The Congress Street storefront has been vacant since January. Many people would like it to become a grocery store, but others said the location would be challenging for any business.
April 2026
Westbrook softball holds off Bonny Eagle in opener
The Blue Blazes jump on the Scots with five quick runs, then escape a jam in the seventh to secure the victory.
High schools Friday: Wells baseball pitcher no-hits Sacopee Valley
Dan Blaisdell strikes out eight to lift the Warriors to their second straight win.
Cumberland fire chief was placed on leave over misconduct at meeting
Chief Dan Small was disciplined in March after a meeting was found to be “inappropriate” and “intimidating.” Some firefighters say this is not isolated behavior.
InterMed will no longer accept Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage insurance, starting in 2027
About 4,500 InterMed patients will be affected, according to the healthcare provider.
UMaine women’s basketball adds players from Spain, Egypt
Guard Aina Real and forward Zeina Haleem will join the America East runner-up.
Cumberland County expands restorative justice efforts
Cumberland County has signed an agreement with a nonprofit that the district attorney hopes will expand existing restorative justice offerings.
Threat of violence forces evacuation at Cony baseball, softball fields
Players were pulled off the fields at Cony High and Morton Field in Augusta at about 2:30 p.m. following a ‘credible threat to cause harm.’
An 86-unit apartment complex is on its way to Sanford’s old Jagger Mill
The developer behind the project at the 70,000-square-foot mill in Springvale expects to start the leasing process this summer and move the first tenants in by the fall.
Windham Freemasons raise over $9,000 for scholarship fund
Presumpscot Lodge No. 70 held a fundraising dinner at Erik’s Church on Tuesday.