People concerned about climate change turned out on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Waterfront Park in Bath to ask how high the Kennebec River will rise as temperatures go up. The event was part of the 350.org International Day of Climate Action; scientists say 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide is the safe upper limit […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Friends of Scarborough Marsh invites the public to attend its annual auction and dinner at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church on Black Point Road. Featuring a buffet prepared by Express Events, a cash bar, silent and live auctions and creative games of chance, the evening will give […]

BRUNSWICK — Curtis Friends is hosting the 4th annual Children’s Book Sale at Curtis Memorial Library on Nov. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The sale features books for children between preschool and middle school ages, and includes tapes and DVDs. All items are priced between 50 cents and $1. According to coordinator Carrie Strasburger, […]

BATH — Both houses of Congress have approved the final Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal 2010, which includes $1 billion for a destroyer expected to be worked on at Bath Iron Works. The office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced passage on Oct. 22 of the bill, which authorizes $1 billion for construction of the […]

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College’s new book and gift store at Maine Street Station opens Friday, Oct. 30 – just in time for Parents Weekend. The College Store, at the corner of Maine Street and Station Avenue, will be the first retail business to open at Maine Street Station, a $23.5 million development project.  The store […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board on Monday will take up a Pine Point motel’s request for site plan approval for a reconfigured parking lot at the center of a controversial land swap with the town. After several months of debate, the Town Council in July approved the land exchange, trading more than 18,000 square feet […]

SCARBOROUGH — Residents who have cast their ballots in the past few days are praising the state’s Early Voting Pilot Program. Scarborough is one of nine communities selected by the state to participate in the program that began Monday, Oct. 26, and will run through next Monday, Nov. 2. More than 300 Scarborough voters took […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — In recent elections, Town Council and School Board candidates have informally agreed to not display campaign signs. But this year no agreement was reached. Some candidates felt strongly that signs would be helpful to their campaign, a few did not put any signs out and others did so as an afterthought. School […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The state Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices on Nov. 19 will consider a request to investigate whether the city broke the law when it sent a mailing to 9,300 homeowners expressing opposition to two statewide ballot questions. The mailing, included in property tax bills sent out earlier this month, stated […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Two months ago, Anna Bulger could go to the bowling alley, rent a pair of shoes, play a few strings, socialize with friends and pay the cashier without too much of a problem. But since Anna turned 21 on June 30 and became a legal adult, her mother said the social skills […]