FREEPORT — The eighth Lobsterman Triathlon will take place this Saturday, Sept. 19, with 800 athletes from across the country competing. The Olympic-distance race begins at 9:30 a.m. at Winslow Park. Triathletes will start with a 0.93-mile (1.5K) swim in Casco Bay from the boat launch near the entrance of Winslow Park. They will bicycle 24.7 […]

CUMBERLAND — Author, publisher and organic gardener Paul Tukey will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust annual meeting. Tukey will discuss his favorite topic: organic lawn and garden care. Tukey’s many awards include the 2006 Horticultural Communicator of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society, as well as the Silver […]

The annual North Yarmouth Fun Day parade provided an assortment of entertainiment on Sunday, Sept. 6, including the Greely Middle School marching band and, at another extreme, the North Pownal Plastic Pipe Players.The North Pownal Plastic Pipe Players.

YARMOUTH — The Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Team will partner with members of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine to teach Yarmouth students and parents about bicycle safety. A bike rally will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Harrison Middle School’s upper parking lot. Participants are encouraged to bring helmets and […]

YARMOUTH — Heavy rain put a damper on the annual Henry Fest this year, so the celebration of friendship, music and local food was rescheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 20. Families, individuals and residents are invited to attend the event from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth. The festival was originally […]

BRUNSWICK — The parent company of Cooper Wiring Devices confirmed Wednesday that it will close its Cressey Road plant within the next 12 months. A spokesman for Houston-based Cooper Industries said the shutdown is expected to result in the loss of 76 jobs.  Cooper Wiring Devices makes electronic fuses and lighting fixtures.  Cooper spokesman Matthew […]

BRUNSWICK — The cost for the town to finish meeting space at Maine Street Station will be double the original estimate, according to town staff. Town Manager Gary Brown last week advised the Town Council that the new meeting facility at 16 Station Ave. would require an additional $55,000, bringing the cost of the project […]

BATH — Over the last 20 years, Oxford Aviation’s pursuit of growth and public funding has benefited from the private company’s political ties in Augusta.  But with a vote on the company’s bid to expand at Brunswick Naval Air Station expected in about a month, it remains to be seen if those alliances are strong […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — School Board member Michael Eastman died Monday night at Maine Medical Center in Portland. The 69-year-old Eastman had been on life support at the hospital since he collapsed on Wednesday, Sept. 9, while working out at a local gym. He received medical treatment at the gym before being taken to the hospital, […]

PORTLAND — Fire and police officials are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out late this morning on a third-floor deck above Wharf Street in the Old Port, according to Police Department Lt Tony Ward. The deck is in the same building as Gritty McDuff’s and is attached to office space, including the […]