The 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine is inexplicably less fuel efficient than its 1.6-liter predecessor despite automatic start-stop technology.
2016
Take the bus to the Common Ground Fair
Maine Adult Education has organized a lower-carbon way for people to get to the fair and avoid the infamous traffic jam.
East End fumes over persistent odors from Portland sewage plant
Complaints pour in as the city’s main treatment facility operates at reduced capacity during an upgrade. Residents may be holding their noses, but they’re not holding back.
Maine police chiefs group opposes marijuana legalization question on November ballot
The association has concerns about impaired drivers and children being exposed to pot edibles if voters make pot legal.
Five police departments receive nearly $572,000 in state funds to treat opiate abuse
Portland, Westbrook, Biddeford, Saco and Sanford will use the money set aside by an emergency act of the Legislature to hire case managers to shepherd addicts toward treatment or pay for the treatment.
Love Locks to be replaced by ‘wave fence’ on Portland waterfront
The padlocks left as expressions of love have buckled the chain-link fence, so the city turned to a local craftsman to design an artful alternative.
Voices of the Kennebec to begin Sept. 13
Gardiner Public Library to host six-part series.
Susan Childs Boat Launch, new single track mountain bike trails to open
Quarry Road activities also planned in conjunction with Sept. 18 event.
Blue Star Highway Marker dedication set
Several local organizations to participate in Bloomfield Garden Club Sept. 14 event.