New volunteers help, but Harpswell fire departments are still in need

HARPSWELL — David Alison choked up when he recalled the day earlier this month when he responded to one of his first calls as an Orr’s and Bailey Island volunteer firefighter. It...

Bowdoin College professor: Doing good unites higher-ed institutions

BRUNSWICK — The nation’s crisis is higher education? So claims Bowdoin College...

Harpswell conditionally commits to flood-map appeal

HARPSWELL — The town will contribute $30,000 to a joint appeal of...

State aid to schools helps reduce South Portland tax rate

SOUTH PORTLAND — Property values are up in the city and the School...

Brunswick clammers hope farm technique will revitalize flats

BRUNSWICK — A full-time shellfish harvester received town approval last week to lease an...

State aid to Bath-area school district likely to offset some taxes
By Alex Lear on July 26, 2017
BATH — Although they may not make a formal decision until next month, the Regional School 1 Board of Directors on Monday indicated it is...
SAD 75 expected to award high school fields project to Topsham contractor
By Alex Lear on July 26, 2017
TOPSHAM — Crooker Construction was the apparent low bidder July 20 to build new baseball and practice fields at Mt. Ararat High School. School Administrative...
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath eyes improvements, expansion
By Alex Lear on July 26, 2017
BATH — Maine Maritime Museum hopes to have a second chance to make a first impression as part of a campus redesign. The approximately 20-acre...
Tedford to combine Brunswick shelters, add beds
By Callie Ferguson on July 26, 2017
BRUNSWICK — Tedford Housing will launch a capital campaign early next year to double the number of beds offered at the nonprofit’s emergency shelters by...
10th Tri for a Cure tops expectations
By The Forecaster on July 26, 2017
More than 1,300 women raced in the Tri for a Cure in South Portland on Sunday, July 23, swimming a third of a mile, cycling...
Yarmouth Clam Festival: ‘People just come here to have fun’
By Jocelyn Van Saun on July 26, 2017
Yarmouth Clam Festival 2017 from Sun Media on Vimeo. (Roger S. Duncan video) YARMOUTH — With sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s and...
Scarborough school budget referendum fails by narrow margin
By Melanie Sochan on July 25, 2017
SCARBOROUGH — Voters by a margin of less than 100 votes rejected a proposed $47.1 million school budget on Tuesday, July 25. According to unofficial results from...
Association leader: Highland Lake may be at 'tipping point'
By Matt Junker on July 25, 2017
WINDHAM — The vice president of the Highland Lake Association told members last week that their lake, which is in Windham and Falmouth, “could be at...
Being detail-oriented pays off for Yarmouth business owner
By Jocelyn Van Saun on July 25, 2017
YARMOUTH — When Scott Macha started Total Eclipse Auto Detailing & Design six years ago, he never imagined it taking him across the country to work on...
Falmouth Education Foundation adds to library capital campaign
By Kate Irish Collins on July 25, 2017
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Education Foundation has made a $50,000 donation to the town library’s capital campaign. Whitney Bruce, head of the education foundation, recently...
Falmouth council: Time to implement wetland protections
By Kate Irish Collins on July 25, 2017
FALMOUTH — Eight years after receiving a report about how to best protect wetlands, especially vulnerable vernal pools, the Town Council is finally ready to...
Housing policy tests nerves at Portland City Council meeting
By David Harry on July 25, 2017
PORTLAND — Six hours of discussion and public comments Monday showed the relationship between the mayor and city councilors continues to fray. In the first of...
Cumberland council OKs affordable housing district for seniors
By Alex Lear on July 25, 2017
CUMBERLAND — Councilors on Monday unanimously established the town’s first affordable senior housing district on land it owns near the Town Forest. “This is probably...
Window closes soon for seniors seeking Cumberland tax break
By Alex Lear on July 25, 2017
CUMBERLAND — Residents who qualify for the town’s senior property tax assistance program have until Aug. 7 to apply. Returning for a second year, the...
More housing sought as Portland land sales move forward
By David Harry on July 25, 2017
PORTLAND — City Hall staff will continue negotiations with the bidders for six parcels of Bayside land totaling 4 acres. The continued work to sell the...