PORTLAND — Oil terminals in South Portland, a ship manufacturer in Brunswick and a semiconductor fabricator in Portland are among Cumberland County’s largest emitters of toxic chemicals, according to new data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA’s Toxic Chemical Inventory monitors the quantity of toxic chemicals released into the environment by 84 […]

PORTLAND — Several events in greater Portland will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, including a March for Justice, a performance of one of King’s sermons and a gospel concert. The holiday, always the third Monday of January, falls this year on Jan. 16. It celebrates the life of the slain civil rights […]

PORTLAND — The first thing Doug Sherwood had to do when the School Department decided to restore and move two 12-by-15 murals from the Nathan Clifford School was determine who owned them. “They were commissioned by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s or 40s,” Sherwood, the department’s facilities director, said. “So we had to […]

FALMOUTH — If there’s one thing to be learned by reading old newspapers, it’s that times may change, but often the news stays the same. The first issue of the Falmouth Forecaster, published Oct. 23, 1986, had a front-page story about installing a town-run swimming pool. The debate has been reopened several times in the […]

FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Rod & Gun Club has reopened after making safety improvements on all of its ranges. The club’s four ranges were shut down last spring after police and town inspectors discovered safety violations, including berms that were not high enough to stop bullets from going onto neighboring properties. “They’ve done an outstanding […]

PORTLAND — The latest changes for the India Street neighborhood include plans for the beleaguered Bay House condominium project to be built as apartments instead of condos, and the renovation of several existing buildings as work and living space for artists. The $30 million two-phase Bay House development was approved in 2006 for the lot […]

PORTLAND — After reviewing five proposals, the School Board is expected to hire an Illinois-based recruiting firm, Proact Search, to find a replacement for retiring Superintendent of Schools James C. Morse Sr., who is retiring in June. Superintendent Search Committee Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said the board received some unsolicited proposals and some recommendations from education […]

Amy Anderson, right, of The Forecaster appeared on WMTW Channel 8 Sunday morning to discuss her story about Project Sticker Shock, a program created to promote safety and prevent underage drinking. Students from Freeport, Falmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland schools are collaborating with their police departments and Casco Bay Create Awareness Now to promote the national […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Stiff competition and a dearth of winter traffic are forcing Bathras Market to close. The Willard Square business will be shuttered Jan. 20, just eight months after reopening at 412 Preble St. after a 20-year hiatus.  Tara Ford, a Davis Street resident, read about the closure on a sandwich board outside the […]

PORTLAND — The city on Friday filed court documents arguing it has a legal right to restrict the time, place and manner of OccupyMaine’s protests. The documents are a response to a lawsuit filed by OccupyMaine on Dec. 19 in Cumberland County Superior Court. In the suit, the protesters claimed their round-the-clock occupation at Lincoln Park […]