Wednesday, Feb. 9 Public hearing on LD 1, regulatory reform now before the Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform, 3-6 p.m., at Howe Hall Room 306, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland. Thursday, Feb. 10 Free tax preparation, Scarborough Public Library, 4-8 p.m. This is an appointment-only site. Call 883-4723 to make […]

SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Police Department, like others across the country, including the South Portland Police Department, have found Facebook a fine tool for communicating with residents in the quickest, most efficient way. Other communities, however, such as Cape Elizabeth, have held back using social media, either due to time constraints or fear over the […]

SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Police Department, like others across the country, including the South Portland Police Department, have found Facebook a fine tool for communicating with residents in the quickest, most efficient way. Other communities, however, such as Cape Elizabeth, have held back using social media, either due to time constraints or fear over the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – Even without specifics, the new South Portland budget already is dividing the City Council. At a workshop session Monday, the council debated what, if any, increase would be palatable to residents. It’s a discussion that is likely to dominate the council’s time through the spring. Councilor Jim Hughes said after several years […]

SCARBOROUGH – After months of hearings and deliberation, the Scarborough Town Council last month approved new parking rules for the streets bordering Higgins Beach. Now, less than a month later, the council will at its Feb. 16 meeting revisit that decision, which, among other things, banned parking year-round on Bayview Avenue, except for designated spaces. […]