PORTLAND — The School Board on Monday evening unanimously approved a contract with the new superintendent of schools, after hearing nothing but praise for the man selected to lead the district.   The vote was largely a formality – Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk signed the contract he was offered on June 29. Caulk, who will go […]

BRUNSWICK — July 6, 1944, Hartford, Conn.: The setting for one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. The fire occurred during the afternoon performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. About 7,000 people attended the circus that day; 168 people died, and more than 700 were […]

NAPLES — Falmouth resident William B. Schneider, 22, died early Friday morning in a one-car crash in Naples. Schneider was a passenger in a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer that struck a tree off Thompson Point Road sometime before 4:20 a.m., according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The driver of the Blazer, Richard D. Griffin, 51, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A Waterville woman remained in Cumberland County Jail in Portland after making her initial court appearance Monday on robbery and theft charges. Jamilee Kus, 28, was being held on $5,000 cash bail according to jail officials. She is charged with Class A robbery and Class C theft stemming from an alleged July […]

SCARBOROUGH — Maine Department of Transportation officials invite the public to a 6 p.m. July 11 meeting at the Municipal Building on Route 1 to discuss future improvements to a bridge in Pine Point. The preliminary meeting in Council Chambers B is to gather local input on planned repairs to the Pine Point Road bridge […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Shortly after City Manager James Gailey said no additional City Council action was needed Monday to change parking configurations on Ocean Street in Knightville, three business owners criticized councilors for their decision. Jon Platt, owner of Nonesuch Books in the Mill Creek Plaza, said although a change from angled to parallel parking […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Police Chief Edward Googins expects to have more manpower on the streets by Jan. 1 after city councilors agreed to add a civilian staffer at Monday’s meeting. By a 6-0 vote, with Councilor Al Livingston absent, councilors increased the police hourly account by $25,000 to pay for a half-year, full-time position for […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Three men, including a city resident, face drug, assault and robbery charges stemming from an alleged attack on Broadway early Tuesday morning. Mekonnen Berhe, Raoul Tshiyuka, and John Kanda, all 19, were arrested just after midnight July 3 at Broadway and Huntress Avenue. Police Lt. Frank Clark said the three are charged […]

BATH — People pushing 80 are expected to be deeply into retirement. But Clayton Grover still travels from his Newcastle home to Bath Iron Works, where he has worked for six decades. It’s an important year for Grover. Along with reaching 60 years at BIW in August and turning 80 the next month, he also […]

FALMOUTH — The Summer Concerts in the Park series, sponsored by Community Programs, is back for another season. Concerts are from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the gazebo in Falmouth Village Park on selected Monday nights throughout the season. The first concert on July 2 featured Gin Mill Julep. On July 16, the Easy Money Band will take […]