PORTLAND — Three years ago, Dan Fuentes tried selling coffee at the Lobby Café on Congress Street out of paper cups, thinking it would increase his business with environmentally minded customers.

PORTLAND — Brooke Hidell, of Casco, has lived near the Crooked River for much of his life. He has fished and taught others to fish there. He understands the river’s role as a feeder into Sebago Lake, the main source of drinking water for residents of Greater Portland.

OAKLAND — More employees are likely to lose their jobs in Oakland-based Regional School Unit 18 as officials develop alternatives to the proposed budget rejected at the polls last week.

FARMINGDALE — Two longtime community volunteers are vying for one Farmingdale Board of Selectmen seat that’s on the election ballot Friday.

AUGUSTA — There are now no official candidates running for a state legislative district representing much of Maine’s capital city, as the winners of both the Republican and Democrat primaries have withdrawn from the race.

MONMOUTH — A little more than six months after firing up, textile-maker Tex Tech’s new biomass boiler is more than delivering on its promise to save energy, company officials say.

GARDINER — Residents will get another chance to discuss a new fireworks ordinance draft at tonight’s council meeting.