Portland is hiring its first sustainability coordinator, using a federal energy efficiency grant.
David Hench
Police identify driver killed in South Berwick
Gary Richardson, 51, of York died when he lost control of his truck and the vehicle rolled over and ejected him, police said
Artel threatens to leave Westbrook if blasting allowed
Artel, which employs 55, said today its work is incompatible with any blasting and excavation of rock from the quarry.
Westbrook panel still divided over blasting at Pike
Compromise proves elusive as the city tries to craft a policy to protect residents and other businesses.
Feature Obituary: John Flaherty Sr., 92, career police officer and family farmer
SCARBOROUGH – John Flaherty Sr. was a career police officer, known for serving the Scarborough Police Department for 30 years, 18 of them as chief. But the role he was most comfortable with was guiding a tractor on the family farm. Mr. Flaherty, who died Monday at the age of 92, would routinely come home […]
Gray dispatcher helps Casco husband deliver baby
An emergency communications specialist gets a call that makes it all worthwhile.
Hospital and church team up for Haiti
Southern Maine Medical Center is working with a Cape Porpoise church to bring medical supplies and personal care products to earthquake victims in Haiti.
Neighborhood policing: Portland’s community programs may grow
James Craig wants senior officers to be able to focus full-time on specific areas.
Man in York charged with concealing machete
The Massachusetts man is also charged with drunken driving after a car crash.
Woman finds cell-phone bill inflated by ‘cloning’ calls
Due to high-tech hjackers, a Portland woman found hundreds of dollars worth of foreign calls on her bill.