CAPE ELIZABETH — As local farmers gear up for the fourth annual Strawberry Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, this year’s berry crop is expected to be both abundant and fleeting. “It is fun to see someone walking about with a big tray of strawberries and a big grin on their face,” Maxwell’s Farm owner […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A written request to reduce the speed limit on a portion of Highland Avenue will arrive in Augusta far more quickly than Maine Department of Transportation officials will act on it. City Manager James Gailey said the request for a speed limit of 35 mph was mailed this week. DOT spokesman Ted […]

BRUNSWICK — State Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx is showing no immediate signs of ending his re-election bid, although he is hedging his bet. Cornell du Houx, a Democrat, sent a letter to constituents this week, detailing his achievements in the past year. The letter was mailed June 25 to 7,000 voters in House District 66. In […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Charges of unlawful sexual contact in April against a South Portland man have been dropped. Jose L. Pinto-Zarate, 30, said he arrived at Cumberland County Superior Court on June 12 for his initial appearance and found the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office was not going to pursue the case. A court document […]

BRUNSWICK — The School Board Wednesday unanimously approved rehiring Assistant Superintendent Gregory Bartlett. Bartlett previously presented his letter of retirement at the board’s June 13 meeting, and the position of assistant superintendent was posted for a period of five days. During that time, no teachers or other qualified applicants came forward, and Bartlett agreed to be […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Thanks to a $125,000 grant, the city next year will expand public preschool education to 4-year-olds at Kaler Elementary School. The expansion is the latest step in the School Department’s goal of universal preschool access by 2015, Superintendent Suzanne Godin said. It comes two years after the district opened its first public […]

Last week’s story about the Falmouth Heritage Museum should have said tours are available by reservation only, Wednesday-Saturday, from June 27-Sept. 14. If interested, contact Rod Duckworth at 838-5762 or [email protected] to schedule a day and time.

TOPSHAM — A park-and-ride lot has opened at 154 Topsham Fair Mall Road, the Maine Department of Transportation announced. The lot is at Home Depot, which is partnering with DOT by designating part of their parking lot for carpool and ride-share participants. The 40-space area allows overnight parking, but DOT permission is required to stay […]

HARPSWELL — With almost 3,500 miles of coastline in Maine, Perry Acworth believes everyone should be able to sail. And as program director of the Abbot Fletcher Sailing School on Orr’s Island, Acworth is trying to do something about it. “We have more coastline than the state of California and more than 3,400 islands,” she […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A free demonstration of very old-style baseball will fill the diamond at Fort Williams Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. The Massachusetts-based Essex Baseball Club will square off against Augusta-based Dirigo Baseball in a doubleheader using 19th century rules. The games are sponsored by the Maine Historical […]