CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Lions Club is holding its 14th annual fresh Florida citrus sale, proceeds of which benefit college scholarships and Project Graduation for Greely High School’s senior class. The club, which has awarded more than $154,000 to date, sells 20-pound boxes of oranges, grapefruit or a combination of both. Each box costs $20. […]

CUMBERLAND — About 70 people weighed in during a School Administrative District 51 budget forum Nov. 18 on cost efficiencies the district could address in framing its fiscal 2011 budget. “There were lots of ideas about continuing with a quality education for all kids,” Superintendent Bob Hasson said the next day. “We’re still processing the ideas […]

YARMOUTH — The new executive director of 317 Main St. Community Music Center is a music enthusiast, mandolin student, parent of a music student, previous chairman of the board of directors and founder of the HenryFest summer musical gathering. John Williams, a North Yarmouth resident, has been involved with 317 Main St. since its inception in […]

FREEPORT — For the sixth year, Azure Cafe will partner with Freeport Community Services to host a free Thanksgiving meal for residents who can’t afford the costs of preparing their own or simply want to share a meal with others. Azure Cafe’s executive chef, Chris Bassett, has helped create the meal since each year. He said […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Schools in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth are among those bearing the brunt of the latest curtailment in state aid to education. Gov. John Baldacci’s Nov. 20 executive order to cut $63 million from the state budget means Maine public schools will have to make additional cuts to meet a $38 […]

SCARBOROUGH — As required every 10 years, a seven-member Charter Commission has started reviewing the Town Charter for necessary changes, additions and deletions. So far the most significant change under consideration, proposed by Town Manager Tom Hall, is the addition of a recall provision for elected officials. The existing document provides no recourse for the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Portland International Jetport officials met again this week with the City Council to discuss plans to lengthen the airport’s cross-wind runway. And again they left not knowing whether the council will support a zone change to allow the project. The airport, which lies in Portland and South Portland, wants to extend the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The South Portland and Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club has been working with Cape Elizabeth High School graduate Aaron McKenney to collect school supplies for students in Iraq. Project “Iraqi Help-A-Kid” will put supplies in the hands of nearly 1,500 students. McKenney, a U.S. Army first lieutenant and infantry platoon leader in Iraq, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Department plans to hire a communications and marketing firm to promote a new renovation plan for the high school. Superintendent of Schools Suzanne Godin said she contacted three firms this fall asking them to submit proposals, which were used to develop a matrix for identifying and weighing communications strategies. The […]

TOPSHAM — A dispute between two selectmen over the public nature of board correspondence has reached the point where one said he will send a formal right-to-know request to the other. Selectman Jim Trusiani said at the Nov. 19 Board of Selectmen meeting that his request to Selectman Sandra Consolini will call for her to turn […]