YARMOUTH — Town Council Chairman Steve Woods announced he has submitted petitions to the Maine secretary of state to be an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate. Woods, who has been a councilor since 2010, is running to replace U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. He joins former Gov. Angus King as an independent candidate in […]

PORTLAND — Absentee ballots are available at City Hall for the June 12  primary elections. Ballots are available from the city clerk’s office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The office will extend its hours to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, for voters who are not able to come during normal business hours. […]

PORTLAND — An amendment to the city code governing flea markets that was intended to streamline the licensing process may make it harder for a new flea market to attract vendors. The measure is scheduled for a City Council vote on June 4. Erin Kiley and Nathaniel Baldwin opened the Portland Flea For All at […]

PORTLAND — City high school commencements are next week. The times and locations of the three public high school graduation ceremonies are: • Portland High School: Wednesday, June 6, 10:30 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland City Hall. • Deering High School: Thursday, June 7, 10:30 a.m., Cumberland County Civic Center. • Casco Bay High School: Thursday, June […]

PORTLAND — Occupy Maine has set its sights on a new park, but this time members don’t plan to inhabit it. The loosely woven group has been meeting in Congress Square Plaza for about a month. Its public visibility had been mostly limited to rallies against burgeoning student debt, President Barack Obama’s fundraising visit to […]

PORTLAND — Summer reading programs, those age-old bribes to get students to crack a book during their precious few months of freedom, aren’t just for kids anymore. The Portland Public Library starts its second adult summer reading program on June 1, and like the children’s program, it encourages patrons to dig into some good books […]

PORTLAND — With an approved city budget in hand, the City Council Finance Committee has turned its sights to the Capital Improvement Plan, starting with a public hearing on May 24. City Manager Mark Rees presented his recommendations for spending on city buildings and infrastructure in 2013, as well as a framework for the four […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a South Portland man against the Cumberland County district attorney. Igor Malenko claimed District Attorney Stephanie Anderson violated his civil rights by inserting herself into custody dispute over Malenko’s 5-year-old daughter.  U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal said Anderson had done […]

FREEPORT — As a second round of voting was underway Tuesday on the proposed contract for Regional School Unit 5 teachers. Coastal Education Association President Nancy Drolet said she wanted some kind of clear result from the balloting, which ends Wednesday. “We wanted a yes or no,” Drolet said. “It’s like having a tie game. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Artists and photographers are invited to present their views of Robinson Woods II in a “Forever Yours” contest sponsored by the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust. From June 1-15, the trust will accept imagery depicting scenes of the 63-acre property off Shore Road. Contest rules are on the land trust website. Contest entrants […]