SCARBOROUGH–Eve Cimmet’s outlook on life was so positive that even cancer couldn’t shake it, according to her husband, Joe. Cimmet, 64, of Scarborough, well known for her involvement in community theater, Congregation Bet Ha’am, and a multitude of other civic endeavors, had been fighting ovarian cancer for more than two years, and her health was […]
March 2010
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South Portland budget would cut jobs, not people
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city manager on Monday gave the City Council a budget proposal that eliminates jobs, but doesn’t include layoffs. But the $27.1 million budget is also about $152,000 larger than the one requested by the council, which sought a spending plan that would not increase taxes. The budget was handed over to […]
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Scarborough to hold meeting regarding vernal pools
SCARBOROUGH–Spring is on the way – which means it’s time for Scarborough to again conduct surveys of its vernal pools. Vernal pools are temporary or permanent bodies of water that are the primary breeding habitat for amphibians such as wood frogs and blue-spotted salamanders. The frogs and salamanders in the pools provide food for birds […]
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Pine Point park, access plan heads to Scarborough council
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board gave advisory approval March 15 to the town’s plan for a small park and beach access path at Pine Point Beach. The plan is part of a larger project that included a land swap between the town and the Lighthouse Inn, which was completed in late December 2009. Owners of […]
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Q&A with Patsy Murphy: Lifelong animal lover leads Westbrook shelter
WESTBROOK–After a year without an executive director, the Animal Refuge League welcomed Patsy Murphy into the position this month. Murphy holds a bachelor of science degree in organizational leadership from the University of New England and law degree from Cooley Law School in Michigan. Most recently, Murphy served as the executive director of the Eastern […]
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Q&A with Patsy Murphy: Lifelong animal lover leads Westbrook shelter
WESTBROOK–After a year without an executive director, the Animal Refuge League welcomed Patsy Murphy into the position this month. Murphy holds a bachelor of science degree in organizational leadership from the University of New England and law degree from Cooley Law School in Michigan. Most recently, Murphy served as the executive director of the Eastern […]
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Westbrook middle school dedication ‘worth the wait’
WESTBROOK–The long-awaited dedication of the Westbrook Middle School is finally happening Saturday, three months after it was originally scheduled. Construction delays at the school postponed the dedication planned for December. The ceremony’s chief organizer, Christine Latini, is just hoping that an unforeseen storm won’t push it back again. “We’d have to get a pretty big […]
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Crescent Beach park lease extended
CAPE ELIZABETH–The state will continue to lease the private land that comprises about 40 percent of Crescent Beach State Park for another year, while talks with the land’s owner continue. That news about the picturesque state park in Cape Elizabeth comes just weeks before the April 24 expiration date of a 50-year lease that grants […]
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New Veterans bridge design will honor veterans
SOUTH PORTLAND–It is called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, but the 56-year-old span connecting South Portland and Portland never lived up to its name, according to the team designing a new bridge to replace the old one. “It really had no relation to veterans or a memorial or whatever,” said Mark Johnson, a landscape architect at […]
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USM hockey players face charges
WESTBROOK–Four University of Southern Maine men’s hockey players, including an assistant captain, were charged with furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol Saturday after hosting a drinking party at their apartment in Westbrook. Westbrook police issued summonses to assistant captain Jonathan Rutt, 22, of Scarborough; Stephen Wiedler, 23, of Farmingdale, N.Y.; Brett Kapteina, 25, […]