CAPE ELIZABETH — Although the Town Council wants to improve safety at the intersection of Bowery Beach Road and Spurwink Avenue, no major changes are likely in the foreseeable future. But the council has decided to implement some minor changes at the intersection, including a crosswalk and new signs. Councilors heard a report Dec. 14 from […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The first reading of a moratorium that could temporarily halt an application for a liquefied petroleum gas storage project at Rigby Yard was approved Monday by city councilors.  The proposal, which passed 4-3, will be sent to the Planning Board for review before facing final approval by the council, where it will require […]

BRUNSWICK — Police arrested an Oak Street couple for allegedly selling heroin in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Saturday, Dec. 19, that the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Justin Coffin and Tara Dry-Crooker, both 35, at their apartment on charges of unlawful trafficking in heroin. MDEA agents searched the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has new staff, including a new executive director. CELT announced on Dec. 15 that South Portland resident Cindy Krum is the new executive director. She replaces Chris Franklin, who stepped down in November after 12 years with the land trust. Katye Charette and Linden Rayton have also been […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Kiwanis Club named each of three Wentworth Intermediate School teachers a Hero of the Quarter. Janeen Chin, Catherine Hewitt and Karin Kelly were nominated for the award by Wentworth Principal Kelli Crosby because of their added involvement in the Wentworth School Garden Club, according to a Dec. 17 press release.  “The result […]

Festive lights shine in Mill Creek Park in South Portland shortly before sunset on Sunday, Dec. 20, adding a seasonal glow to the unseasonably mild and balmy weather that has marked the holidays.

HARPSWELL — It’s been a rough year for the Harpswell Neck Library Association. The 3-year-old library moved out of its Ash Point home at the end of the summer due to space-sharing issues with Harpswell Coastal Academy. Then, in November, the Harpswell Board of Selectmen voted to withhold $4,500 in voter-approved funds because the library was […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — A replacement for former Selectman Mark Girard will be elected next June. Girard, who was elected to the Board of Selectmen in June 2012 to complete an unexpired term, and was re-elected in 2014, announced his resignation at the board’s Dec. 15 meeting. His term expires in 2017. “As a matter regarding […]

CUMBERLAND — The town’s need for more space at its Public Works facility by 2017 has resulted in the Cumberland Woodbank being asked to find a new home. The wood bank, a community-based nonprofit organization now in its eighth year, provides firewood to area families in need. Money the wood bank raises through sales to […]