Local student news Lauren Bryant, of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth High School, a senior at Husson University in Bangor, posted a 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2012 semester. A double major in psychology and criminal justice, she has a cumulative grade point average of 3.9. Her younger sister, Shelby Bryant, (of South […]
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Cape Elizabeth mulls other uses for police station
CAPE ELIZABETH – A dozen years after Cape Elizabeth spent more than a million dollars on a new police station, town councilors are considering what to do with parts of the building that now go unused. What was intended to be a building big enough to grow into became a bit too big beginning in […]
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Current Community Calendar – 1/17
Saturday, Jan. 19 – Scarborough Winterfest 2013, sponsored by Scarborough Community Services, noon-5:30 p.m. at the school complex. Activities, competition and food. Rain date: Sunday, Jan. 20. 730-4150. Bean supper, 5-6 p.m., Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Baked beans, casseroles, homemade pies and more. $8; $17, family. Turn-A-Thon for Our Troops, 9 […]
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EDITORIAL – More pet owners can afford to do right thing
To most informed pet owners, spaying and neutering is just a matter of course. There are simply too many good reasons to have a dog or cat fixed – it moderates unwanted behavior, keeps the pets from running away in search of a reproductive partner and, of course, helps control an animal population that is […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 1/17
Arrests Sunday, Jan. 6 Clare Smith, 67, of Cape Elizabeth, at 6:14 on Spurwink Avenue, on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Summonses Wednesday, Jan. 2 Nathan Eaton, 27, of Lewiston, at 12:43 p.m. on Sawyer Road, for driving an uninspected vehicle. Friday, Jan. 4 A male juvenile, 17, of Cape Elizabeth, at 12:29 a.m. […]
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South Portland police log – 1/17
Arrests Saturday, Dec. 29 Michael Varney, 31, of South Portland, at 11:38 p.m. on Memory Lane, on charges of criminal trespass and possession of burglary tools. Monday, Dec. 31 Susan A. Frazier, 44, of Old Orchard Beach, at 8:46 a.m. on Maine Mall Road, for driving an unregistered vehicle. Tuesday, Jan. 8 Kelly A. Glendenning, […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Jan. 16, 2003
The Cape Town Council is questioning whether a $9.2 million renovation of the high school and Pond Cove School should be delayed until the economy improves. With the economy tight, and deficits mounting at the state level, schools are expecting a reduction in aid to education. “This could not come at a worse time financially […]
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Let there be lights: Christmas in Maine can be lawfully long
Procrastinators can breathe easy. So can those who aren’t ready to leave the holidays behind. There is no legal deadline for taking down your Christmas lights – no matter how often your neighbor might drop a hint, and despite persistent Internet rumors about a Maine law that requires homeowners to remove holiday decorations by Jan. […]
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Our View: Senators should back strong filibuster reform
It’s time to change parliamentary rules that have made the U.S. Senate dysfunctional.
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Hurricane Sandy bill shortchanges Northeastern fishermen
Republicans in the House remove funding for New England’s disaster-designated fishing industry before the bill passes.