The Oxford Hills Technical School team, left to right, Micaela Smith, Alex Mason, Miranda Levesque, and Arielle Williams, prepare their three-course meal during the ProStart Culinary Competition at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland on March 3. Four area high schools competed in the competition.

SOUTH PORTLAND — Children from southern Maine will perform in a variety show fundraiser to raise money for the cancer research. “Perform For A Cure” will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the South Portland High School Auditorium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Proceeds benefit The […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — An employee of Cumberland Farms on Cottage Road arrived at work early on March 3 to find the front door shattered and a small amount of cash and cigarettes stolen from the store. The employee called the police, who followed bicycle tracks from the scene to the area of Broadway and Harriet […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — After failing to come to a consensus, city councilors tabled a proposal to allow the city’s farmers market to build a large sign at the head of Waterman Drive directing traffic to its vendors. In a workshop Monday, some councilors said allowing what is essentially a for-profit enterprise to build a sign […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A brave new digital world was unveiled at Cape Elizabeth High School Tuesday as students received the first distribution of iPads. By 8:15 a.m., the junior class had received the new devices, covered by a cloth binder monogrammed in the school crimson color. As technology integrator Olga LaPlante began leading the setup […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council on Wednesday voted to allow consumer fireworks around the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve. A package of ordinance changes pushed by the Ordinance Committee allows the use of products like bottle rockets, morning glories and roman candles on July 3-5, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  Using fireworks […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city will sign a 98-year lease with the independent firefighting company in the Willard neighborhood, substantially increasing its stake in the future of the company.  City Councilors approved the lease agreement 5-1 at its meeting Monday. Mayor Patti Smith opposed the deal because of its long term. The agreement formalizes what […]

BATH — The City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to transfer a $9.6 million retirement fund surplus to the city, which in turn will have a Portland investment firm manage that money. The surplus with the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, which has grown from $8.8 million about a year ago, is the result of excess […]

CAPE ELIZABETH —  After weighing her options last week, Maine Sen. Cynthia Dill says she’ll continue to run for U.S. Senate. “I got into this race to make a difference in the U.S. Senate. I am thrilled to be back on the path,” said Dill as she reaffirmed her intention to replace U.S. Sen. Olympia […]

BATH — The Bath Historical Society will present its annual “Talk and Tour” program this Saturday, March 10. The program will take place at the Hyde Mansion, 616 High St. Pine Tree Society Executive Director Anne Marsh will give an illustrated talk about the society’s history. She will focus on the years after 1947, when […]