SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are taking concrete steps to breath life into a historic building that has been collecting cob webs and dust at the foot of the Casco Bay Bridge since it was acquired in 2006. City Manager Jim Gailey said he has been negotiating either a lease or sale of the former […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A public forum on Thursday, Oct. 1, will focus on proposed zone changes that would allow a long-awaited art studio and a new mixed-use building to be built on Willard Square. The proposed changes are being requested by Lisa Foster, who wants to convert a home at Preble and Willow streets into […]

SCARBOROUGH — Most people would probably agree there’s nothing like the sight of a horse and rider galloping along the beach. And there’s nothing like the mess they can leave behind. With that in mind, the Town Council has expanded the boundaries for horseback riders on Pine Point Beach, while cracking down on riders who […]

SCARBOROUGH — In its second appearance before the Planning Board, Marden’s Surplus & Salvage received amended site plan approval on Sept. 21 for the former Wal-Mart building on Payne Road, paving the way for the business to open in time for the holiday season. The new store, a company official said, is expected to replace […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., residents are invited to the Community Center to share their stories about people, places or events in Cape Elizabeth. Jan Reale, a photographer and writer and member of the Historical Preservation Society, said the idea for the project called “I Remember Cape Elizabeth: Senior […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday night against a statewide initiative to slash excise taxes on vehicles less than 6 years old. The council also approved a new policy to charge developers for independent consulting and peer review costs associated with site plan applications and also approved the purchase of […]

BRUNSWICK — As work crews continue to prepare the McKeen Street site for the town’s new $28 million elementary school, School Department officials are mulling significant redistricting plans. One of those proposals would send every student to each elementary school, a move that proponents say would resolve equality issues, but one that opponents fear will […]

North Yarmouth resident Cathy Bunton’s 3-year-old cockapoo plays chase the ball on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Skyline Farm’s third annual Dog Day, where owners and their pets participated in games, demonstrations, agility exercises and training clinics.

Women 34 years old and younger swim toward the start line of the Lobsterman Triathlon on Saturday, Sept. 19, off Winslow Park in Freeport. This year’s swim-bike-run event attracted 800 competitors from 24 states and Canada.

FREEPORT — The Freeport Chamber of Commerce membership drive has started and the goal is to gather 600 new members by the end of the year. Sande Updegraph, executive director of the Freeport Economic Development Corp., said the drive so far has enlisted 150 members. Rates for members are $325 for a Freeport business, $365 for […]