SCARBOROUGH – The gun used by accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a shootout with police was purchased at Cabela’s in Scarborough, according to a Los Angeles Times story published Tuesday. The story quotes federal law enforcement, which ordered a trace of the 9-millimeter Ruger P95 handgun used in the shootout. After a week […]
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Defending the fort
SOUTH PORTLAND – With a goal of connecting kids to their community and their environment, the South Portland-based Riverview Foundation, a martial arts school, created the Kids Who Care program six years ago. On Saturday participants in the program, along with their family and friends, turned out for a clean up event at Fort Preble, […]
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Church reuse ‘a nice fit’
SOUTH PORTLAND – After almost a year of being vacant, the First United Methodist Church on Ridgeland Avenue in South Portland may be seeing new life. This week the city’s Planning Board was scheduled to approve a proposal by Unity Lodge No. 3 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to purchase and use the […]
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Bangor man pleads not guilty in baby’s death
Samuel Moore told police he accidentally dropped the baby, but investigators say her injuries were consistent with shaking.
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Cape plan calls for vibrant town center
CAPE ELIZABETH – The committee that’s been reviewing and updating the Town Center Plan for Cape Elizabeth is now ready to forward its final recommendations to the Town Council. The Town Center Plan Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to give its stamp of approval to a draft plan that will […]
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Cape plan calls for vibrant town center
CAPE ELIZABETH – The committee that’s been reviewing and updating the Town Center Plan for Cape Elizabeth is now ready to forward its final recommendations to the Town Council. The Town Center Plan Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to give its stamp of approval to a draft plan that will […]
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Cape plan calls for vibrant town center
CAPE ELIZABETH – The committee that’s been reviewing and updating the Town Center Plan for Cape Elizabeth is now ready to forward its final recommendations to the Town Council. The Town Center Plan Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to give its stamp of approval to a draft plan that will […]
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County emergency personnel to hold disaster training in Scarborough on Saturday
On Saturday, May 17, the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency will hold a regional sheltering full-scale exercise beginning at 8 a.m. at Scarborough High School. Thirteen local supporting organizations will be participating, including the Southern Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross, Cumberland County Animal Response Team, Boy Scouts of American and the Southern Maine […]
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County emergency personnel to hold disaster training in Scarborough on Saturday
On Saturday, May 17, the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency will hold a regional sheltering full-scale exercise beginning at 8 a.m. at Scarborough High School. Thirteen local supporting organizations will be participating, including the Southern Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross, Cumberland County Animal Response Team, Boy Scouts of American and the Southern Maine […]
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Cancer survivor starts new church
CAPE ELIZABETH – After surviving the diagnosis and treatment for stage 4 throat cancer, the Rev. Richard Kepler said it became his God-given mission to start a new church in Cape Elizabeth. The Church of the 2nd Chance now holds services at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in the cafeteria at Cape Elizabeth High School. Kepler […]