FALMOUTH — Walk into Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 1 on a weekday morning and you might see a group of older gentlemen sitting around, drinking coffee and solving the world’s problems. The oldest man in the group, the one wearing a Seabees hat, is 97-year-old Sam Hackenberger, a true American patriot. “I went in there […]

FALMOUTH — The northbound Exit 52 on-ramp to the Maine Turnpike/Interstate 95 from the Falmouth spur will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for paving, part of the Presumpscot River bridge project. The southbound ramp will remain open, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Message […]

PORTLAND — The Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to be closed overnight on Wednesday, Nov. 16, the Maine Department of Transportation said in a press release Friday. The closure from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday will allow crews to finishing installing a communication conduit over the travel lanes. Detour signs and message boards […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — After talking to residents, gathering feedback and adjusting the Thomas Memorial Library design plans, town councilors on Monday said they like the revised concept. The new design was presented at a Town Council workshop. While councilors are not close to a final vote, they indicated their initial support for the new design. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Repairs for the air system at the municipal pool and new camera equipment for the town’s public-access cable TV station were approved by the City Council on Monday. Councilors also approved new, three-year contracts for Police Department officers. Town Manager Jim Gailey said there have been operational and mechanical problems that need […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday enthusiastically approved a proposal by the owners of the Lighthouse Inn at Pine Point plan to turn their hotel into condominiums. “I think you guys have done a great job,” Mark Maroon, chairman of the ZBA, told brothers Nicholas and Peter Truman, who own the inn. […]

SCARBOROUGH — Police here are urging residents to take extra care in making sure their homes are locked. From Oct. 1 through Nov. 7, nine homes and two commercial buildings in the town were burglarized, according to police reports. “That’s quite a few for one month,” said Sgt. Rick Rouse on Monday. Rouse said charges […]

Forum will shape Comprehensive Plan revisions SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents will have a chance to influence the next 10 years of land use and zoning rules at a planning forum later this month. They are invited to meet at the South Portland Community Center at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. After a brief presentation, they’ll […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board approved a trip for about a dozen high school Spanish students to Costa Rica in February. The students will travel with Spanish teacher Mark Pendarvis, will be gone for about two weeks during February vacation, and will miss six days of school. At a Tuesday, Nov. 8 meeting, Pendarvis […]

PORTLAND — More than 24 hours after the polls closed, former state Sen. Michael Brennan was proclaimed the unofficial winner Wednesday of the city’s first mayoral election in 88 years. Brennan received 55 percent of the vote in the “instant” runoff, while former state Sen. Ethan Strimling was second with 45 percent. Brennan, who had […]