A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Freeport seminar to cover forest pests
FREEPORT — The town is working with master arborist Mike Hughes to offer quarterly seminars on arbor and land management issues that can affect residents’ properties. The winter session, to be held at Town Hall from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, will provide information on the browntail moth, the hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash […]
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
SAD 51 kindergarten registration begins Feb. 3
CUMBERLAND — Kindergarten registration for School Administrative District 51 students in Cumberland and North Yarmouth will be held at the Mabel I. Wilson School from Feb. 3-7. Children who will be 5 on or before Oct. 15 are eligible to attend kindergarten this fall. Registration is available between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The […]
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
SAD 51 to hold workshop on proposed primary school
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 will hold a public input project on its proposed primary school building project Tuesday, Jan. 28. The 6-7:30 p.m. event, which has a snow date of Wednesday, Jan. 29, will be held in the Gyger Room at Greely High School. The district is working with Oak Point Associates to […]
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Portland area girls’ chorus to bring songs of diversity to Cumberland church
Pihcintu, which is Passamaquoddy for “when she sings, her voice carries far,” has 34 members from 22 countries.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Freeport talk spotlights tragedy of Malaga Island evictions
Kate McBrien, a Union historian, has been researching the 1911-12 relocation of the island’s population for nearly 20 years.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Freeport postpones decision on 144-unit housing project
The Beacon Residences could be built on two lots off Desert Road.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Freeport Council to hold hearing on recreational marijuana cultivation
FREEPORT — The Town Council will hold a hearing Tuesday, Jan. 21, on whether to allow the cultivation of marijuana for recreational use, which would loosen the town’s strict medical-only cultivation rules. The meeting will be held at Town Hall, 30 Main St., at 6 p.m. Medicinal growers trying to pivot their business plans toward […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
North Yarmouth Select Board election draws 2 for 1 vacant post
Former selectman Paul Napolitano is running against Austin Harrell.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
Brunswick fishermen group receives grant to boost mental health awareness, well-being
BRUNSWICK — Through a $5,000 grant from the Fisher Charitable Trust, the Brunswick-based Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association aims to start spreading mental health awareness and advocating well-being for those who’ve invested their lives in the industry. Monique Coombs, director of marine programs with the nonprofit Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, said the 100-plus-member organization will likely […]
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
No. Yarmouth select board race draws 2 candidates
NORTH YARMOUTH — Two residents are running for the Select Board seat vacated last October by Anne Graham. Austin Harrell of Gray Road and former selectman Paul Napolitano of Mill Ridge Road turned in nomination papers by the Jan. 2 deadline. The election will be held Tuesday, March 3, in concert with the presidential primary […]
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