FALMOUTH — A few years ago Donna Williams didn’t know how long she’d be able to call herself a book seller. “I finally have confidence I’m going to be able to retire as a book seller,” she said last week in her office at The Book Review, the shelves behind her overflowing with books. Williams […]

YARMOUTH — The likely completion date for the Beth Condon Pathway is no earlier than 2014, according to Town Engineer Dan Jellis. But rerouting the path directly under the East Main Street overpass on Route 1 could allow for lower construction costs while also alleviating problems with speeding traffic on southbound Route 1, Jellis said. […]

FALMOUTH — When Falmouth Middle School students return from vacation next week they will no longer rush up to the a la carte line to buy a slice or two of pizza for lunch. Instead they’ll be encouraged to buy a full meal and load their trays with whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. […]

FALMOUTH — St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church has announced it will hold its annual Book, Bake and Soup Sale next month. The sale will be held Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church at 43 Foreside Road. The sale includes a large collection of books at bargain prices. The […]

FREEPORT — A three-way Democratic Party primary is shaping up between candidates hoping to replace state Rep. David Webster, D-Freeport, in House District 106. Patrick Norton and Melanie Sachs filed last week with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. They join Town Council Vice Chairwoman Sara Gideon, who previously announced her candidacy. […]

PORTLAND — The City Council is expected to act on a collective bargaining agreement with the union for high-ranking police officers at its Wednesday, Feb. 22, meeting. The council is also scheduled to vote on a proposed zoning amendment that may encourage new development on West Commercial Street. But it has again put off a […]

BATH — Back in 1775, when George Washington decried the British bombardment of Portland early in the American Revolution, the city was actually part of a much larger Falmouth, and Maine a part of Massachusetts. “An Outrage exceeding in Barbarity & Cruelty every hostile act practiced among civilized Nations,” Washington wrote to John Hancock, 14 […]

PORTLAND — Having failed to get a positive recommendation from the Planning Board on their proposal for a new Congress Street campus, Husson University and Elks Lodge 188 plan to suggest additional restrictions they hope will sway City Council votes. The university and the Elks had proposed an amendment to the R-2 residential zone surrounding […]

PORTLAND — The city is moving to create regulations for outdoor arts and crafts vendors and food trucks. The City Council’s four-person Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee created two separate task forces at its Feb. 16 meeting, asking them to consider the issues surrounding food trucks and street vendors and to develop recommendations […]

PORTLAND — The executive director of a proposed charter school said further delays on the state level could derail plans to open the school in September. John Jaques, executive director of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, said the state Charter School Commission has yet to accept applications from prospective charter schools. He said if […]