CUMBERLAND — Wind turbines could become part of the Cumberland landscape if the Town Council decides to move forward discussion of a wind energy system ordinance. A workshop on the draft ordinance will be held Monday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. The impetus for the possible ordinance came from the Cool Cities […]

YARMOUTH — Three Maine artists will donate proceeds from their art show to YarmouthCAN, a newly formed community group that supports families and individuals with food, clothing, transportation and heating needs. Local artist Alice W. Ingraham and two of her friends, artists Carolyn Walton and Kathleen Walsh Buchanan, will show their work this Sunday, Aug. […]

FREEPORT — The start of the school year will bring leadership changes at Freeport Middle School and Mast Landing. Middle school principal Kathy Marquis Girard has left the district, and will start the school year as vice principal at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland. She has been replaced by 37-year-old Raymond Grogan of Sanford. Girard […]

City Clerk Linda Cohen swears in the newest members of the Portland Police Department at a ceremony Aug. 14. From left: Jonathan “Chris” Havens, Eric Johnson, Charles Ames and Dan Aquilera. The men will be in training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy for the next 18 weeks. (Photo courtesy City of Portland)

Somali elders gathered together recent college graduates, younger students & family on Aug. 15 to praise the educational efforts of the students and stress the value of education as a basic part of making a better life in the United States. Here Osman Hersi (back to) tells of his struggles in coming to the United […]

The 2009 MS Harborfest this weekend was a success, with more than 800 people either volunteering or participating in the sail, power and tugboat events. The Multiple Sclerosis Society was on track to reaching its $110,000 goal by the end of the weekend, with money still coming in. Seen here the tugboat flotilla takes a […]

The Center for African Heritage’s organic farming project at Falmouth’s River Point has been teaching farming and job skills for the past two months to 10 low-income Somali teens from Portland. Mahad Warsame, left, and Sumaya Mohamed bring two of the goats out of the barn to graze. (Roberts photo) FALMOUTH — During a summer […]

PORTLAND — The City Council in September is likely to approve several proposed improvements for the Maine State Pier. Councilors at a workshop Monday agreed with recommendations from the Community Development Committee for short-term renovations at the city-owned pier. Those improvements include removing a portion of the large blue transit shed at the end of the […]

PORTLAND — Police on a drug raid at an apartment near Hadlock Field early Monday morning reportedly found enough explosive devices to take out a city block. Police began investigating the possible drug distribution operation on Park Avenue two months ago, following the drive-by shooting of a Philadelphia man June 7 near the bar Una […]

PEAKS ISLAND — The island advisory council created by the city two years ago in response to a secession bid is having trouble attracting candidates for the November elections. The terms of two members of the seven-member council, Betsy Stout and Tom Bohan, conclude in November. Additionally, members Bob Hurley and Mike Langella have announced […]