Norm Steele, a master gardener and Scott Gardener of the Year, explains the process of proper composting to visitors during the Backyard Locavore Tour offered by the Univeristy of Maine Cooperative Extension on Aug. 8. Steele opened his Cumberland garden to the public with guided tours and shared some of his best gardening tips. Steele […]

FALMOUTH — Merle Nelson was renominated Monday by Gov. John Baldacci to the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. For more than eight years, Nelson has served as a court mediator for district courts in Cumberland and York counties. A former state representative from Portland, she represented the city from 1976 to 1986. She […]

YARMOUTH — What began as an intimate thank-you party for friends and family has grown into an all-day event for hundreds of people to celebrate summer, good music, local food and of course, friends and family. The initial Henry Fest was held in 2004 and was created to thank the friends and neighbors of Holly and […]

BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board Tuesday unanimously approved the design and landscaping plan for a 60-room inn included in the $23 million Maine Street Station development. JHR Development, which considers the inn the centerpiece of the project, had originally proposed an 80-room structure at the corner of Maine and Noble streets. It had also hoped […]

TOPSHAM — You may loathe backseat drivers, but they come in quite handy at the Topsham Fair, where the Back Seat Drivers Contest was among the events that returned to the fair in its 155th year. Participants had to drive a golf cart around a course as fast as they could, running over as few cones […]

TOPSHAM — The holsters of Topsham Police Department officers will soon be equipped with Tasers. The department is purchasing three Tasers and will be reimbursed by a nearly $4,200 grant from the Maine Department of Public Safety. The money, which comes through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and was approved by the Board of Selectmen […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors said property manager Tom Churchill told the Community Development Committee Aug. 4 that a medical facility is eyeing the former Shaw’s building in the Falmouth Shopping Center on Route 1. But this week, Churchill backed away from his statement, which was made during a meeting attended by at least 10 members […]

PORTLAND — City officials say the cobblestone strips recently installed on lower Exchange Street are deterring skateboarders, but motorists are complaining the strips are not vehicle friendly. The city’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday heard from Public Services Director Mike Bobinsky, who said that since the strips were installed last month, businesses are reporting a […]

PORTLAND — The Planning Board Tuesday rejected the advice of attorneys for the city and the Portland International Jetport and refused to back down on two conditions it included in its approval for jetport terminal expansion three months ago. The board also added an additional condition, in response to the Stroudwater Village Association’s request that […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council Monday scheduled public hearings for later this month on demolishing an abandoned Valley Road home and restoring lower speed limits on Bruce Hill, Orchard and Whitney roads. Both hearings were set for Aug. 24, at the regular meeting to be held at Town Hall at 7 p.m. The home at […]