Community - Portland Press Herald

Areas near Sebago Lake, Turner seen as browntail moth hot spots in otherwise quiet year

Maine Forest Service officials say a fungus and a virus are combining to help drive down the browntail moth population in the state.

The General Dynamics shipyard will build a DDG-149 to fulfill a multiyear contract it received in 2023.

The council made steep cuts to the municipal budget to offset increases in the county and school budgets.

Several residents also spoke in favor of the ordinance at a public hearing Tuesday. The City Council is expected to vote on it later this month.

The South Portland City Council voted unanimously to send the $76.2 million budget to voters.

The trail mileage of the nearly 48-acre parcel more than doubled.

Scott LaFlamme announced he will be leaving his position to become the executive director of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority.

Marlene McNeill, 40, was fatally stabbed Monday at a Shalom House group home. The suspect in her death made his first court appearance Wednesday.

Ed Lechner, of Selby Shoes Etc., was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boston Shoe Travelers Association.

A boat in dry dock caught fire and proved difficult to access, officials said.