SOUTH PORTLAND — Crews are expected to work continuously for two days next week to remove an unused Route 1 overpass in the vicinity of Lincoln Street. Workers will be at the site from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, through 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Transportation. […]

A Page 1 story on Dec. 30, “Scarborough lawmaker’s bill targets gang recruitment,” incorrectly identified Eric Berry, president of the Maine Gang Task Force.

PORTLAND — The standard deadline for filing referendum petitions will not change after a proposal to allow rolling deadlines was narrowly rejected Wednesday by the City Council. The proposal by Councilor David Marshall would have allowed signature gatherers to turn in pages as they are collected, and require the city clerk to verify each batch […]

SCARBOROUGH — Among their goals for the coming year, town councilors hope to pass a “realistic” budget, explore alternative ways to provide essential services and reassess the town’s approach to economic development. A council workshop on Wednesday was devoted to brainstorming goals for 2012 and selecting the top 10 ideas. Town Manager Tom Hall said […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The state is shopping for new accomodations for two Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices, including the one in South Portland. The 10-year leases at the Maine Mall and in Calais have expired, according to the secretary of state’s office. The department is requesting information and pricing from property owners who might […]

Critic: ‘This isn’t going away’ SOUTH PORTLAND — It’s becoming clear that city councilors will not be able to meet publicly without being questioned about what they plan to do about their health insurance benefit. “I’m here to tell you, based on the calls and emails I’ve been getting, this isn’t going away anytime soon,” […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – With final design and project plans in hand, the city on Wednesday invited bids for the high school renovation project. Four pre-qualified general contractors – JCN Construction of Biddeford, Eckman Construction of Bedford, N.H., PC Construction of South Burlington, Vt., and Harvey Construction of Bedford, N.H. – have until Feb. 23 to […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — State Sen. Cynthia Dill may launch a bid for election to the U.S. Senate. If she decides to run, Dill would be the third Democrat vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has been in Maine’s congressional delegation since 1979. Although Snowe has been unbeatable, the number of candidates lined up […]

HARPSWELL — Improvements may be coming to two points of public waterfront access. Selectmen voted Dec. 29 to clean up Graveyard Point, and are weighing a proposal to install a public boat launch at Mitchell Field. That boat launch could cost about $300,000, according to Barney Baker, a civil engineer who authored a study about […]

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a prohibition on the sale and use of consumer fireworks. The ordinance, which received first passage last month, attracted no comments from either councilors or members of the public at the second reading. A state law legalizing the sale and use of consumer fireworks took effect […]