FREEPORT — The Freeport Historical Society’s fall exhibit, “Lessons from the Tam O’Shanter,” will open Thursday, Oct. 24, with a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The painting of the Tam O’Shanter, the 19th century ship built in the Soule shipyard in South Freeport, is the center of the exhibit. The items on display will […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council Monday voted 8-1 to fund an additional $55,000 for meeting space at Maine Street Station, an expenditure double the project’s original estimate. Meanwhile, a council subcommittee effectively ruled out renovating the town-owned building on Industry Road for a new $6.65 million police station. Town Manager Gary Brown said Tuesday that the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council could soon help determine the fate of Oxford Aviation’s expansion plans at Brunswick Naval Air Station, a project that’s come under increased scrutiny because of the private firm’s past performance. The company’s performance was expected to be examined Wednesday night in Fryeburg, where local airport officials were planning to discuss […]

BATH — This year’s update to the city’s 1997 Comprehensive Plan, approved by the Bath City Council early this month, calls for new zones and the establishment of a Conservation Commission. City Planner Jim Upham said this month that the city aims to have completed all of the zoning implementation aspects of the update within two […]

FREEPORT — In a continuing effort to save energy, money, and resources, the Town Council Tuesday night unanimously endorsed an application to the Public Utilities Commission for solar panels at the library. The Renewable Resources grant is for nearly $45,000 and the local match would be $11,000 from municipal reserves. Town Planner Donna Larson said the […]

FALMOUTH — An eight-week high school service learning project at a Head Start program clinched Kevin Grover’s decision to teach. And as a second-grade teacher at D.W. Lunt School in Falmouth, Maine’s 2010 Teacher of the Year now reinforces the importance of service learning by making it a regular part of his students’ school experience. […]

YARMOUTH — It has been more than a year since Central Maine Power Co. submitted a formal request to the Public Utilities Commission to upgrade transmission lines throughout Maine, but public hearings and discussions continue. In Yarmouth, a group of residents are taking their concerns to Augusta and plan to offer alternatives to having high-voltage transmission […]

The line of participants curves around Back Cove on Saturday, Sept. 20, during the annual Maine Children’s Cancer Program Walk.The event raised nearly $25,000 and helped raise awareness about childhood cancer.More than 900 runners and walkers took part in the Portland Trails 10K on Sunday, Sept. 20, along the Portland waterfront, with Casey Carroll of […]

Students shucked 1,500 ears of corn Monday at Lyseth Elementary School in Portland as part of Maine Harvest Lunch, a program that brings local foods into the school lunch program. The students will get to eat the corn later in the week with their lunches.

PORTLAND — There will be a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for anyone interested in volunteering in the Portland public schools. The Portland Education Foundation is sponsoring the orientation from 4-6 p.m. at Riverton Elementary School, 1600 Forest Ave. The meeting is a chance for people interested in volunteering to meet Superintendent of Schools James […]