CAPE ELIZABETH — The fourth Cape Elizabeth Farm Alliance Strawberry Festival begins at 6 p.m. June 29 with a lobster bake and pig roast at Shady Oak Farm on Fowler Road. Featuring bluegrass music by This Way and a silent auction, the evening also allows eight recipe contest winners to show off their winning creations. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Construction of the 2.2-mile Shore Road Path is scheduled to begin next week, Town Manager Michael McGovern announced June 8. Construction of the path extending from Fort Williams to Ocean House Road is expected to take between 90 and 120 days, and traffic on Shore Road will occasionally be delayed or reduced […]

SCARBOROUGH — Broadturn Farm is plowing deeper into the education field with creation of the Long Barn Educational Initiative, a nonprofit formed to continue the farm’s summer day camp program and expand offerings to adults, children and families. Children’s programs include story hour for preschoolers, summer camp and after-school programs for the fall. Adults courses […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board took little time finding replacements for three longtime administrators. On Tuesday, the board hired Erik Kramer as technology coordinator, Kelly Hasson as Pond Cove Elementary School principal, and Douglas Perley as assistant principal at Cape Elizabeth Middle School. All will begin their jobs July 1. Kramer served in the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Potential regulations on short-term home rentals will be the subject of a Planning Board hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Town Hall. The proposed regulations cover residences rented for more than 14 days annually for rental periods of 30 days or less. Rental properties would need inspections before permits are […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city is inviting residents to comment on how it deals with business growth, housing, open space, the environment, public facilities and more during “Comprehensive Plan Week,” which begins Tuesday, June 19.  The Comprehensive Plan is a set of recommendations the city uses as a guide for making long-term decisions about everything from […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Some Knightville business owners are fuming over the City Council intention to replace angled, drive-in parking spaces on two blocks of Ocean Street with parallel parking. That plan was developed in the beginning of the year as part of the $2.9 million sewer separation and utility work currently under way in the neighborhood. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A $21.8 million school budget for fiscal year 2013 found overwhelming favor with voters in Tuesday’s referendum. The school budget was approved by a 1,323 to 518 vote. A second, nonbinding, question on the amount of the budget showed 950 voters found the budget spending acceptable while 603 found it too high […]

SCARBOROUGH — By Father’s Day – and just in time for the Fourth of July – the town will be home to the state’s two newest fireworks stores. Phantom Fireworks, based in Youngstown, Ohio, plans to open at the Gateway Shoppes near Cabela’s on Payne Road this weekend. Atlas Fireworks, based in Jaffrey, N.H., will […]

BRUNSWICK — The Town Council will get another look at the proposal for a new police station Monday night after the Police Station Building Committee unanimously recommended the latest plan Tuesday afternoon. The committee agreed on a new budget of $5.6 million, down from the original proposal of $7.2 million, but up from a $5.2 […]