YARMOUTH — Seventh-grade mathematics and science teacher Morgan Cuthbert was named a 2011 Milken Educator and received $25,000 in a surprise ceremony on Monday. Cuthbert, 35, has been teaching at Harrison Middle School since 2008. Previously, he taught in South Portland, Cumberland and at the Great American School in England.  Commissioner Steven Bowen of the […]

A group of loggers from Japan and China visited Brunswick on Monday to learn about sustainable forestry in Maine. They visited a woodlot with forester Tom Cushman, president of the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands, and asked him questions about the Northeast Master Logger Certification program, which they hope to replicate in their home country.

The tradition of cutting the ribbon to start the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Brunswick goes to the top fundraiser. The honor last weekend went to Kathleen Strickland, pictured here with Kathy Cost and Joan Kincaid.

High school students Ali Schwartz, Ehan Benevides and Gabriella Salce remove tree limbs and other debris from a path at Clarks Pond on Oct. 15 during the South Portland Land Trust’s annual fall trail clean-up.

SOUTH PORTLAND — Veterans Memorial Bridge is scheduled to be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, through Friday, Oct. 28, according the the Maine Department of Transportation. Construction crews will be installing underground communication cables around the new bridge being built next to the existing span between Portland and South Portland. There […]

SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilors on Monday gave initial approval to impact fees for development at the Haigis Parkway/Route 1 intersection and a reduced impact fee for development near Dunstan Corner. Impact fees are charged to developers to fund improvements to roads and infrastructure. The Haigis/U.S. Route 1 impact fee would charge developers $990 per vehicle […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Despite a new state law legalizing consumer fireworks, sale and use of the products will remain illegal in South Portland. The City Council OK’d the ban on Monday, saying the city’s population density makes safe usage of the products nearly impossible. Councilor Tom Coward, who voted for the ban, said he hopes […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Customers who have gone without fried clams, seafood chowder, or a lobster omelet from Rudy’s on the Cape will not have to wait much longer to satisfy their desires. The restaurant is expected to reopen early next week, with most of the same staff and a new owner. Rudy’s, at 517 Ocean […]

SCARBOROUGH — Supporters of a plan to build a $39 million Wentworth Intermediate School took the heat Monday night as residents not sold on the project grilled them at Scarborough High School. More than 100 people attended the forum where town officials and members of the Wentworth Building Committee, which drafted the plan for the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The five uncontested candidates for the Nov. 8 municipal election shared their opinions Wednesday night in a forum organized by Cape Elizabeth High School students. The Nov. 8 municipal elections are uncontested, barring any write-in candidacies. The candidates answered questions posed by the members of the Advanced Placement government class, the audience […]