FREEPORT — Ten free compost bins are available on a first-come basis at the recycling center, part of an effort to increase the town’s recycling rate by 5 percent over the next five years. Town Engineer Albert Presgraves said the bins and kitchen pail scoops will be given to the first 10 residents who commit […]

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Historical Society is looking for participants to help find the town’s long-lost treasures. People of all ages have the chance to participate in the society’s Summer Treasure Hunt, which runs through Aug. 10. The treasure hunt starts at the Falmouth Memorial Library where participants can register and pick up their clue forms. […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Skyline Farm will mark its 10th annual Summer Celebration fundraiser next week with pony rides, bargain hunting, lobster, and even silly dog tricks. The nonprofit organization’s event will take place at 95 The Lane on Saturday, July 14. It kicks off at 9 a.m. with a tented barn sale. A silent auction […]

Competitors tear into their targets during the Great Maine Lobster Eating Contest at the fourth annual Portland Lobster Fest on Saturday, June 30, on the Maine State Pier. The one-day event, which featured food, music and other entertainment, was a benefit for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program and the Falmouth Rotary charities.With U.S. Sen. Olympia […]

FREEPORT — A local woman was arrested after an automobile accident June 28 on Durham Road injured her and two others. According to Sgt. John Perrino, Susan A. Muniak, 45, of Poland Road, was charged with elevated aggravated assault, aggravated reckless conduct, two counts of operating under the influence (one for causing an injury, the […]

BRUNSWICK — State Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx has ended his bid for re-election in House District 66 to focus his energies on “continuing his public service with the Navy.” The Brunswick Democrat’s decision was announced a little after 3 p.m. Friday, June 29, by his mother, Ramona du Houx. Brunswick Democrats will pick a new […]

PORTLAND — Emmanuel Caulk, who has been a regional assistant superintendent in Philadelphia since 2009, will be Portland’s next superintendent of schools. School Board Chairwoman Kate Snyder made the announcement Friday, three days after the board hired Deering High School Principal Ira Waltz as acting superintendent. The School Board will have a first reading to […]

BRUNSWICK — A summer tradition returned this week. The first concert in Brunswick Downtown Association’s Music on the Mall series happened Wednesday night and featured the Big Chips Trio, a folk-rock blues band. According to Dee Perry of the Brunswick Downtown Association, the Music on the Mall series started in the early 1970s and has provided […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A woman police described as “a Portland-area transient” faces two felony theft charges for allegedly accepting rental deposits for apartments she did not own. Lisa Marie Hinerman, 26, was arrested by Portland and South Portland police officers at a motel on Riverside Street today and charged with two counts of theft by […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Dollar by dollar, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust is closing in on the funding needed to buy 63 acres of woods off Shore Road. Chris Franklin, the trust executive director, this week said the final $100,000 needed to raise $1.2 million for Robinson Woods II will be helped by matching donations from […]