BRUNSWICK — In July 2010, Maine rolled out the red carpet to welcome Kestrel Aircraft to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. “The international appeal and worldwide demand we foresee for the Kestrel airplane will benefit jobs throughout the state, boost Maine’s economic competitiveness and showcase Maine’s world-class innovation economy,” former Gov. John Baldacci told […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Six candidates. Six uncontested elections. It’s a breezy election year, where the winning city councilors and School Board members will likely take office without debates or competition. Incumbents occupy most of the city ballot. The others candidates are not exactly unknown names, either. Barring an unannounced, successful write-in campaign, here’s a look […]

BATH — A basic renovation of the former National Guard Armory – enough to potentially allow the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skatepark to use the building – could cost $308,000, the City Council learned Wednesday. Ron Norton of Construction Management Consulting Services, the firm asked to come up with the cost, said in a letter […]

Market poised to continue throughout winter SOUTH PORTLAND — The city is moving toward allowing the South Portland Farmers Market to continue throughout the winter. But for many involved in the project, thoughts and concerns are already drifting to next summer. Vendors say that business at the market at Thomas Knight Park, which opened for […]

BRUNSWICK — Three months after rejecting a request to tear down four vacant houses at the intersection of Pleasant and Stanwood streets, the Village Review Board changed course Tuesday and approved the demolition. But it instituted a 90-day moratorium on another Pleasant Street demolition, of the former rectory at St. John’s Church. This was the […]

SCARBOROUGH — She was a silent sentinel over Oak Hill for generations, surviving disease, lightning strikes and a road widening that nearly left her without roots. But Elsa, one of the last remaining giant elms in Scarborough, is gone now, removed Saturday by workers from Bartlett Tree Experts, Scarborough Public Works and Northeast Crane Service. […]

TOPSHAM — The town is again authorized to issue passports as an agent of the U.S. Passport Agency. The Planning Office, on the second floor of Town Hall, can issue both passports and passport cards, and it can also take passport photos. The service is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and […]

HARPSWELL — A committee formed to study fire and rescue needs is recommending the town hire Mid Coast Hospital to provide daytime paramedic services. The arrangement could cost the town an estimated $123,000 to $346,000 annually. Volunteers would continue to respond to medical emergencies at night and on weekends. The change in the way Harpswell […]

BRUNSWICK — Town councilors agreed to consider revisions after landlords Monday thrashed a proposal that would require annual Fire Department inspections of all multi-unit apartment buildings. Although the proposed fire inspection ordinance dominated the discussion, the Town Council also approved construction of a radio tower that will allow the owners of FirstWave Media to revive […]

BATH — United Way of Mid Coast Maine is 40 percent of the way to its 2011 campaign goal of $1.9 million. As of last week the organization had raised more than $760,000 since the campaign began last month. The endeavor wraps up Nov. 9. “We are doing this on behalf of about 20,000 people […]