CAPE ELIZABETH – Scofflaws beware: Cape Elizabeth police will be watching when you ride into town. That’s because a change earlier this year from eight-hour to 10-hour shifts in the police department has resulted in more officers on patrol, according to Capt. Brent Sinclair. He said the change was made to save overtime costs in […]
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Uphold or fold?
Voters to decide on whether to keep school budget validation process. Is going to the polls each year to vote on the school budget a vital exercise in democracy or a confusing, unnecessary process that voters would like to forego? That’s a question that Maine voters will answer for themselves this year in each school […]
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Uphold or fold?
Voters to decide on whether to keep school budget validation process. Is going to the polls each year to vote on the school budget a vital exercise in democracy or a confusing, unnecessary process that voters would like to forego? That’s a question that Maine voters will answer for themselves this year in each school […]
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A collective effort to clean up Long Creek
Joining a collective effort to clean up Long Creek by addressing stormwater runoff makes financial sense for South Portland, according to Fred Dillon, the city’s stormwater program coordinator. The city owns more than 20 acres of property made up of impervious surfaces such as parking lots, roads and roofs in the Maine Mall area of […]
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Council hears budget debate
SCARBOROUGH – The April 28 Scarborough Town Council public hearing on the proposed school and municipal budgets took less than an hour, with speakers given three minutes each asking for reconsideration, urging the council to “stay strong,” to cut more, or pushing for higher taxes, specifically to aid schools. At present the combined budgets add […]
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Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at age 67
Redgrave earned an Oscar nomination for ‘Georgy Girl,’ competing with her famous sister, Vanessa.
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Legal ordeal ends for Boston men
They spent decades in prison after the FBI allowed fake evidence that led to their convictions.
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City Council backs energy-saving plan
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council on Monday endorsed an energy plan for the city schools that entails about $1.4 million in facility improvements, including the replacement of old boilers and lights. The improvements are guaranteed to pay for themselves in energy cost savings, according to the energy company that would make the […]
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Scarborough man sees Maine building Haiti lifeline
When Darcy Pierce visited Haiti earlier this month, he saw many survivors of the devastating January earthquake still living in crowded tents, some so ramshackle they looked like they were about to fall down. The Scarborough resident also was dismayed to see that the destroyed presidential palace in Port-au-Prince – what he described as Haiti’s […]
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Goodwill, good deal
At nonprofit’s new flagship store, eco-friendly, bargain-savvy customers crowd the aisles. Tim Wright, the “morning guy” on Coast 93.1 radio, told listeners last week about one way he was helping save the planet on Earth Day: He was wearing clothes from Goodwill. “I really like shopping for clothes there,” Wright, a Scarborough resident, explained after […]