CAPE ELIZABETH – The second time was the charm for the Cape Elizabeth School Board, which named its new superintendent, Wednesday morning following a repeat round of resume vetting. By a unanimous show of hands, the board voted to hire Meredith Nadeau, a director of instruction from the Oyster River School District in Durham, N.H. […]
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Local groups plan for National Trails Day
The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, recently announced a $1.1 million purchase plan to acquire 63 acres next to Robinson Woods. This, said Chris Franklin, the group’s executive director, is the longest remaining link needed to implement the original municipal greenbelt plan first drafted more than 35 years ago. […]
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Winslow Homer's view in jeopardy
SCARBOROUGH – When the Portland Museum of Art bought the Winslow Homer studio in 2006, with hopes of restoring understanding of the artist’s vision, they could not have imagined that someone would come along and destroy his view. However, a 30.55-foot-tall, 3,879-square-foot private home is slated to go up directly between the studio and the […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Now is the month of our discontent
What can you say about Maine in June? OK, I know that, but what can you say that we can print in this family newspaper? June has given us some of the best of weather and the worst of weather. We never know what’s coming next and neither do the weather people on television. June […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Now is the month of our discontent
What can you say about Maine in June? OK, I know that, but what can you say that we can print in this family newspaper? June has given us some of the best of weather and the worst of weather. We never know what’s coming next and neither do the weather people on television. June […]
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South Portland High School design coming together
SOUTH PORTLAND – The shape and scope of the new South Portland High School is now coming into focus. A 3-D model of the school, which will be renovated and partially reconstructed thanks to a $41.5 million bond approved by residents last November, was set to be unveiled at a public meeting Tuesday night, after […]
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Cape unveils open space plan
CAPE ELIZABETH – Open space has become an open topic for conversation in Cape Elizabeth. On Thursday, May 26, an Open Space and Greenbelt Management Plan was unveiled at a public hearing, complete with usage rules on 923 acres of town-owned land, including more than 16 miles of public trails. “For the first time, there […]
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EDITORIAL – Making trails in the fight against obesity
A love affair with fatty, processed foods and heaping portions has long been blamed for the growing weight problem in the United States, where an estimated 1 in 3 people are obese. A report published last month, however, attempts to cast the battle against obesity in a different light. Shifts in the labor force, the […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Flatley to Dems: Adjust attitude
Inspired by reports that Democrats were so foolish and misguided as to be thinking of a “people’s veto” on the recent health care bill, this week the Honorable Lucius Flatley led a spirited discussion at the coffee shop for advice to Maine Democrats. The results are summarized below: • Quit your bellyaching. Cease caterwauling. Stop […]
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Scarborough police log – 6/2
Logs Monday, May 23 Criminal mischief – Beech Ridge Road, 7:28 a.m. Ten windows were broken out of heavy equipment belonging to R. J. Grondin & Sons, in a gravel pit off Route 114. Damage was estimated at $3,800. Theft – Payne Road, 11:05 a.m. Marden’s reported at that an unknown woman visited the store […]