Midcoast losing Route 1 planning funds

The state withdraws support for an effort started after a road-widening confrontation.

Red’s ‘back’ as promised

The popular soft-serve ice cream stand, destroyed by fire last May, will reopen today.

Maine exports set record in 2010

Some of the state’s strongest export gains occurred in the semiconductor, wood pulp and paper industries

Committee favors allowing hostels in Portland

Amendments to the Land Use Code would add the cheaper option for visitors to the area.

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.”

Feature Obituary: Terence Dickerson, 44, devoted to family, town of Wells

WELLS — He grew up in Wells, graduated from Wells High School and spent his entire adult life working in his family’s business in Wells, while plowing driveways on the side. Terence Daniel Dickerson died Saturday at York Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was 44. “He was all about family,” said his sister Tracy […]

Mix makes slushy mess

Nearly an inch of slush. That’s what Monday’s storm, a rapidly changing, wintry mix, dropped on much of southern Maine. The result was a mess of melted snow, rain and sleet that made for some sloppy driving, said Margaret Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Feature Obituary: Martha B. Flint, 77, academy ‘cornerstone,’ friend to many

The end of Martha B. Flint’s life was almost like a movie, as hundreds of friends and relatives came to her Bridgton home to say their goodbyes. Mrs. Flint died Thursday at home after a battle with breast cancer, a disease for which she refused treatment. She was 77. “She did not want to receive […]

Winter redux?

Today’s storm is expected to bring snow, rain and more snow to the Portland area. How much snow is still up in the air.

Cutler joins ‘fix politics’ dialogue

The former Maine candidate will co-host a town hall event aimed at ending partisanship.