SCARBOROUGH – One of the most controversial properties in Scarborough went under the Planning Board gavel Monday night, but unlike previous appearances, objection was muted, while praise from public officials was generous. Nick and Peter Truman, who co-own the Lighthouse Inn at Pine Point, have initiated plans to convert their 22-unit seasonal motel at 3 […]
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South Portland may catch Bull Moose
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s nothing official yet, but it appears a Bull Moose store may be opening shop in South Portland’s Mill Creek, in the 7,000-square-foot Blockbuster Video store at 217 Waterman Ave. According to records at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, property owner Linda Valentino of Saco sold the building and its 0.83-acre […]
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CURRENT CALENDAR 4/4
Friday, April 6 Exhibit open house, 5:30-7 p.m., for Cape Elizabeth Art League, at Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. Refreshments will be served. Saturday, April 7 Adoptable dogs in Scarborough, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Pet Quarters, 486 Payne Road, Scarborough. Join the Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team. For more information, call Animal Welfare Society […]
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Scarborough's tax bills may soar
SCARBOROUGH – Five hours into a school budget workshop Saturday in Scarborough, just as directors and administrators were looking their most torpid and ready to tip below the tables, Jacquelyn Perry set off a bomb. “I never thought I would say this – I am known in this town as a big spender as a […]
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ARTS CALENDAR – 4/4
Theater Saturday, April 7 “Memorial Day,” staged reading by Lynn Cullen, 7:30 p.m., Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $5 donation. 854-0065 or www.acorn-productions.org. “Red Riding Hood and the Big ‘Bad’ Wolf,” presented by Portland Ballet Company, 11 a.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Narrated by Suzanne Nance of MPBN. $5-$10, at the door. “Nightingale,” […]
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ARTS CALENDAR – 4/4
Theater Saturday, April 7 “Memorial Day,” staged reading by Lynn Cullen, 7:30 p.m., Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $5 donation. 854-0065 or www.acorn-productions.org. “Red Riding Hood and the Big ‘Bad’ Wolf,” presented by Portland Ballet Company, 11 a.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Narrated by Suzanne Nance of MPBN. $5-$10, at the door. “Nightingale,” […]
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South Portland's tennis courts survive cuts to school project
SOUTH PORTLAND – After a marathon, six-hour meeting last week, the 20-member South Portland High School Building Committee finally found the $4 million it needed to make budget on a $47.26 million renovation project nearly a decade in the making, clearing the way for construction to begin this month. The final project specs were approved […]
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Cape Elizabeth seeks to rein in horses
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Conservation Commission invited members of the town’s horse riding community to its March 29 meeting to discuss issues surrounding the town’s 33.5-mile Greenbelt Trail. Horse owners were glad to hear that town crews had last week replaced a culvert near Great Pond that’s been a longstanding problem for them […]
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South Portland officials call in feds on Mill Creek ducks
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday, the South Portland City Council awarded a $321,485 contract to Peters Construction of Gorham to make “Phase I” improvements to Mill Creek Park, but that may not be the biggest news to come out of the city’s signature site this week. On Tuesday, City Manager Jim Gailey said he’s taken […]
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South Portland officials call in feds on Mill Creek ducks
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday, the South Portland City Council awarded a $321,485 contract to Peters Construction of Gorham to make “Phase I” improvements to Mill Creek Park, but that may not be the biggest news to come out of the city’s signature site this week. On Tuesday, City Manager Jim Gailey said he’s taken […]