PORTLAND — Police Tuesday said they arrested a Portland man for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. William Hanaman, 51, was charged with the murder of Marion Shea, 47, according to police Capt. Ted Ross. Police remained tight-lipped about other details surrounding last week’s death of the Gorham woman, including her cause of death. Shea, 47, was […]

BRUNSWICK — Clark Labbe will retire as fire chief on April 2, 2010, he announced Monday in a letter to Town Manager Gary Brown. Labbe, 54, has served 37 years with the Brunswick Fire Department. Five of those years have been as chief. “The men and women of the Brunswick Fire Department are, and have always […]

ARROWSIC — Approximately 60 Regional School Unit 1 teachers packed a School Board meeting Monday evening to draw attention to their lack of a labor contract. Members of the Sagadahoc Education Preservation Association rallied outside Arrowsic Town Hall while the RSU 1 board discussed a support staff contract in executive session. When the doors were opened […]

PORTLAND — Extensive repairs to an aging Maine Turnpike bridge may mean temporary closure of the Exit 52 northbound on-ramp from the Falmouth spur, forcing drivers to find alternate routes. During a meeting attended by fewer than half a dozen members of the public Monday night at Maine Turnpike Authority headquarters on outer Congress Street, […]

PORTLAND — Superintendent of Schools James C. Morse Sr. is scheduled on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to present his recommendations for dealing with a possible $2.7 million cut in state education funding. Morse’s plan, released late Tuesday morning, is expected to be referred to the School Finance Committee, which will meet on Nov. 24. That committee […]

PORTLAND — Five-term City Councilor Nick Mavodones was nominated this week to serve as the city’s mayor for 2010. Mavodones was re-elected to the council Nov. 3 as an at-large representative, a post he has held for 12 years. Portland’s mayor is appointed by the council, and there are no rules governing who can serve […]

Scarborough police Officer Mike Sawyer, left, and Portland Officer Christian Stickney work with Sawyer’s dog, Taz, on Monday behind the former Portland Saab dealership on Route 1 in Falmouth. The officers and others from around the region and their K-9 partners, classified as patrol dogs, narcotic-detecting dogs or both, get together for weekly drills.

Maine Medical Center opened the doors of its expanded Emergency Department on Nov. 12, the final phase of a $170 million expansion at the Portland hospital that also included adding a helipad, parking garage and a designated women and infant services department. Also last week, Maine Med and Mercy Hospital announced new visitor screening precautions […]

PORTLAND — The City Council’s Community Development Committee on Wednesday will consider a three-year lease agreement with Ready Seafood for space at the Maine State Pier. Greg Mitchell, city economic development director, said the proposed lease would cost Ready Seafood $100,000 a year over the next three years. The company would get berthing space in […]

Paul Revere, as depicted in a reproduction of the portrait by 18th century artist John Singleton Copley, keeps on eye on things during “Night at the Museum” last week at the Portland Museum of Art. The event for kids and families from the PROP and York County Head Start programs was organized by the Maine […]