BATH — Concerns were aired over proposed fire-rescue cuts at the City Council’s budget hearing on Wednesday. The council will vote on next year’s $14.8 municipal budget on Wednesday, June 6. The spending plan is an increase of about $674,000 over the current year. Included in the budget is $9.3 million in the general fund, […]

SCARBOGOUGH — For two recent Cape Elizabeth High School grads, hawking T-shirts or waiting tables just wasn’t going to cut it for summer employment. Ben Berman and Jack Barber, both 19, had bigger ideas. They wanted to be their own bosses, to flex their entrepreneurial muscles. Enter Mainely Burgers, the brainchild of the two college […]

The Falmouth Town Council on May 14 did not approve an ordinance governing temporary roadside signs for businesses. Last week’s story should have said the council heard public comment and will vote at its May 30 meeting.

BRUNSWICK — A bill that would provide an additional $20 million to the technology business development program of the Brunswick-based Maine Technology Institute got a boost on May 16, when state lawmakers approved the measure for inclusion on a November ballot. “It’s better than a good idea. It’s absolutely critical to the future of Maine,” […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Farmers and shoppers will have one more place to come together in the city after the Planning Board cleared the way for the Maine Mall to open a weekly farmers market this summer. At its Wednesday meeting, the Boarded voted 6-0 to allow the Maine Mall to host a farmers market in […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — As he prepares for the future of Thomas Memorial Library, library director Jay Scherma earned high honors for his past contributions. Scherma was named Maine’s Outstanding Librarian by the Maine Library Association at its annual conference in Orono on May 20. Scherma’s work developing the state inter-library lending program and his advocacy […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — By early next month, Jacqueline Bradley expects to have her Mojo working closer to home. Bradley, owner of Mojo Health Bar, said she plans to reopen the business at 299 Ocean House Road by June 2. “I wanted to be in the town I live in and where my community is located,” […]

BATH — Foul play is not suspected in the Wednesday morning death of a 6-week-old girl, a Maine State Police spokesman said Thursday. “It is a tragedy within a young family,” Steve McCausland said. McCausland said investigators believe the child died when she was unable to breathe after she rolled onto her stomach while sleeping […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Memorial Day will be observed in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland on Monday, May 28, with parades and ceremonies. In Cape Elizabeth, the parade begins at 9 a.m. at Fowler and Ocean House roads. This year’s grand marshal is Cape Elizabeth resident Henry Adams, a World War II Army veteran. The […]

BRUNSWICK — A national train safety advocate says the town should consider erecting a barrier around its new train platform to ensure passenger safety. “It’s sheer madness to set up a situation where humans are allowed to get close to a train track where they could be hit and possibly killed,” Bob Comer, an Ohio-based […]