CUMBERLAND — The Town Council will discuss a ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks on Monday, Nov. 28, when councilors hear a report on the issue from the Ordinance Committee. The council on Monday also forwarded growth and impact fee ordinances to the Planning Board. A state law that takes effect Jan. […]

FALMOUTH — Jake Winn says his mother taught him the value of community service. While that may be a quality many mothers hope their sons will exhibit, Winn has taken the commitment to another level. After graduating from Falmouth High School in 2006, Winn went to McGill University in Montreal to study economically underdeveloped countries […]

CUMBERLAND — The veterans monument at Moss Side Cemetery is now two stones larger. The original 4-by-8-foot center stone, erected last year, recognizes “all Cumberland residents who have served our country in times of war and peace.” Last week, two additional India black granite stones were installed beside the original. Both sides of the two […]

FALMOUTH — Jack Kilbride says his shop is probably the only place in the state where he can make guitars, lift weights and trip over laundry all in one day. A lot of teenagers have dreams of becoming rock stars, but Kilbride would be as happy to provide larger-than-life musicians with their instruments. The 17-year-old […]

Brennan has ‘no interest’ in running for governor or Congress PORTLAND — It’s been about a week since Michael Brennan made history by winning the state’s first election using instant-runoff voting to become the city’s first popularly elected mayor since 1923. The polls closed on Nov. 8 with Brennan holding 26 percent of the vote. […]

PORTLAND — The school superintendent is leaning toward the most expensive of three options to replace the School Department’s aging central kitchen on Homestead Avenue, according to a memo released late last week. In the memo, Superintendent of Schools James C. Morse Sr. outlines a difficult decision the School Board will be forced to make […]

PORTLAND — A fuel spill at the Portland International Jetport turned deadly last weekend when two oil-slicked birds died after being cleaned and treated. It was the state’s first oil-related wildlife fatality in a decade. State and federal officials are looking into possible fines. A Jetport official, meanwhile, said the spill occurred when a heating […]

PORTLAND — A new sex education program is coming to city schools, although an initial plan to have classroom teachers teach the program has been scrapped. The School Board is expected to approve a new curriculum Tuesday night that will replace the Family Living program, which used specialists who went from school to school teaching […]

PORTLAND — Two years ago, John and Brendan Ready of Cape Elizabeth inked a three-year lease to operate their lobster business on the Maine State Pier. Without any immediate plans to redevelop the pier, the city agreed to a three-year lease for 10,000 square-feet of the pier at $100,000 a year. At the time, Ready […]

PORTLAND — Boys from Deering High School and Casco Bay High School will not be playing hockey for Portland High School. A judge ruled against A.J. Asbury, Anthony Verville and Jackson Stevens on Monday. The boys sued the Maine Principals Association, claiming MPA discriminated against them by not allowing them to play on the Portland […]