PORTLAND — First it was confusion over the fate of a small lot Valley Street lot. Now residents are expressing concern over Maine Medical Center’s interest in a one-acre property on Congress Street. Michael Ryan, MMC vice president of operations, said in an Oct. 16 letter to leaders of area neighborhood associations that the hospital board […]

PORTLAND — A neighborhood organization is offering a portion of a $38,000 federal grant to help relocate the West End community policing station from Harbor Terrace. The West End Community Action Network, comprised of the West End Neighborhood Association, Mercy Hospital and the Community Counseling Center, have offered the city $10,000 from its federal Community […]

PORTLAND — A dozen local business owners traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss health-care reform and to offer their support for a public option. Dean Powers, director of the Maine Small Business Coalition, said the group was expected to meet Tuesday with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administration […]

FALMOUTH — When Leavitt & Sons Deli holds its monthly wine tasting Nov. 19, newspaper or cardboard will probably cover the windows. Inside, participants will sample whites and reds behind a curtain. The measures are designed to prevent children from watching adults consume alcohol – something they can see any day at a restaurant, but […]

Portland’s Reiche School is a busy place early on Election Day. District 2 had one of the only contested local elections, the School Board race between Ed Bryan and Anthony Zeli.Portland election worker Joanne Jones, right, watches as Reid Emmerich registers to vote Tuesday at his poling place in District 1.

LEWISTON — Former Falmouth Town Manager John D. “Doug” Harris, Gardiner City Manager Jeffrey Kobrock and interim City Administrator Phil Nadeau are the top three contenders for the city administrator’s job in Maine’s second largest city. City councilors and members of a city hiring committee met with a group of seven candidates during the last two […]

FALMOUTH — H1N1 vaccine will be offered free to all Falmouth school students at a clinic this week. According to Falmouth High School nurse Lois Myers, the clinic is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4-7:30 p.m. in the community gymnasium at the high school. To minimize crowds, Myers said parents are encouraged to bring […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A Colchester Drive family is offering a $100 reward for the return of two giant, home-grown pumpkins. Linda Stocks said a 70-pound pumpkin was stolen from their porch sometime last week, and a 90-pound pumpkin was stolen at around 11 p.m. Thursday night, Oct. 29. Stock said the family decided to leave […]

SCARBOROUGH — Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne, author of “Parenting Myself: Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury,” will discuss her book at the Scarborough Public Library at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1. Chronicling Chadbourne’s two-decade recovery from the brain injury she suffered in a bicycle accident, the book examines her progress, struggles and challenges she continues to face. […]

Paul Lambert examines his quahog catch on the New Meadows River earlier this week in BathPaul Lambert and other quahog fishermen work from small boats to pull the hardy shellfish from the warm waters of the New Meadows River earlier this week in Bath. Sidebar Elements Paul Lambert and other quahog fishermen pull the hardy […]