SOUTH PORTLAND – A Scarborough man who police say robbed a South Portland gas station Friday night was arrested Monday following a brief standoff. Joshua Nisbet, 34, was found at 191 Highland Ave. at around 6 p.m. Monday after an arrest warrant was issued in his name for the robbery of the Mobil station at […]
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Scarborough man arrested in South Portland Mobil robbery
SOUTH PORTLAND – A Scarborough man who police say robbed a South Portland gas station Friday night was arrested Monday following a brief standoff. Joshua Nisbet, 34, was found at 191 Highland Ave. at around 6 p.m. Monday after an arrest warrant was issued in his name for the robbery of the Mobil station at […]
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Scarborough man arrested in South Portland Mobil robbery
SOUTH PORTLAND – A Scarborough man who police say robbed a South Portland gas station Friday night was arrested Monday following a brief standoff. Joshua Nisbet, 34, was found at 191 Highland Ave. at around 6 p.m. Monday after an arrest warrant was issued in his name for the robbery of the Mobil station at […]
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Current Publishing unveils free online classified ads, new partnership
Current Publishing is kicking off its 10th anniversary as a publisher of local community newspapers by introducing a free classified advertising website and partnering with a major local TV station for content sharing. Current Publishing’s free classified website – keepMEclassified.com – is a local alternative to the popular website, Craigslist. It gives local residents and […]
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South Portland police investigate weekend shooting
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Broadway early Saturday morning. Police received numerous calls reporting shots fired in the area of Broadway and Church Street at around 2:50 a.m. Saturday. A short while later a gunshot victim arrived at Maine Medical Center for treatment. The wound is not […]
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Public hearings on $33M Civic Center renovation start Monday in Raymond
RAYMOND – The first of four public hearings to gauge county residents’ interest in upgrading the Cumberland County Civic Center will take place in Raymond on Monday, July 18. Joe Bruno, a Raymond resident and member of the civic center’s building committee, said he is hoping for a good turnout for the meeting, which begins […]
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EDITORIAL – Bond hiatus should be short-lived
Some time next month, workers will place a piece of track along the once-abandoned Mountain Division rail line in South Windham, completing a section that begins in Portland. They will then walk away from the project. When they’ll return is anyone’s guess. The revitalization of the rail route, which supporters hope will some day stretch […]
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Maine's future in film
SOUTH PORTLAND – A project to build a soundstage in South Portland’s armory is part of an effort to bring film production to Maine. SOUTH PORTLAND – Eric Matheson’s Cape Elizabeth home is made, in large part, from set pieces he’s brought home over a lifetime in the film industry. “Yeah, pretty much all of […]
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Lawsuits filed to block projects near Scarborough Beach, Winslow Homer studio
SCARBOROUGH – Two recent rulings by the Scarborough Zoning Board of Appeals have landed the town in Cumberland County Superior Court. In both cases, abutters are trying to stop shore-side development projects, one near Scarborough Beach State Park and the other next to the historic Winslow Homer studio on Prouts Neck. John C. Bannon of […]
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Lawsuits filed to block projects near Scarborough Beach, Winslow Homer studio
SCARBOROUGH – Two recent rulings by the Scarborough Zoning Board of Appeals have landed the town in Cumberland County Superior Court. In both cases, abutters are trying to stop shore-side development projects, one near Scarborough Beach State Park and the other next to the historic Winslow Homer studio on Prouts Neck. John C. Bannon of […]