The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust will celebrate its newly acquired Davis Parcel off Spurwink Avenue with a grand opening Sunday.

The crosswalk at Tuttle Road and Main Street will be painted in rainbow colors in honor of Pride Month and the town's LGBTQ+ community.

Matthew Sturgis will work alongside longtime Town Manager Bill Shane for a few weeks.

The town says the project will broaden the commercial tax base while some residents say it will hurt other local businesses and they don't like that it would be open around the clock.

The Falmouth Town Council approves a development agreement with Scittery Woods Partners for the project on Marshall Drive.

South Portland Adult Education's ESL programming has ballooned, serving 475 students, up from 25 two years ago.

The neighborhood market is open for the second year on Thursdays in the parking lot of Woodfords Church.

The candidates discuss goals, the school budget, the district's Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion Committee, and the appropriate role of cell phones in school settings.

Mark Franco, Tanner Storey, Denise Thorsson, Geoffrey Michalak, Helene DiBartolomeo, Andrew Magoun and George Turner are running for three seats on the Town Council.

For Daniela Aldrich, dancing and farming have certain similarities: performance and connection.

More than 30 queer artists of color sell their clothing lines, accessories, ceramics and other work at the store.

Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.

The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth's 'One Campus School Project' has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.

A Maine ceramicist who lived in Palestine wants viewers to feel the impact of the thousands of young lives lost: 'We hear numbers all the time, but what do they mean? What do they look like? We get so deadened to that.'

Heather Abbott and David Craig are seeking reelection and Raymond MacLearn hopes to unseat one of them.

Town operating expenses will increase $1.29 million this year, a 6.8% increase largely due to cost of living adjustment increases for staff and other investments in personnel. Residents will vote on the $49.9 million school budget June 11.

The event Saturday afternoon is a fundraiser for Mayo Street Arts in Portland.

Victoria Mansion in Portland is tackling a shortage of tradespeople skilled in working on historic homes with workshops addressing the specifics of preservation.

The Yarmouth Town Council voted to adopt this year’s budget at its May 2 meeting.

Councilors Mark Segrist, Shirley Storey-King and Ronald Copp are stepping down and one at-large seat remains open, with three new candidates looking to be elected.

The town is working on an agreement with the developer for 49 two-bedroom units on a 25-acre site behind the police department.

Funds raised by the 21-plus event Friday will go toward the museum's Community Fund and other admission accessibility programs.

Matt Sturgis, leaving next week for a job in Cumberland, led the town with respect, collaboration and kindness, his colleagues say.

The show, directed by Janie Downey, will run from May 17 to 26 at Royal River Community Players.

The show, featuring the work of 22 students, is sold out but can be viewed from the sidewalk during the First Friday Art Walk.

Karen Montanaro will perform her one-woman show Saturday in Freeport to honor her late husband and the life they had together.

A wreath is laid at the memorial to the USS Eagle, which was torpedoed off the coast 79 years ago.

The Cove Street Arts exhibition features photographers all connected to Maine showcasing the coast.

Charlie Moore and Nick Prato will perform Friday in a concert to benefit Greely High School's music department.

Seven recently renovated kitchens will be featured on the May 11 tour.

A community celebration with a parade, traditional music, dance and food will be held Saturday in Westbrook.

Sunset Farm will be maintained indefinitely as a Forever Farm.

The GapTracks project analyzes the animal population in the unfinished section of the Eastern Trail between the Wainwright Recreation Complex in South Portland and Nonesuch River in Scarborough.

Nearly $2.3 million of the proposed $3.2 million increase is for employee salaries and benefits in the Cumberland-North Yarmouth district.

The Falmouth Land Trust has partnered with several local libraries to encourage patrons to get outdoors and explore nature.

The library is also seeking a person of color to curate the show.

Scott LaFlamme has been filling the position on an interim basis since longtime Town Manager Nat Tupper retired in January.

The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine will receive $790,000 to upgrade its infrastructure as part of its mission to preserve the working waterfront.

Project Home Trust provides the women with a monthly payment.

The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.

Ellen Turner, a caring, longtime special educator who died last fall, would be proud of her granddaughters' fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, they said.

'When they put their own stories on stage, they understand on a different level what it’s like to put your story out there and the responsibility that comes with that,' said Isaac Kestenbaum, director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

A public meeting on the proposed Gorham Connector that would cut through the farm draws hundreds of opponents to the plan.

Matthew Sturgis will replace longtime Cumberland manager Bill Shane, who is retiring in July.