PORTLAND — Police said an officer was punched in the face early Saturday morning while trying to break up a fight in the Old Port. Officer Gayle Petty was on Wharf Street around 1 a.m. Aug. 8 when she and other officers saw a large crowd gathering outside the Oasis nightclub, according to Lt. Tony […]

PORTLAND — Casco Bay Lines board members hope to hire a new general manager by the end of the year. Matt Hoffner, a member of the Casco Bay Island Transit District Board of Directors who is leading the search committee, said this week he expects the committee to advertise for the position in the beginning […]

FALMOUTH — A local woman has been selected to be the next regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Jeanne Anderson Hulit will oversee the SBA’s programs and services in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire. “The Small Business Administration is one of the primary economic development tools in the region,” […]

Developers Nathan Szanton and Robert C.S. Monks are expected to welcome Gov. John Baldacci and other officials to the opening of 53 Danforth St., a 43-unit apartment building, on Wednesday. Thirty of the apartments are set aside for families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The building also has […]

FREEPORT — Two archaeologists rooted around the Pettengill Farm property last week and uncovered agricultural tools, buttons, pottery and a deer jaw – objects they said tell a story about the life and times of the family that lived there decades ago. Norm Buttrick, former archaeology teacher at Freeport High School, and Jim Leamon, a […]

FREEPORT — Town Councilor Genie Beaulieu on Tuesday announced she will resign from the council effective Nov. 10. Beaulieu, who represents District 1, said she and her husband did a lot of soul searching, but finally decided it was time to travel. She said she retired last year from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department as the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council publicly voted 7-2 Wednesday to begin contract negotiations with Gary Brown to become the new town manager, one week after making the same decision behind closed doors. Wednesday’s meeting came amid questions about the legality of an Aug. 5 executive session, where a majority of councilors decided to initiate negotiations […]

BATH — At least two suspended officers of Bath Iron Works’ largest union have been barred by the parent union from running in future elections, their attorney said Monday. He also suggested his clients may sue to overturn the ban. Mike Keenan, suspended president of Local S6, has been barred for four years, while Chief Steward […]

FREEPORT — The L.L. Bean Concert Series has reached its halfway mark, but there are still opportunities to help hungry families this summer by bringing canned food or donations to the remaining concerts. Throughout the series, L.L. Bean has encouraged concert goers to donate canned goods, non-perishable food items and money to the Wayside Soup Kitchen […]

PORTLAND — An educator who began his career in the city has returned to serve as assistant principal at Deering High School. James Moses replaces David Shapiro, who retired this year after 21 years in the position. Moses was most recently the director of the Hollis Learning Center, an alternative education program of School Administrative […]