CAPE ELIZABETH — As summer gets into full swing, kids will be joining summer camps and sports teams, and adults will be looking for ways to stay fit and learn new skills. Directing all these programs for Community Services will be Russell Packett, hired June 22 by a 4-0 vote of the School Board. Packett […]

FALMOUTH — Republican Patricia Kirby on Monday confirmed she has decided to withdraw from the Maine House of Representatives election in District 112 because of a heart condition. “I have a health issue that came up and I have been advised by the doctors not to increase my stress in any way,” Kirby, 63, said. She […]

PORTLAND — Nothing says summer in Maine like road construction and repair, and there’s plenty of it slated for city streets in upcoming weeks. City officials are warning traffic delays are likely on several streets slated to be repaved or otherwise improved this summer, including Baxter Boulevard, Vanna Avenue, Capisic Street, and both ends of […]

YARMOUTH — Southbound U.S. Route 1 will be reduced to one lane as it passes under the East Main Street overpass if councilors approve a revised plan to extend the Beth Condon Pathway. Town Engineer Dan Jellis will present the revision to councilors Thursday night at a workshop. No vote will be taken, but it […]

PORTLAND — A developer’s pitch for tax increment financing for a project in the India Street neighborhood received a chilly reception from the first city committee to see it and from at least one city councilor, who is questioning the entire planning process. The proposal is one of two TIFs the city is considering for […]

PORTLAND — A proposed charter school with a science- and technology-driven curriculum suffered an unexpected setback Monday when the state panel that approves new charter schools postponed a decision until later this month. The Maine Charter School Commission discussed the application from the Baxter Academy of Technology and Science on Monday in Augusta. But the […]

FALMOUTH — The Mountain and Leighton Road bridges will undergo repairs and rehabilitation this summer as a part of a three-bridge project conducted by the Maine Department of Transportation. And next week, DOT is hosting a public meeting in Portland to discuss the proposed replacement of the Martin’s Point Bridge. According to Dan Morin, public relations […]

PORTLAND — Like fruit on a well-tended vine, farm stands meant to increase access to healthy food in the hearts of Portland neighborhoods are sprouting this week across the city. The five stands, organized and operated by the food-focused nonprofit Cultivating Community, will each open one day a week through Oct. 25 in the Bayside, […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council will discuss a recommended sewer user fee increase next Monday, July 9, and hold another public hearing on a contract zone agreement for proposed affordable housing projects on Route 100. Town Manager Bill Shane is recommending a 3 percent sewer user fee increase per year for the next three years. […]

Amber Cronin of The Forecaster appeared on News 8 WMTW Sunday morning to discuss her story about invasive species in Falmouth’s conservation lands and the effort to remove them. Her interview with Thema Ponton can be seen on the WMTW website. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when staff writers from The […]