PORTLAND — The Portland International Jetport was awarded a $9.2 million federal grant for a new security system capable of scanning checked baggage for explosive materials.   The announcement was made Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The grant was bolstered by funds from the American […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Police are asking motorists to avoid Ocean Street between Broadway and Highland Avenue while Portland Water District crews repair a broken water main. The main at the Broadway-Highland Avenue intersection broke at about 1 a.m., police said in a press release Wednesday morning. It is expected to take several hours for workers to […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors on Monday indicated they will exempt Ridgewood Estates from a $150,000 sewer connection fee, but will wait until their next meeting for a clean copy of the contract before voting on the proposal. The agreement would exempt the 75-unit development off Falmouth Road from a $2,000-per-unit connection fee for the private […]

FALMOUTH — A police officer familiar to generations of residents has retired from the force. Sgt. Bradford Walker left the Police Department recently after 35 years of service. He was a sergeant for more than 20 years and throughout his career worked rotating shifts. Born and raised in Buxton, Walker has lived in Westbrook for […]

CUMBERLAND — A major drainage and shoulder improvement project along Foreside Road (Route 88) could begin next April, design team engineers told the Town Council during a public hearing Monday night. Tom Gorrill and Al Palmer of Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers said the approximately $3 million to $4 million project will encompass Route 88 from the Falmouth […]

FREEPORT — The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors has hired Sarah Simmonds of Falmouth as curriculum coordinator for schools in Freeport, Pownal and Durham. Superintendent Shannon Welsh said Simmonds was selected from 14 applicants from across the nation. “We are pleased to have Sarah join us,” Welsh said. “She has experience as a curriculum […]

FALMOUTH — The consultant hired to assist the School Board in its search for a new superintendent of schools will lead a series of discussions with the public next week to focus in on the ideal candidate for the position. Jacqueline Roy, of J.A. Roy Associates in Dennisport, Mass., was hired for $12,000 to conduct […]

YARMOUTH — On the first day of Maine Harvest Week, high school senior Sam Waxman could be found barefoot, with his pants legs rolled up, gathering heads of cabbage and cucumbers at the Yarmouth District Garden. The vegetables he harvests will be used as meals for students throughout the week. “This is a good place to […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The island’s child-care program, which depends on borrowed space, has kicked off a capital campaign to raise funds for a new and permanent home. Kids’ Place, which has 30 children enrolled between the ages of 4 months and 12 years, is aiming to raise about $130,000 for its own facility. The building will […]

FREEPORT — Unless there are write-in candidates, the Nov. 3 Town Council elections will be uncontested – again – because only three candidates returned nomination papers by the Sept. 9 deadline. District 4 Councilor James Cassida and Councilor-at-Large Charlotte Bishop are seeking re-election. Bow Street resident Sara Gideon will also run unopposed in District 1 to […]