sharing, most commonly between families and friends. But a group of sixth-graders from King Middle School recently took to the streets to spread holiday cheer. About 80 students canvassed the Old Port to hand out candy, compliments, hand-made bookmarks and cards. The goal was […]

PORTLAND — Crusher, the mascot for Maine’s new minor league basketball team, stalked the stands at the Portland Expo last Sunday night with two dancers, looking for a lucky fan to receive a fresh hot pizza from Portland Pie. The giveaway is one of the ways the Maine Red Claws are fostering relationships with local […]

PORTLAND — The city is soliciting construction bids for much-debated new fire boat crew quarters planned for the Maine State Pier. The plan to build new quarters for firefighters assigned to the waterfront drew criticism from some city councilors and the public earlier this year because of the estimated $1.8 million price tag. About $1.3 […]

PORTLAND — As a way to encourage community fellowship, the Maine Commission for Community Service awarded 16 grants to organizations around the state for service projects in celebration of an upcoming Martin Luther King Day of Service. Each organization received $450 to help plan the projects and purchase necessary materials for the programs surrounding the […]