YARMOUTH — Andy Bertocci has spent the better part of one or two Saturdays a month from April through October for the past 20 years helping monitor the quality of water in the Casco Bay. “Andy is amazing,” Casco Baykeeper Joe Payne said. “He works hard at everything he does; he has a talent for […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Construction may hamper night-time traffic on Interstate 295 on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Exit 4 on the northbound interstate will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on April 23 and April 24, which MDOT acknowledged could inconvenience commuters. The closure is necessary because of […]

BRUNSWICK — An investigation could not determine the cause of a Thursday, April 19, fire on Mere Point that destroyed a home worth close to a million dollars. A resident of Freeport called emergency officials to report that flames were visible from across Maquoit Bay at 7:14 that evening. Three firefighters dispatched from the Brunswick […]

In last week’s Page 1 story about Brunswick shooting ranges, a quote attributed to Michael Laskey should have said “In the past I have endured six hours of shooting on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.”

SCARBOROUGH — Amid finger-pointing, gavel-pounding and bickering that led to one councilor angrily leaving Wednesday’s meeting, the Town Council replaced a 7-month-old policy promoting the use of organic pest management methods with one that allows chemical pesticides on town-owned property. The new Integrated Pest Management Policy calls for the town to use the least-harmful product […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Visitors to Willard Beach have another reason to walk, bike or commute to the popular spot after the City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to remove parking from part of Beach Street.  About five parking spots were eliminated in a decision meant to approve emergency and large-vehicle access to lower Beach Street. The […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city violated its employees’ constitutional rights by preventing them from engaging in certain types of political activity, a Maine Superior Court judge ruled.  Justice Thomas Warren, in a summary judgment ruling issued Monday, said the First Amendment rights of municipal employees trump the city’s prohibition on School Board-related political activity. Warren said […]

TOPSHAM — Police Chief Timothy Young will resign next month after nearly a decade on the job. “I have been in the field of Law Enforcement for over thirty-five years and have enjoyed every aspect of my career,” Young said in April 13 resignation letter to the town. “It is now time to explore other […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Police Department just got the keys to a 2005 BMW 645Ci worth up to $34,000, one of many assets seized in an interstate marijuana trafficking bust. The department has had an officer assigned to a southern Maine drug enforcement task force since 2002, when Cumberland County was declared a High Intensity Drug Trafficking […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Five weeks ahead of last year, South Portland resident Frank Marston said he is already meeting customers from around the world at Fort Williams Park. “I met folks from Luxembourg this morning,” Marston said Monday as he sold hot dogs from his cart near Portland Head Light. Marston and his wife, Debbie, […]