TOPSHAM — The Midcoast Community Housing Coalition is sponsoring an informational session for potential home buyers in the Southern Mid-Coast region.  The workshop will be held Sept. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Topsham Border Trust at 2 Main St. Participants will have an opportunity to speak with lenders about the loan […]

PORTLAND —The Noyes Family and the Noyes Brain Tumor Foundation will once again host Cooking for a Cure, a tasting event to benefit the Brain Tumor Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Guests will be treated to appetizers, entrees and deserts from more than 25 area restaurants. They will also have opportunities to bid […]

HARPSWELL — The Orr’s & Bailey Islands Fire Department set new fundraising records during its annual auction and yard sale in August. According to a press release, the event raised more than $36,000 to benefit the volunteer fire and rescue department, an increase of 25 percent over last year. Nearly two-thirds of the proceeds came […]

BRUNSWICK — The United Way of Mid Coast Maine kicked off its annual fundraising campaign Sept. 3 at a rally at the Brunswick Mall. This year’s goal is $1.9 million. To get there, organizers have embraced the theme “Live United,” which includes celebrating local heroes, friends and neighbors from around the region who give, advocate […]

PORTLAND — For the last 56 years, Ernie Burgess has been shoving off from Chebeague Island to trap lobsters in the waters of Casco Bay. He has seen good times and bad. “We were robbed of a good year this year,” Burgess said Monday, noting that the catch is up, but prices remain low, while fuel […]

SCARBOROUGH — An Auburn-based shoe retailer will soon open a seventh store, on Payne Road in Scarborough. Lamey Wellehan is reworking a former automotive quick-lube business and three other connected storefronts in the Payne Road Plaza with plans to open in October, store manager Chris Stanley said. The 6,000-square-foot space will be 30 percent larger […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Wednesday night approved a zoning amendment to allow a wind test tower at Wainwright Farms, the first step toward a wind turbine. The council also narrowly approved an agreement to allow a private developer to use public land for a storm-water system, an arrangement that allows the developer […]

SCARBOROUGH — A 40-acre parcel of land purchased last year for development of a multi-million-dollar athletic club is up for sale again. The property at 125 Running Hill Road is listed for $995,000 by CB Richard Ellis/The Boulos Co. According to the Scarborough assessing database on the town’s Web site, the land was last purchased […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — While no decisions have been made about a new Thomas Memorial Library, the Town Council has received a report from the Library Study Committee that recommends building a new facility at a cost of more than $5 million. Council Chairman James Rowe said a workshop on Sept. 3 was an opportunity for councilors […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — City Councilor Jim Soule will not seek re-election in November, opening up a three-way race for his District 3 seat.  Councilor Maxine Beecher, however, is running unopposed in District 4. Soule said his decision was based on a desire to pursue other ambitions, like developing athletic and transportation inventions. “I have a […]