PORTLAND — The framework for a plan that will determine the direction city schools will move in the next 10 years is on its way to the School Board. Board members are scheduled to review a committee’s outline for the district’s comprehensive plan, which highlights the goals and how the district plans to work to […]

PORTLAND — For many students, taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test is a nerve-wracking experience because of its impact on their college careers and, ultimately, their lives. And, while some can afford prep books and classes, those whose families struggle to make ends meet may not be able to spend that extra money. It leaves them […]

PORTLAND — Richard Connor will resign as the chief executive officer of MaineToday Media at the end of the year. MaineToday Media owns The Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the weekly Coastal Journal newspapers, and MaineToday Digital. MTM Chairman Peter Brodsky said in a press release the board […]

CUMBERLAND — With technology providing a ever-growing array of activities to keep young people indoors, members of the Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust hope the film they will screen Wednesday, Nov. 2, will remind viewers of the many offerings of the outdoors. The land trust will screen “Play Again,” an award-winning documentary that focuses on […]

BRUNSWICK — Although Maine officials say they are working to find additional funding for Kestrel Aircraft, the company’s chief executive said there’s nothing new to report in the week since he revealed some or all of the company’s planned Brunswick’s operations could end up in New Hampshire. Kestrel CEO Alan Klapmeier said he is still […]

BRUNSWICK — The Graham Road landfill now has a license from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to do what it’s been doing illegally for the past year and a half: discharging waste water into the Androscoggin River. Now town and DEP staff are working with a consultant to fix the landfill’s other environmental problem: […]

HARPSWELL — The town has only owned West Harpswell School for six weeks, but several community groups have already asked to use the vacant building for things like benefit dinners, a library and a place for home-schooled children to gather. The surprising demand caught the Board of Selectmen and town officials off guard, forcing them […]

PORTLAND — The first campaign finance reports for the city’s mayoral election have been turned in by a pro-business political action committee that has already spent thousands of dollars on a candidate. And the PAC’s president says they’re not finished yet. The report, filed Oct. 24, comes from the Portland Committee on Economic Development, which […]

BRUNSWICK — Route 1 near the Brunswick-Freeport line will be restricted to single-lane daytime traffic today, Thursday Oct. 27, as Maine Department of Transportation work crews continue to repair a failed pipe under the roadway. Beginning at 8 p.m. the road will be closed except for local traffic on either side of the project. On […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Former Gov. Angus King will be the featured speaker at next week’s Cape Elizabeth Land Trust annual meeting. The 26th annual event will take place Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6-8 p.m. at the Purpoodock Country Club, 300 Spurwink Ave. King will discuss his book “Governor’s Travels: How I Left Politics, Learned to […]