Jeff Day of Ice Designs uses a chisel to to put the finishing touches on an ice sculpture in Post Office Park on Jan. 28 to mark the beginning of the Portland On Ice winter festival, which runs through Saturday.

CUMBERLAND — You might say Myles Nuzzi made a wise choice a few years ago when he decided to focus on his vocal skills. The 17-year-old Greely High School senior is among 30 students from around the U.S. selected to participate in the Grammy Camp-Jazz Session program in Los Angeles next week. As part of […]

FREEPORT — Elbow room in the hallways leading to the cafeteria is in short supply as the lunch bell rings at Freeport High School. Table space is even more scarce – all 520 students take a 35-minute lunch break simultaneously and hallways, classrooms and the library are used for meals when the weather does not […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Imagine swimming from Great Diamond Island to Portland, then bicycling to Boston, where you run the Boston Marathon. That’s pretty much what Ironman Triathlon athletes like Owen Lisa do. The 34-year-old North Yarmouth resident and Greely High School graduate is training for the Ironman World Championship, to be held in October in […]

FREEPORT — The Historical Society will host a chocolate tasting and discussion with food historian Sandra Oliver on Sunday, Feb. 5. The program, called Greeting from the Heart, will be held at Harrington House, 45 Main St., and will start at 2 p.m. Oliver will give a presentation about how chocolate was incorporated into American […]

FREEPORT — The race to replace state Rep. David Webster, D-Freeport, has attracted the vice chairwoman of the Town Council. Sara Gideon, 40, now in her third year on the council, has filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices with the intention of becoming a Clean Elections candidate for the House […]

YARMOUTH — Two schools have been recognized for integrating technology and classroom instruction by becoming Apple Distinguished Schools. Yarmouth High School and Harrison Middle School are two of 56 schools nationwide to earn the distinction, based on implementation of programs including Internet-based office hours for instructors, creation of student art portfolios and podcasts of ecology […]

FALMOUTH — Town councilors Monday unanimously approved a plan to sell most of the Plummer-Motz and Lunt school properties to the OceanView retirement community for $3.25 million. But several hurdles remain before the town and OceanView can close the deal. Councilors could not reach consensus on whether to set aside $2 million from the sale […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Former Portland state Rep. Boyd Marley announced he intends to run for the new District 4 seat on the Cumberland County Commission. Marley chaired the Legislature’s Transportation Committee during his four terms in the House of Representatives. He is a special education teacher in South Portland, and worked on the Portland International […]

PORTLAND — Lyman Moore Middle School has invited parents to give their input on the search for the school’s new principal at a Feb. 1 meeting. School officials hope that parents who attend will take the opportunity to discuss the characteristics they hope to see in the new principal. The meeting begins at 7 p.m., […]