A Scarborough man has been found guilty of stealing $50,000 from a veteran’s group in York, according to a press release from the Maine Attorney General’s Office. Ryan J. Byther, 36, was found guilty Wednesday following a two-day jury trial in York County Superior Court. Byther, who stole $50,000 from the American Legion Post 56 […]
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Scarborough library looks to public for future plans
SCARBOROUGH – Six years ago, when Scarborough voters turned down a $6.75 million bond to expand the public library, trustees of the independent nonprofit did not fret. Instead, they stuck out their chins, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work, renovating their existing 13,000-square-foot space into what Director Nancy Crowell proudly proclaims is “one […]
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Scarborough library looks to public for future plans
SCARBOROUGH – Six years ago, when Scarborough voters turned down a $6.75 million bond to expand the public library, trustees of the independent nonprofit did not fret. Instead, they stuck out their chins, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work, renovating their existing 13,000-square-foot space into what Director Nancy Crowell proudly proclaims is “one […]
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One-way street proposed for South Portland's Knightville
SOUTH PORTLAND – In an effort to placate downtown business owners who rose up earlier this month to decry street-side parking changes planned for Ocean Street in South Portland, city staff has come up with a counter offer that would limit the strip from C to E streets to one-way, northbound traffic. At issue is […]
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STICKER SHOCK – Group discusses cuts to costly South Portland High School project
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday morning, South Portland Finance Director Greg L’Heureux sat in his office and described the reaction to bids opened the previous Thursday for the long-awaited high school renovation project. “We all just sat there like this,” he said, letting his jaw fall open to its natural extent, then stretching it just […]
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STICKER SHOCK – Group discusses cuts to costly South Portland High School project
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday morning, South Portland Finance Director Greg L’Heureux sat in his office and described the reaction to bids opened the previous Thursday for the long-awaited high school renovation project. “We all just sat there like this,” he said, letting his jaw fall open to its natural extent, then stretching it just […]
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STICKER SHOCK – Group discusses cuts to costly South Portland High School project
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday morning, South Portland Finance Director Greg L’Heureux sat in his office and described the reaction to bids opened the previous Thursday for the long-awaited high school renovation project. “We all just sat there like this,” he said, letting his jaw fall open to its natural extent, then stretching it just […]
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Scarborough police log – 3/1
Arrests Tuesday, Feb. 21 Daniel K. Cole, 34, of Sanford, on Route 1 and Griffin Road at 11:18 a.m., on a warrant. Thursday, Feb. 23 Richard Arnold Leighton Jr., 47, of Hollis, on Payne Road and Cummings Road at 7:04 a.m., on a warrant. Geoffrey T. Hopwood, 33, of Cornish, on County Road at 9:02 […]
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'Like coming home' – Q&A with Doug Howard, the new South Portland public works director
SOUTH PORTLAND – Change is in the air at the South Portland Public Works Department, which for the first time is operating under its own director rather than shared leadership with Parks and Recreation. But the new man at the top of the totem pole is a familiar face. Doug Howard, 49, spent 18 years […]
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South Portland City Council to fight health insurance suit
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council in the last week has taken the debate on whether councilors should receive health insurance coverage behind closed doors. Councilors on Monday held an executive session on the matter, its second such meeting in a week. The issue is the subject of both a lawsuit against the […]