Scarborough libraryplayin’ it old school

Teen Tech Week gives libraries a chance to show students what technology was like in the 1990s.

Work getting under way on Route 1 intersection

The improvements at the Haigis Parkway junction will cost $2.35 million, all of it borne by the town.

Oil company struggling to keep up with snow, demand

Yorkie Oil has failed Allison Talon twice this winter. The first time, the Portland resident waited more than a week after her promised delivery date. The next time, her tank was running low. But she wasn’t expecting any glitches because the Scarborough-based company had sent her a confirmation e-mail and charged her credit card, . […]

Sweet talk in SoPo: Red’s is back

The ice cream stand reopens to long lines and smiles 10 months after a fire deprived fans of their fix.

South Portland officials decide not to buy property behind City Hall

South Portland officials won’t pursue the purchase of a commercial property behind City Hall. The city had looked into buying 148 Ocean St. for future expansion of the municipal complex. The property is a 7,100-square-foot commercial building from 1940, on one-third of an acre near the parking area behind City Hall. “It was just something […]

S. Portland won’t buy Ocean St. property

The city looked into whether it should buy 148 Ocean St. for possible future expansion of the municipal complex.

Bridgton voters:Chain stores welcome

Voters overwhelmingly rejected two ballot questions Tuesday that would have banned big-box stores and fast-food or formula restaurants.

Unofficial results show that the proposal to ban fast-food and formula restaurants was defeated 924-472. The proposal to limit retail developments to 30,000 square feet lost by a vote of 957-431.

“We may have lost at the polls, but I feel we won a moral victory because for the first time in 30 years our town is talking about developing a comprehensive plan,” said Scott Finlayson, who led the citizens petition drive that prompted the referendum. “We’ve managed to pull the people’s heads out of the sand.”

Movie studio plan for S. Portland armory appears to be fading to black

City officials have run out of patience as they try to finalize a lease agreement.

Cape makes nine more new homes affordable

Six for moderate-income and three for low-income buyers will join nine that were built since the 1990s.

Hooked on Derbyfest

Thousands of anglers are expected in the Sebago Lake region for Maine’s largest ice fishing derby. This year, fishermen will be eligible to win a $100,000 prize for breaking the state record for togue: 31 pounds, 8 ounces, caught by Hollis Grindle of Ellsworth at Beech Hill Pond in Otis in 1958.