Joshua Reny, who serves as the town manager of Fairfield, has accepted the position of Assistant City Manager for South Portland, and is expected to begin there in late-September. Reny will replace Jon Jennings, the former general manager of the Maine Red Claws basketball team who accepted a position as city manager of Portland earlier […]
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South Portland hires new assistant city manager
Joshua Reny, who serves as the town manager of Fairfield, has accepted the position of Assistant City Manager for South Portland, and is expected to begin there in late-September. Reny will replace Jon Jennings, the former general manager of the Maine Red Claws basketball team who accepted a position as city manager of Portland earlier […]
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Newsweek names Cape Elizabeth High School among nation's best
Newsweek magazine on Wednesday ranked Cape Elizabeth High School the 129th best school in America. For more than a decade, Newsweek has assessed schools across the U.S. based on a broad range of data, to determine which ones best prepare students for college. And this year, Cape Elizabeth High School was named among 500 others […]
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Especially for Seniors: It’s all about caring
Maine’s Legal Services for the Elderly website carries the following brief article. If you have a question of a legal nature, be sure to check the website or call 800-750-5353. “Caring for a loved one every day can be stressful, emotional, and exhausting. Because of this, some community services are available to make sure that […]
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Food, fun, fireworks to mark 19th SummerFest
The town of Scarborough will host its 19th annual event celebrating summer on Friday, Aug. 21. The family-friendly Scarborough SummerFest will be held at the high school sports complex, 4-10 p.m. Come out and enjoy live entertainment, a petting zoo, a raffle and much more, including the annual 5K road race. In addition, local nonprofit […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: Change of Heart
If there’s a Hall of Fame for Bad Excuses, here are six worthy nominees. A half-dozen Republican legislators switched their votes last month, thereby killing a bill to force the release of bonds funding the Land for Maine’s Future program. This put several conservation projects at risk. Informed sources say what tipped the turncoats was […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: Change of Heart
If there’s a Hall of Fame for Bad Excuses, here are six worthy nominees. A half-dozen Republican legislators switched their votes last month, thereby killing a bill to force the release of bonds funding the Land for Maine’s Future program. This put several conservation projects at risk. Informed sources say what tipped the turncoats was […]
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Commission member accused of secret emails rebuffs claims
Cape officials say they are concerned that Terry Ann Scriven failed to follow Maine’s right-to-know law in her position on a town board. A Fort Williams Advisory Commission member accused by the town of not complying with a recent freedom of information request said this week she feels like town officials are “bullying” her. The […]
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TIF request makes Southgate redevelopment ‘viable’
The Scarborough Town Council this week was set to discuss a request from Avesta Housing for a tax increment financing, or TIF, package that would help the nonprofit redevelop the historic Southgate House. Kyle Ambler, the development officer at Avesta, told the Current that a TIF would make the project “viable” in terms of being […]
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Saving a piece of Scarborough’s past
The town could spend land bond funds on restoring the historic Danish Village arch. With the cooperation of the developer who has purchased the former Danish Village site off Route 1 in Scarborough, the town has the chance to save a unique artifact from the late 1920s. This week the Town Council, which met Wednesday, […]