PORTLAND — A week after the fatal, early morning shooting of a Portland man, police have interviewed all potential witnesses but one. Not all have been cooperative, Chief Michael Sauschuck said Tuesday, and the identity of the final witness remains a mystery. No arrests have been made, and police have yet to identify a suspect […]

SCARBOROUGH — As fashion statements go, Ashley Drew’s vibrating vest was not the envy of her peers. As survival gear, it is no longer needed, either. “I don’t have to wear it, don’t have to do my breathing treatments and we don’t have a million things keeping me breathing,” Drew, 25, said as she recovers […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Residents will vote in November on a proposed Town Charter change that would require their approval for any Town Council decision that exceeds $1 million for a single capital expenditure. The council approved the charter change by a 5-2 vote on Monday, July 9. The change also allows residents to demand a […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday approved borrowing $5.5 million for a new police station. The council rejected a proposal to send the project to referendum by a vote of 7-2, with Councilors John Perreault and Sarah Brayman in the minority, and unanimously supported floating bonds to pay for construction. While many residents, and councilors, […]

BATH — The City Council reversed a June 13 decision Monday and unanimously renewed liquor and special amusement licenses for the Black Barnacle pub. Greg Tisdale, who opened the 102 Front St. venue in April 2011, had said he believed he would have to close the business and threatened to take legal action to overturn the […]

FREEPORT — The town will retain recreational property on Pownal Road after the Town Council Tuesday night rejected a proposal to transfer the land to Regional School Unit 5. The council Tuesday also agreed to lease a Depot Street building for use as a passenger rail station. The council voted 6-1 against the proposed property […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors agreed to study options for licensing and siting mobile food service carts, among other topics discussed at their meeting on July 9. Mobile food service carts are increasingly popular in southern Maine. Love Cupcakes – a confectionery housed in a 1960s travel-trailer – parked and opened for business in May at 48 U.S. […]

Last week’s Police Beat, on page 8, should have stated that Angelia Gerrish was arrested on a warrant.

PORTLAND — Repaving of outer Congress Street was intended to make the roadway more accessible to all forms of transportation. But some bicyclists say the project has made their travel more dangerous than ever. “We were so excited and hopeful” when the project began, said Rachel Stamieszkin, a Cape Elizabeth resident who regularly bikes to […]