SCARBOROUGH – A knitting group at the Scarborough Public Library raises awareness of shaken baby syndrome. SCARBOROUGH – “A stitch in time saves nine,” says the old English proverb. But a group of women in Scarborough say they’ll be thrilled if the time they’ve spent knitting hats to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome saves […]

CAPE ELIZABETH – As the trees begin to pop this week, sprouting their leafy plumage, residents of Cape Elizabeth may notice something quite odd – leaves emerging from their buds that are already torn and full of holes. That’s because the winter moth, which has decimated thousands of acres in southern New England, took up […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland is inviting the public to weigh in with ideas for redeveloping the 31.5-acre Mill Creek Shopping District, made up of 33 lots nestled between the Casco Bay Bridge, the Greenbelt Trail, Mill Creek Park and the historic Knightville area. The public workshop will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – Less than 24 hours after Gov. Paul LePage and his education commissioner, Stephen Bowen, unveiled the inaugural list of letter grades for Maine public schools last week, South Portland third-grader Elijah Sinclair stood in line to sign what can only be described as sympathy cards. Sinclair and other students then distributed the […]

SCARBOROUGH – Having carved $2.34 million for the original $41.38 million budget proposal made by Superintendent George Entwistle on March 31, the Scarborough Board of Education was visibly terse May 2 when it met to vote on the final $623,500 in cuts ordered by the Town Council. A majority of the board said they would […]