PORTLAND — Nomination papers became available more than six weeks ago, but so far there are few potential candidates for the School Committee and no one has shown interest in either of the two seats available on the Peaks Island Council. Three School Committee seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 3 elections, and […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Although Saturday was sunny and warm, a line of mostly young men formed indoors in a dark blue hallway of the Wyndam Hotel. They each paid a $25 registration fee for a gift bag and information book for Battlefield Convention 2009 – or BattlefieldCon, a one-day, all-day gaming convention. (Gamers lugging a […]

SCARBOROUGH — On July 23 – the day after the Town Council passed an ordinance governing small wind energy systems – Ferry Road resident Scott Doherty obtained a permit from town hall to install one. He’d been waiting since early May, after Southwest Windpower’s southern Maine dealer, Mike Manning, of MGM Builders, had been ordered […]

A birds-eye view of the finish area of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K, from the observation deck of Portland Head Light at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth. The Cape Elizabeth High School girls soccer team crosses the Beach to Beacon finish line as a group on Aug. 1. Sidebar Elements Race founder Joan […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nomination papers for four Town Council seats and three School Board seats are currently available for the Nov. 3 election. Papers are due in the Town Clerk’s office by 4 p.m. Sept. 4. Three, three-year terms are available on both boards, in addition to one unexpired Town Council term to fill Paul […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The body of a Cape Elizabeth man was recovered Tuesday in Sebago Lake after a two-day search by the Maine Warden Service. Authorities say they aren’t sure yet what caused the drowning. Sean Casey, 21, was reported missing Monday afternoon by friends when he didn’t resurface after swimming and diving behind a […]

GEORGETOWN — The founder and president of Topsham-based Working Villages International will give a talk and slideshow presentation next week concerning his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Alexander Petroff, who graduated from Brunswick High School before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics and founding Working Villages, will be giving his presentation […]

SCARBOROUGH — Motorcycle enthusiasts are already revving their engines for the 2009 Normand J. Audie Memorial Motorcycle Ride scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15. Bikers will begin at Five Points Shopping Center, 420 Alfred St. (Route 111) in Biddeford and ride a 50-mile course, with police escort, through Saco, Buxton, Gorham, Scarborough, Old Orchard Beach and […]

SCARBOROUGH —The town and a number of organizations are sponsoring Snowy Egret Day, an activity-packed wildlife celebration geared toward both children and adults. Scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  the day offers many different activities to entertain and educate families on the importance of the Scarborough Marsh as a […]

SCARBOROUGH —Scarborough Fish & Game Association, at 70 Holmes Road, will host its annual Maine Youth Field Day on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The no-cost event is open to all Maine youth from ages 8 to 15, giving them a chance to participate in orienteering (map and compass skills), archery, […]