PORTLAND — A Cumberland and Portland firefighter who faced eight charges of sexual abuse of a minor was found not guilty on all counts Monday afternoon. Arguments in the case against Craig Rawnsley, 42, of North Yarmouth, began Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Cumberland County Superior Court and concluded on Friday. The jury began deliberating Monday morning […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council voted 6-1 Sept. 14 to support the Shore Road Pathway conceptual plans. Councilors also voted to complete the path in phases contingent upon funding, to endorse the purpose statement and path design of the project as recommended by an advisory committee, and approved town staff to find state and federal […]

SCARBOROUGH — A new parking lot and open space at a Black Point neighborhood park sit empty, gated from traffic more than a year after the town began work to turn it into a flat, grassy field. Nestled between Fogg Road, Lancaster Lane and Highland Avenue, Black Point Park is quiet and deserted, shut off […]

SCARBOROUGH — Who slows down to the speed limit when they drive by a public works vehicle? Apparently not a lot of drivers in Scarborough. Last week, police carried out an eight-hour radar detail from the cab of a Department of Public Works truck and nabbed 96 drivers for operating at least 5 mph over […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents in eight condominium complexes will be allowed to participate in the city’s automated recycling program. The possibility of expanding the city’s recycling program has been on the table for about a year, but the City Council was split on the proposal, since condominiums are required to provide solid waste services to […]

BATH — The Planning Board on Tuesday reviewed a sketch plan for the third phase of the Wing Farm business park. The board will vote on more detailed plans later in the fall. Although the 25-acre, nine-lot phase will be built entirely in West Bath, state law requires the project to get city approval because of […]

TOPSHAM — With the deadline looming, two people have taken out nomination papers for a seat on the Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk Ruth Lyons said Tuesday. There is only one potential candidate for a seat on the School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors. Donald Russell has returned papers to be on the ballot […]

BRUNSWICK — An official at Downeast Energy & Building Supply said Wednesday that an Internet scam that robbed the company of $150,000 seems to have left its customers unscathed. The so-called “phishing” scheme hit Downeast Energy last week, when scammers gained access to the company bank account that accepts direct electronic payments from Downeast’s fuel […]

BATH — The group implementing the reuse plan for Brunswick Naval Air Station on Tuesday accepted a $200,000 grant that will help determine if the redeveloped base will house a renewable-energy park. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority unanimously authorized acceptance of the funds awarded by the federal Economic Development Administration during the group’s monthly board […]

YARMOUTH — Licenced massage therapist and Reiki master Sarah Filliter will donate her earnings from Sept. 20-26 to Safe Passage to celebrate the organization’s 10th anniversary. Safe Passage, the Yarmouth-based organization founded by Hanley Denning, helps educate and provide social services to more than 500 children and their families in Guatemala. Filliter is a certified […]