SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the Dunstan Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy proposed by the Scarborough Economic Development Corp. and the Planning and Code Enforcement Department. According to the strategy’s introduction, written by SEDCO Executive Director Karen Martin, “the plan pulls ideas, concepts and strategies from the Comprehensive Plan, the Sustain Southern Maine Pilot […]

SCARBOROUGH — While most town councilors expressed support for construction of a hockey rink Wednesday night, several were hesitant about putting the project next to the high school. “I’m not wild about the location for a number of reasons,” Councilor Jean Marie Caterina told the Friends of Scarborough Hockey, who proposed the $5.5 million rink […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A dozen teenage girls from South Portland High School are taking part in a unique program that bridges cultural divides and brings local and immigrant students together to focus on healthy eating. The group in South Portland is the first teen program in the U.S. for nonprofit Slim Peace, which began in […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Conserving both money and energy is the goal of a new company called Hot-Tubes. Founded by South Portland resident Bill Zelman and Cumberland resident Adam Lee, the company is developing what it calls “an inexpensive hanging tubular fan system that can be placed anywhere, bringing hot ceiling air down to the floor, lowering heating […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Democratic Rep. Kimberly Monaghan-Derrig, who is seeking a third term in House District 30, is being challenged by Republican Pauline Wilcox. This is Wilcox’s first campaign for elected office, although she has worked on other political campaigns. Election Day is Nov. 4. Kimberly Monaghan-Derrig Monaghan-Derrig has lived in Cape Elizabeth most of her […]