Forecaster News
Freeport resident leads regional shellfish collaborative
Freeport, Brunswick, Harpswell, Scarborough and Yarmouth have pledged support for the group that plans to convene in the fall.
City Council approves requirements for Peaks Island golf carts
Operators will be required to register their vehicles and have them inspected starting next May.
Falmouth councilors to get raises, temporary reimbursements
Compensation per meeting will rise from $40 to $75 in July 2020.
Cumberland now proposes moving sand, salt shed to town land
The Town Council is scheduled to vote on the move Aug. 26.
Bath Police Dept. promotes from within for next deputy chief
Detective Sgt. Andrew Booth has spent 17 years with the department; he will become deputy chief of the department Friday.
New Portland garage adds Arts District parking option
The structure on Cumberland Avenue between Casco and Brown streets contains parking for about 300 vehicles.
Regulation of Portland marijuana stores stymies councilors
Two City Council committees continue to review licensing rules proposed by City Hall staff.
Casco Bay Lines gets federal grant to finish terminal improvements
The $3.4 million will help pay to extend and repair the mainland ferry pier.
New director helps lead Children’s Museum from downtown Portland to Thompson’s Point
Julie Butcher Pezzino moved to Portland in 2017 after eights years of running the nonprofit Grow Pittsburgh.