CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted unanimously Monday to give $350,000 to the local land trust to aid its purchase of 63 acres adjacent to an 80-acre parcel it already owns in Robinson Woods. However, the donation required some financial wrangling along with a 20-minute tete-a-tete behind closed doors. Chris Franklin, executive […]
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Cape council OKs funds for Robinson Woods purchase
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted unanimously Monday to give $350,000 to the local land trust to aid its purchase of 63 acres adjacent to an 80-acre parcel it already owns in Robinson Woods. However, the donation required some financial wrangling along with a 20-minute tete-a-tete behind closed doors. Chris Franklin, executive […]
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Cape council tables plan for Fort Williams bus fees
CAPE ELIZABETH – Technically, the decision made by Cape Elizabeth town councilors Monday was to take the idea of charging buses a fee to enter Fort Williams Park, and place it on the table. However, to judge by their tone, they might have kicked it under the couch. “I’m actually opposed to this, because we […]
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Riots derailed by Stags
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The South Portland Red Riots held out some hope for an upset win over top-ranked Cheverus in the Class A West baseball playoffs on Monday, but a big inning for the Stags ended the Riots’ season with an 8-2 loss. The Riots held an early lead in the game, which was […]
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Scarborough High class of 2011 graduates this Sunday
SCARBOROUGH – Graduation for Scarborough High School’s class of 2011 will be held Sunday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. (Editor’s note: The June 9 issue of The Current contained the wrong date for the graduation.)
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Requiem for a tree
SCARBOROUGH – The end is near for “Elsa the Elm,” a nearly 200-year-old tree located on Route 1 in Scarborough. SCARBOROUGH – She may be the oldest resident of Scarborough, and she doesn’t even have a Boston Post Cane. What “Elsa the Elm,” the Grand Old Lady of Oak Hill, does have is a plan […]
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South Portland passes 'immoral' building moratorium
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday to pass a 95-day building moratorium in Willard Square – an act called “immoral” by one of the men behind the business plan that spurred the effort to delay development in the historic neighborhood. Ian Hayward, along with his partner Glenn Perry, had hoped […]
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South Portland passes 'immoral' building moratorium
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday to pass a 95-day building moratorium in Willard Square – an act called “immoral” by one of the men behind the business plan that spurred the effort to delay development in the historic neighborhood. Ian Hayward, along with his partner Glenn Perry, had hoped […]
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Cape Elizabeth 'a good fit' for new superintendent
CAPE ELIZABETH – Meredith Nadeau, for one, is happy the Cape Elizabeth School Board was unsuccessful in its first effort to find a new superintendent. Nadeau, a Bowdoin College graduate who was named to the town’s top education post last week, said she saw the job listing the second time it was posted, after an […]
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Cape Elizabeth 'a good fit' for new superintendent
CAPE ELIZABETH – Meredith Nadeau, for one, is happy the Cape Elizabeth School Board was unsuccessful in its first effort to find a new superintendent. Nadeau, a Bowdoin College graduate who was named to the town’s top education post last week, said she saw the job listing the second time it was posted, after an […]