Planners also review plan for Pine Point condos SCARBOROUGH — Planners and residents took a fact-finding field trip Monday to a section of Scarborough Beach that its owners hope to turn into a new 64-acre public park at Black Point. But the trip, organized by the Planning Board and the land owner, Sprague Corp., did […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — While no site plan has been formally submitted to the Planning Department for changes to Rudy’s of the Cape, there have been two Planning Board workshops in as many months to discuss potential changes to the property and building at 517 Ocean House Road. Rudy’s restaurant and convenience store, previously owned by […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Lisa Kostopoulos and her family have been feeding friends and neighbors for more than two decades, and on Oct. 13 will celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Good Table restaurant. Kostopoulos grew up in the business and remembers watching her parents run restaurants when she was a child. She said her father […]

SCARBOROUGH — Wentworth Intermediate School has problems. There’s the sprawling nature of the school, with it’s long corridors stemming from a central hub by the main office. The building includes what was supposed to be a temporary addition of portable classrooms; they have no running water or restrooms. It’s estimated that some students spend up […]

Optional developer fee could fund parking structure, alternative transportation BRUNSWICK — A grant that would have helped to fund a parking garage at Maine Street Station has been rejected by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. But a proposed town parking ordinance would create a fund that could help pay for such a […]

BATH — The City Council on Wednesday gave unanimous first approval to borrowing up to $450,000 to demolish the former YMCA on Summer Street. The bond ordinance is expected to receive final approval next month. The council also scheduled a workshop for Nov. 9 to discuss a ban on fireworks in the city. A state […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Depending on the outcome of renewed Town Council discussions, commercial buses and trolleys may have to pay entrance fees at Fort Williams Park in 2012. In a workshop on Monday, Oct. 3, councilors reviewed the recommendations of the Fort Williams Advisory Commission to charge $40 for each commercial bus and $1,500 for […]

Last week’s story, “Freeport CATV program explores lives of WWII veterans,” should have said Arthur Cooper was a bombardier aboard a B-17.

SOUTH PORTLAND — Today, Bug Light Park is home to a grassy field leading up to the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse. But during World War II, a colossal shipyard buzzed with thousands of workers who built 236 Liberty Ships between 1941 and 1945. In 2001, the Liberty Ship Memorial – a 35-foot tall replica of one […]

BRUNSWICK — The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a nearly $5 million grant to Coastal Counties Workforce to train 300 unemployed high-tech workers. The grant is intended to help businesses at Brunswick Landing hire local workers instead of relying on foreign workers using visas, according to a press release. The grant will be used […]