A proposal that would authorize a $60,000 study to look at the cost of extending rail service from Portland to Fryeburg to carry passengers and freight and divert traffic off congested roads is before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee. The committee held a public hearing last Friday on the proposed study, which was sponsored by Sen. […]

A proposal that would authorize a $60,000 study to look at the cost of extending rail service from Portland to Fryeburg to carry passengers and freight and divert traffic off congested roads is before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee. The committee held a public hearing last Friday on the proposed study, which was sponsored by Sen. […]

Gov. John Baldacci joined representatives from Sabre Yachts last Friday to launch a new luxury motoryacht, the Sabre 52 Salon Express, and celebrate the boat builder’s ongoing expansion into the global boat building market. The boat was unveiled at a private showing at DiMillo’s Old Port Marina in Portland and coincided with last weekend’s Maine […]

Maine Education Commissioner Susan Gendron has accepted an invitation from the Windham legislative delegation including Rep. Mark Bryant, Sen. Bill Diamond and Rep. Gary Plummer to provide an update to local officials and the public on the school district regionalization plan proposed by Gov. John Baldacci. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on […]

Have you ever dressed as a sumo wrestler, thrown water balloons at your teammate’s head or had to face a rabid chicken? Kaytlyn Colter, of Standish, has and she hopes to win $10,000 for doing it. Colter, a student at Bonny Eagle Middle School, is one of 20 eighth grade students from across the state […]

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Eastpointe Christian Church and Food for the Hungry present national contemporary Christian recording artist Scott Krippayne in concert Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5. Tickets are available at Eastpointe Christian Church, 70 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough or by calling 510-6444.

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Windham High School Principal Deb McAfee said 85 percent of her students go on to college, according to the guidance counseling office, but a significant portion of them can’t afford to attend their first choice of school. McAfee said a UCLA study of college freshmen reported half of this year’s college freshmen attending college were […]