YARMOUTH — Six residents who sued the town and developers to block the planned McKearney Village subdivision off Hillside Road have withdrawn their complaint. Plaintiffs Bruce and Suzanne Jones, Mary Dowd, Carroll Dunn, and Greg and Kara Salvadore on Aug. 25 appealed the Planning Board’s approval of the project in Cumberland County Superior Court in […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Voters will elect someone to complete the rest of Selectman Mark Dyer’s term at a Nov. 19 special Town Meeting. Dyer has served on the board since Chebeague Island became a town in 2007, and was chairman during part of that time. He was re-elected last and his term expires in 2013. […]

PORTLAND — In the wake of an Oct. 15 accident that caused $38,000 worth of damage to the city’s fire boat, Fire Chief Fred LaMontagne on Tuesday night outlined changes to the policy governing use of the boat. But if there is widespread public outrage about the damage to the $3.2 million boat, it was […]

FALMOUTH — In 2006, when the town changed its zoning ordinance to protect homeowners’ views of the ocean – even if that view was across someone else’s property – it’s likely no one realized the change would eventually pit neighbors against neighbors over who gets to see the shore through a living-room window. Thirty-six applications […]

WATERVILLE — Around 3:50 in the afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 12, a state-owned pickup truck pulled into the parking lot at the Colby College rugby field. A man in a blue windbreaker got out of the truck, took a cardboard box of equipment from the cab and headed to the field, where members of the […]

PORTLAND — Portland Trails has secured three easements to preserve access on three trails in Portland and Falmouth. The group said in a press release that two of the easements will extend trails that are part of the Sebago to the Sea Trail: An easement from the ’27 Gray Road Association joins the Presumpscot River […]

PORTLAND — The mayoral election has highlighted the need for more affordable housing and social services on the peninsula. But now a project at 66-68 High St. that would provide both is in doubt, unless the developer can cut $1 million in costs. Community Housing of Maine is working on a project called Elm Terrace, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Some people of means spend their lives protecting their assets, seldom considering the common good. Not Mary Lou Sprague. Some people, as they age, get timid about engaging in physically strenuous activities. Not Mary Lou Sprague. Some people view old buildings as just old buildings, not structures that provide insights into our […]

FREEPORT — With the economy making it harder for people to buy homes, Habitat for Humanity has expanded its model to include first-time home buyers in addition to the traditional, lower-income families willing to work for affordable housing. Under the new guidelines, two of the three Habitat homes being built on South Street are designated […]

YARMOUTH — At 14, Alison Evans took her first pottery class. She realized she had a talent, and decided to pursue the art form as a career. Twenty years later she is running her own small business, has a family and store front on Main Street. “I knew then that I wanted to be potter,” […]