SOUTH PORTLAND — As part of National Fire Safety Week, the Fire Department will host an open house Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Central Fire Station, 684 Broadway. This year’s theme is the prevention of kitchen fires, considered the leading cause of house fires by the National Fire Protection Association, the department said in […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Four candidates are competing for two at-large City Council seats in November. They bring a depth and breadth of municipal experience to their campaigns. Current Mayor Tom Blake, former City Councilor Maxine Beecher, Board of Education District 3 representative Rick Matthews and former Planning Board member Carol Thorne are seeking the three-year […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Chairman Rick Carter, seeking his fourth term on the School Board in District 1, is facing something new: an opponent. Carter, 51, of 33 Thompson St., is opposed by Gene Swiger, 64, of 14 Boyd St., a longtime School Department maintenance staffer who retired in 2011. Swiger, whose wife, Catherine, taught in […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court transformed the Cape Elizabeth High School auditorium into a courtroom on Wednesday morning, hearing oral arguments before an audience of students. “Whether or not students are interested in a career in law, it’s great for them to see this,” Principal Jeffrey Shedd said. “They get to watch professionals […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A winter festival is back on the horizon after city councilors Monday accepted a $15,000 donation to build an outdoor skating rink at the Wainwright Fields off Highland Avenue. The money comes from the Soucy family, owners of Port Harbor Marine at Spring Point, and was donated to the Rotary Club of […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission on Monday formally presented the 2013 Draft Greenbelt Plan at a Town Council meeting, while residents argued for and against the implementation of a proposed trail in Shore Acres. Council Chairman James Walsh said there would be a public hearing before the council votes on adopting the updated plan, […]

SCARBOROUGH — Foes of a newly enacted, but not-yet-enforced, leash law began a steady count to 2,379 this week. That’s the number of certified signatures needed to push the repeal from petition to ballot. “I am feeling very confident, the energy is palpable,” Katy Foley said Wednesday as she discussed the signature drive and a […]