PORTLAND — Attorney William Kayatta Jr. was nominated Monday by President Obama to a seat on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Kayatta, 58, lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife Anne Swift-Kayatta, a former town councilor and Town Council chairwoman. U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree forwarded the names of Kayatta and […]

FALMOUTH — Born out of frustration with local and national government progress toward growing the economy and reducing oil consumption, Upright Framework’s Raise ME Up campaign is helping the Foreside Community Church solve an ice dam problem. Upright Frameworks, a Wilton-based builder of energy-efficient structures, specializes in problems with a building “envelopes.” The company uses […]

PORTLAND — A study of one of the city’s most traveled streets says upgrades are needed to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. Anyone who has tried to drive, bike or walk cross Forest Avenue at rush hour knows how difficult it can be. In April 2011, the City Council created the Transforming Forest Avenue Public […]

Ella Hannaford, 9, left, enjoys sledding down the hill at Payson Park with Mimi Noel and her son Ben, 3, during the WinterKids annual Welcome to Winter Festival at Payson Park in Portland on Saturday, Jan. 21.

PORTLAND — Customers at the city’s farmers markets may soon be able to buy unpasteurized local milk, hard cider, beer and wine to go with their fresh vegetables, meats and baked goods. City Councilors John Anton and Cheryl Leeman are sponsoring an amendment to the city’s rules that would allow licensed market vendors to add […]

PORTLAND — Mike Langworthy and Gil Helmick wanted to know what would happen when a group of artists and musicians moved into a mill town reeling from the demise of its manufacturing industry. In fact, they thought interactions between artists and former mill workers might even be funny. “It’s a dynamic tension,” Langworthy said. “It’s […]

HARPSWELL — It might be a heart attack or a stroke or a fall down the stairs. It might be a car crash or a house fire. Or even the birth of a baby. It changes from call to call throughout the year, but a response is assured. When someone in Harpswell Neck calls 911, […]

BRUNSWICK — On a bright, cold Friday afternoon, a small group of parents and children are bowling at Spare Time. The kids are all ages – the youngest barely strong enough to lift a ball, while another winds up and lets one fly down the alley. Although it’s not a snow day, these children are […]

AUGUSTA — A Portland-area auto dealership will pay a $5,000 civil penalty in a settlement with the state over claims of “unfair and deceptive” warranty practices. The settlement approved Jan. 5 in Kennebec County Superior Court also prohibits Berlin City Auto Group from telling customers that the dealership is not responsible for serious defects in new […]