PORTLAND — Passenger ticket prices for Casco Bay Lines decreased this month. The price of an adult ticket to Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, Great Diamond Island, Diamond Cove, Long Island, Chebeague Island and Cliff Island dropped 50 cents. Tickets for senior citizens and children went down 25 cents. One-month passes decreased $12 for Peaks […]

AUGUSTA — A non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides assistance to local governments will oppose the Excise Tax initiative and TABOR II in a series of public presentations throughout the state. As towns throughout Maine struggle with whether to take an official position on the two initiatives, the Maine Municipal Association has scheduled 13 regional presentations […]

PORTLAND — Allowing non-marine uses on first floors, relaxing parking requirements and allowing for larger buildings along Commercial Street are some of the zoning changes proposed by a group of pier owners. Property owners in the Waterfront Central Zone, which includes the wharves from Maine Wharf west to Deaks Wharf, have been working on rewriting […]

PORTLAND — The Jewish Community Alliance is formally asking school districts in Cumberland and York counties to limit new classroom lessons and social activities on the Jewish High Holidays. JCA Executive Director Emily Chaleff said a letter sent to school officials is a proactive move to raise awareness about the conflict Jewish students face when […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Whether it’s Bug Light or Cape Elizabeth’s Portland Head Light, lighthouses have long captured the attention of many, from seafarers who relied on them as navigational aids along the Maine coast, to the tourists who now flock to them.  With its 3,500-miles of mainly rocky coast and thousands of islands, Maine has […]

PORTLAND — The state’s highest court has ruled that the city can take by eminent domain the railroad track rights over property it owns on the Eastern Waterfront. But the court battle will continue, because the Maine Supreme Judicial Court also decided Sept. 3 that the case must return to Superior Court to have a […]

PORTLAND — Adding green space around the gardens at Boyd Street, installing pedestrian and cyclist lanes and limiting traffic growth are a few of the elements the public would like to see in a rebuilt Franklin Arterial. The Franklin Arterial Study Committee this month wrapped up the concept design phase of its ongoing planning for […]

SCARBOROUGH — There’s something about the new Morrison Developmental Center building at 60 Chamberlain Road that just makes people smile. It could be the lovely grounds – green, lush and park-like –or the cheery yellow shingles, or the welcoming portico and curved, two-story reception area. But the smile doesn’t fade when you enter. Any preconceived […]

PORTLAND — A bowling league that began a few years ago at Yankee Lanes on Riverside Street has become so popular that a league founder plans to turn a Bayside building into a 10-pin bowling center. Bowl Portland, a partnership between Portland resident and former state Rep. Charlie Mitchell and State Sen. Justin Alfond, submitted […]

PORTLAND — When Samantha Strout was looking for a job, she came across information about a course that trained people to become certified weatherization technicians. Tired of what seemed like an endless string of retail jobs, Strout decided to give it a shot. On Sept. 3, Strout was one of 21 graduates of the LearningWorks […]