YARMOUTH — Despite receiving a petition from neighbors opposed to a zoning change, town councilors eliminated a seating cap for restaurants in the Village Zone. The 5-1 vote on June 14, with Councilor Tim Sanders opposing the move in his final meeting, clears the way for Matt Chappell to open an 80-seat restaurant at 189 […]

Waynflete School junior Rhiannan Jackson leaps into the arms of classmate Katherine Torrey as senior Maddy Agnew, No. 14, and sophomore Amelia Deady celebrate after the Flyers won the Class B girls’ lacrosse state championship with a 16-5 victory over Freeport last Saturday. More in Sports, Page 11.

BRUNSWICK — Churches, holistic healers, and crisis recovery centers have all started circling in on a tool they say can help ease a troubled mind: the labyrinth. “It centers me,” said Paula Gustafson, who works at the Learning and Recovery Center on Mere Point Road. “It calms me. It pulls me to the now, instead […]

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Historical Society is living its motto and preserving the history of the town with the latest renovations and additions to the Falmouth Heritage Museum. On Saturday, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the society will celebrate the annual opening of its museum and the dedication of a new storage barn on the property. The […]

YARMOUTH — Retired school administrators will be reimbursed for their federal Medicare Part B insurance premiums after a June 14 School Committee vote. The 6-0 vote, with School Committee member Margaret Groban not in attendance, clarifies terms of retirement packages for seven past administrators, including former Superintendents Frank Harrison and Ken Murphy. School Committee Chairman […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council is expected next month to decide whether to send contract zone agreements for two affordable housing projects to the Planning Board. Councilors’ views on the proposed West Cumberland developments were mixed at their meeting Monday night. They also heard concerns from the public. Telos Capital of Portland and Walnut Hill Investments […]

FREEPORT — Alex Strout knows a lot about growth. When he graduated June 10 from Freeport High School, he left a legacy of emotional growth that measures up against the rare genetic syndrome that causes his continued physical growth. Last fall, Strout was diagnosed with hamartoma tumor syndrome, commonly called Pten, a rare genetic condition […]

YARMOUTH — Recent high school graduate Ryan Maguire envisions his future in a fashionable world, but it will be one staying close to his Maine roots. “There are no runways in my future,” Maguire joked, before he earned his diploma June 10 at Yarmouth High School. Beginning as a sophomore, Maguire has been sketching, cutting […]

PORTLAND — Growing up on Peak’s Island, Charles Friedman learned a few lessons worth taking with him. One was how important it was to conserve resources and get the most use out of a given item. “Islands seem to make people think about sustainability, because you see the result of people’s actions quicker, because it’s […]

PORTLAND — On the wall behind city Health and Human Services Director Doug Gardner’s desk is a classroom-sized whiteboard. On Monday, there were 10 high-priority projects, issues, and initiatives written on it. Five of them – emergency shelter overflow, a veteran’s affairs case worker at the Oxford Street shelter, the Homeless Task Force, a meeting […]