Cumberland scheduled to fix zoning glitch

Planners intend to remove ‘retail’ and ‘associated retail’ from the list of permitted uses along Route 1.

Downeaster plan prompts Brunswick meeting

The public forum will address noise concerns and other issues raised by neighbors of a proposed 40,000-square-foot train facility.

Freeport Village redux

A new food market signals an effort to give residents more services and to offer visitors more than retail.

Nestled on a newly built stretch of School Street, the new Bow Street Market is just around the corner from the original store that served mostly locals for 65 years.

The barn-style 15,000-square-foot market is three times larger than the original and is situated a lot closer to the village center.

Several new businesses open in Freeport

Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen and other ventures help cut the commercial vacancy rate to 12.6 percent.

Portland school official to meet with Obama

Jenna Vendil will meet with the president tomorrow during a special White House reception for young elected officials from across the nation.

Falmouth voters defeat proposal to reuse schools

The ‘town campus’ plan fails by 1,938 to 1,777, but the school budget passes and five officials are elected.

Maine voters scorn big-ticket capital projects

Falmouth, Gorham and Regional School Unit 5 voters show concern for their pocketbooks in tight economic times.

RSU 5 rejects stadium at Freeport High

Voters in Freeport, Durham and Pownal rejected a proposal today to borrow $3 million to build a stadium complex at Freeport High School, which serves students of Regional School Unit 5.

Yarmouth approves school budget, elects officials

Town voters overwhelmingly approved a $19.3 million school budget for 2011-12 today and elected representatives to the Town Council and School Committee.

Gorham voters reject turf field, school improvements

The vote was 1,272 to 309 against the proposal, according to the town’s website.