SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland planners unveil designs prepared to accommodate up to 350 jobs and 240 housing units by 2035. SOUTH PORTLAND – When the Casco Bay Bridge was stuck in the upright position for a couple of hours last Tuesday, Brian Eng, a resident of Portland’s West End, heard from friends concerned about […]
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Mini-golf plan rejected in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has killed an attempt to bring a miniature golf course to town on Route 77, at the site of the former Jordan’s Lawn and Garden Center, now known as the Cape Co-Op, where six other businesses have opened in the past two weeks. The property is in […]
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Evictions served at Route 1 motel complex
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland Fire Department on Monday ordered the immediate eviction of all tenants of a building on the Super 8 motel complex on Route 1 because it lacks both an occupancy permit and a working fire alarm system. The move comes just weeks after the City Council refused an offer by […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 5/16
Incidents May 2 Vandalism The vehicle of a Scarborough resident was reportedly “keyed” while parked at Cape Elizabeth High School. Arrests May 3 Sean M. Lupsewicz, 24, of Yarmouth, at 4:48 p.m. on Bowery Beach Road, on charges of violating conditions of release, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. May 4 Lisa A. […]
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Scarborough police log – 5/16
Arrests May 8 James D. Wright, 22, of Scarborough, at 12:56 a.m. on Route 1, on charges of violating conditions of release and refusing to submit to arrest via use of physical force. Frederick H. Wynn, 23, of Saco, at 12:50 p.m. on Bridges Road, on a warrant and a charge of driving when license […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of May 16, 2008
Issue of May 16, 2008 Visitors to Cabela’s Thursday will be among the first to view the new store’s prized centerpiece – a 25-foot-tall mountain ornamented with stuffed mounts of the 27 big-game species found in North America, and a stream emptying into a trout pond that holds 1,000 gallons of water, three species of […]
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Rangeley Lake search comes up empty Tuesday, as lost snowmobiler’s father waits
The Maine Warden Service on Tuesday could not locate the bodies of John Spencer Jr., 41, of Litchfield, and Ken Henderson, 40, of China, both lost in December after going though the ice on Rangeley Lake.
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Gas prices just getting curiouser and curiouser
Is it just me, or is there something a little suspicious about gasoline prices in some locations in southern Maine. Many people in the area have raised concerns about a worrisome trend in these prices, and with good reason. In particular, there appears to be something curious, dare I say even troublesome, about gas prices […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Change for the better
The trouble with tax reform is that almost everybody not named Warren Buffett believes it should result in their personal tax bill going down. Buffett, the billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is one of the few human beings who seems to grasp the concept that any rational plan for tax reform is going to result […]
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Not so tame, these Tigers
Softball: After starting the season at 0-3, Biddeford wins its eighth game in a row behind Abbie Paquette.