FREEPORT — Visitors to Freeport this weekend can witness the annual lighting of one of the largest Christmas trees in the state, and can make a difference in a senior citizen’s life by donating a new or used winter coat. L.L. Bean, Triad and the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging will collect winter coats […]

PORTLAND — Portland residents are being asked to fill out an online questionnaire about their perceptions of alcohol use by students. The survey, which closes on Dec. 4, is being administered by 21 Reasons, a nonprofit that brings together school administrators, parents, policy makers, law enforcement other community groups to fight under-aged drinking.  21 Reasons […]

PORTLAND — For the last 20 years, the Storey family has sold Christmas trees at Lib’s Dairy Treats near the Northgate Shopping Center in North Deering. But the neighborhood tradition started in the mid-1980s by the late Lloyd Storey, a well-known Westbrook firefighter and businessman, ends this year, a victim of rising costs and cold, […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Economic Development Corp. and the Scarborough Community Chamber are seeking comments on the draft of their Economic Development Vision and Plan. A year-long joint endeavor of the two organizations produced the document, which includes information from several reports and results of a survey of area businesses. Target date for the completed […]

The Scarborough boys’ soccer team celebrated its second straight Class A championship and its third in five seasons on Saturday, Nov. 7. The Red Storm beat Brunswick, 2-1. Story in Sports, Page 15.

BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s fall lecture series will conclude with a talk on wind power at the Maine Maritime Museum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Beth Nagusky, co-chairwoman of the Governor’s Ocean Energy Task Force and director of the Office of Innovation and Assistance at Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection, will […]

TOPSHAM — The Mid-Coast chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor a community forum, “Responding to Vocational Disaster,” at its Community Drive headquarters from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. The forum will feature strategies for people who feel in danger of losing their job, and strategies to use if they become unemployed. The program is […]

TOPSHAM — Topsham Development and town staff will host a presentation next week on economic development challenges and opportunities. The economic development forum will be held at the Topsham Municipal Building from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The forum will focus on the economic impact of the closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station and explore the […]

BATH — Patten Free Library is hosting “Food for Fines” from Nov. 17-28. Each packaged food item brought to the library will earn a $1 reduction in fines for overdue books. The benefit will not apply to lost or damaged items. The library will not accept food items that are damaged, contained in glass or […]

BRUNSWICK — Workers continued to prepare the site of the new elementary school on McKeen Street this week, setting the stage for a Nov. 19 groundbreaking. Technically speaking, they have been turning earth all summer to make way for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. The Nov. 19 ceremony, however, will signal the beginning of […]