SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council next month will reconsider restrictions on short-term housing rentals, either by repealing the new rules or sending them to a June referendum. Councilors on Tuesday also unanimously amended an ordinance to now require permits for nighttime construction. The council will take action on the short-term rental ordinance at a public hearing April […]
2018
Posted inFacing My Addiction
Recovering from addiction means withdrawing from emotional stress, too
Abstinence from drugs and alcohol does not guarantee emotional sobriety.
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Posted inCops & Courts
Police say landowner’s complaint about tent led to arrest of burglary suspect
Joshua L. Vandine is accused of stealing enough antiques, tools and other items over two years to fill two U-Haul trailers.
Posted inFood, Maine, News
Yarmouth chef can thank the canned pig brains for his win on ‘Chopped’
Christian Hayes beat out three opponents to win $10,000 on the popular Food Network TV show.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
As expected, the Fed raises key interest rates
Although still low, the 1.75 percent rate is the highest since 2008.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth tax rate could rise almost 8%
CAPE ELIZABETH — While the Town Council is considering a municipal budget that would reduce the town portion of the tax rate by 2 cents, the School Committee is reviewing the first draft of a fiscal year 2019 school budget that would hike the school portion of the tax rate by $1.45, or 11.4 percent. The […]
Posted inMaine
This crime story’s a real turkey
A bird gets into a Kennebunk home and the police had a little fun posting pictures from the fowl break-in.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Food, Maine, News
High-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
Thomas and Shannon Bard, who owned Zapoteca in Portland and face a civil judgments in the tens of thousands, could face jail time and fines of $5,000 to $20,000.
Posted inMaine
ACLU asks Greyhound to put a stop to federal immigration checks on its buses
The Maine group says it wants Greyhound to stop cooperating with federal immigration agents beyond what is required.
Posted inMaine, Sports
Watch: Bates College lacrosse scores the top play on ESPN’s SportsCenter
The coach called the remarkable no-look play ‘something they’d worked on.’