YARMOUTH — About 50 men from the Portland area are breaking the conventions of barbershop singing, and now have the chance to showcase their talent in an international competition. The Downeasters Chorus is part of the Portland chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and will represent the society’s northeastern district at its 2015 International Convention […]

Sidebar Elements The L.L. Bean Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Freeport, featured hundreds of carved jack o’lanterns, including these ones on display outside the Bean flagship store. Saturday’s pumpkin festival, at the L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, included a costume parade, music, face painting, and of course pumpkin-carving. Proceeds from the annual […]

FALMOUTH — Construction on U.S. Route 1 is scheduled to conclude for the year in the middle of November, and pick up again next spring. But it’s up to the weather to decide how far construction will extend. Work could go on into December if Mother Nature cooperates. Major construction will wrap up for the year […]

YARMOUTH — Summit Natural Gas may not complete installation of gas lines to some homes by a promised deadline of Nov. 1, and at least one resident is unhappy about the delay. Valerie Hamilton of Melissa Drive said Summit informed her on April 14 that she and neighbors on the street would be linked to natural […]

FALMOUTH — The offices of Maine’s largest conservation organization will soon have a new way to harvest energy. Maine Audubon will be outfitting its Gisland Farm headquarters with what will be the largest array of solar panels installed by any conservation organization in the state. Partnering with ReVision Energy, Maine Audubon will install nearly 180 panels […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors may have set a precedent on Monday when they voted to reduce a building permit fee owed for the outdoor hockey rink under construction on Hat Trick Drive. The council also scheduled a Nov. 10 meeting to consider an order for land to be condemned for sewer improvements. Casco Bay Hockey originally […]

YARMOUTH — The creation of railroad “quiet zones” was discussed at an Oct. 20 meeting of the Town Council’s Operations Committee, despite confusion about whether or not the topic was supposed to be on the agenda. The agenda merely included a vaguely described item, “council issues and concerns for the November meeting,” but quiet zones […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — A consultant on Tuesday night presented the town with three recommendations for future development of some of its most prized real estate. In a public question-and-answer meeting at Town Hall, representatives of Planning Decisions – a Portland firm hired by the town – discussed different development scenarios and their potential impact. Big decisions […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — A new fire-rescue chief could be named by early next month, Town Manager Rosemary Roy said this week. The top candidate will replace Ricky Plummer, the town’s fire chief since 2012, who resigned to head the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department. Michael Robitaille – Yarmouth’s fire-rescue chief – is serving in North […]

FALMOUTH — During World War II, fewer than 150 students attended Falmouth High School. Some of those students were called to serve in the war. Six did not return. Now those six names are being remembered in a monumental way. An ad-hoc committee established two years ago by the Town Council was charged with siting, design, […]