“A Pelican” Brown and ugly I am told But my reflection off the Sea waters As I dive and swoop Tells me you are blind — Johnny S. BRUNSWICK — “Johnny S.” wrote this poem from jail. He is one of 450 prisoners from around the country taking free correspondence courses from College Guild, a […]

PORTLAND — The deadline for OccupyMaine to vacate Lincoln Park passed quietly Monday morning, with the exception of one protester who burned an American flag. The park was devoid of any police or city officials when the 8 a.m. deadline passed, and the handful of protesters still in the park waited to see what would […]

The Forecaster’s Mario Moretto, right, spoke Sunday morning with WMTW News 8’s Thema Ponton about his story on entrepreneurial Mainers turning to the Internet to “crowd-fund” their creative and business endeavors. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when Forecaster staffers join News 8 to discuss the week’s top local stories. 

FREEPORT — Firefighters found a smoky scene at an L.L. Bean warehouse today but Freeport Deputy Chief Raymond Smith said the fire in a paper baler was quickly extinguished. The call to the warehouse on LL Street came around 10:25 a.m., and Smith said the building had already been evacuated when firefighters arrived. He estimated […]

SOUTH PORTLAND —  A team of about 50 sixth-graders at Memorial Middle School took first place – and $3,000 – in a statewide contest to reduce waste at their school. The students competed in the “Zero-Waste Challenge,” sponsored by the Chewonki Foundation and Poland Spring Bottling, to research their school’s garbage habits and create a […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Six month after holding its inaugural bazaar, the city’s first weekly farmers market is still struggling for customers. If traffic doesn’t improve, organizers say the market may not survive. “What that threshold is, I don’t know,” said Caitlin Jordan, of Alewive’s Brook Farm in Cape Elizabeth, who manages the market. “We need […]

SCARBOROUGH — A New York senior housing developer is a step closer to building an 81-unit facility at Oak Hill after the town’s Planning Board gave the plan preliminary approval. In the process, the board rebuked several Oak Hill residents who oppose building the facility near the busy intersection of Black Point Road and Route […]

BATH — The City Council voted 6-2 Wednesday to reverse its previous decision and rescind creation of a corporation to run the former National Guard Armory. The nonprofit entity – Bath Armory – would have overseen and operated the Old Brunswick Road facility, which is now owned by the city. The building, following planned improvements, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — When and how to take a break from school generated substantial response from residents and school staff this week. School Superintendent Meredith Nadeau said about 200 families and staff presented opinions on a proposal to change winter and spring school break schedules in the 2012-2013 school year. The deadline for responses to […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Al fresco snacks and meals will again be a part of summer at Fort Williams Park after Town Manager Michael McGovern approved license applications from four vendors on Wednesday. The second year of the program allowing food sales at the park features some tweaks, and could increase town revenue used for park […]