SOUTH PORTLAND — A South Portland business owner and a former chairwoman of the Cape Elizabeth School Board have entered the race to replace Maine Sen. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth. Gary Crosby and Rebecca Millett have filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices as Republican and Democratic candidates, respectively. Millett has […]

BRUNSWICK — A School Board budget forum scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed due to the prospect of inclement weather. The meeting, which was to include an overview of the fiscal 2013 school budget, is now planned for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Brunswick Station.

BATH — The Bath Regional Career and Technical Center’s evolving programming shows that times are changing. While the school maintains some traditional vocational programs, such as welding, automotive, electrical and carpentry, it has shifted increasingly toward technical education. “If you’d been in an automotive classroom 20 years ago and then went into the automotive area […]

BATH — Admission to Morse High School’s offering in this year’s regional Maine Drama Festival one-act play competition gets you a trip to “Foreverland” – a roller-coaster ride through the trials and tribulations of sometimes stigmatized love. Morse senior Cassia Tirrell wrote the production, a take on J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan tales and their […]

BRUNSWICK — A divided Town Council on Monday declined to intervene on behalf of residents opposed to construction of a proposed Amtrak Downeaster layover facility in their neighborhood. The 5-4 decision followed an approximately 90-minute discussion that saw several residents express concern about the impact of noise and vibration on nearby homes from such the […]

State Sen. Philip L. Bartlett, D-Gorham, speaks to the Democratic caucus on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26, at Brunswick Junior High School. More than 4,500 people attended caucuses in more than 400 Maine municipalities, surpassing the 2010 caucus turnout by almost 2,000, the Maine Democratic Party said. The participants selected delegates to the state Democratic convention, […]

HARPSWELL — From hiring a paramedic to regulating fireworks, this year’s annual Town Meeting is expected to result in big policy changes, but not a big tax increase. Although the budget is up 7.4 percent over last year, taxes will likely not increase, according to Deputy Town Administrator Terri Sawyer. The most expensive item on […]

BRUNSWICK — A man indicted on three counts of drug trafficking faces a March 8 arraignment in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland. James K. Brawn, 25, of Farley Road, was indicted last month by a Cumberland County grand jury on a single Class A charge of aggravated drug trafficking and two Class B charges […]

TOPSHAM — Maine Fiberarts will host a reception and gallery talk from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 4, for its current show, “The Art of the Needle.” The snow date for the 13 Main St. exhibition, a display of needlepoint tapestries by West Newfield artist Jill Vendituoli, is March 18. Vendituoli will discuss her work from […]

FREEPORT — Plans for a complex of indoor and outdoor soccer fields got a red card Tuesday when town councilors rejected a zoning change needed to advance the project. By a 5-2 vote, with Councilors Charlotte Bishop and Rich DeGrandpre opposed, the request by the Seacoast United Maine club to rezone 15 acres of town-owned […]