The moratorium will be in place for six months and, with exceptions, includes a 10% cap on rent increases during that time.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Scarborough, Cape police host gun givebacks June 11
Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough are among 10 police departments in Maine hosting gun give back events on Saturday, June 11. “Essentially, it’s for people to bring any unwanted guns or ammunition that they may have at their residences,” said Scarborough Police Chief Mark Holmquist. Whether someone purchased, inherited, or obtained a gun by other means, […]
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South Portland puts new dog rules on the books
The South Portland City Council passed an amendment to the city’s dog laws Tuesday after months of public debate and also approved wording changes to laws about public nudity. While the amendment includes roughly 20 additions and tweaks, the big ticket item revolves around when dogs are permitted at Willard Beach. The amendment allows dogs […]
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Emergency dredging clears Pine Point channel
About 10,000 cubic yards of build-up in a roughly 11-acre swath of the channel abutting Prouts Neck in less than three weeks. Plans call for additional Scarborough River dredging next year.
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Eviction moratorium poised for passage in South Portland
Designed to address rent hikes at Redbank, the 6-month emergency ban on evicting tenants facing rate increases has a number of exemptions.
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South Portland getting assist with substance abuse prevention efforts
City departments and organizations have been working with The Opportunity Alliance, which is co-sponsoring a community cleanup event June 4.
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Scarborough hotel works to stem high number of police calls
The Comfort Inn & Suites in Scarborough, providing short-term shelter to clients of The Opportunity Alliance, has been the source of 187 emergency services calls between Jan. 1 and May 12.
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Cape Elizabeth housing study finds changing demographics in town
The early findings of the town’s Housing Diversity Study show population trends that could reflect a lack of affordable housing, consultants say.
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Cape Elizabeth council approves town, school budgets
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has approved a $51.6 million combined municipal and school budget. The new budget is a $3.2 million, or about a 1.1% increase over this year’s. The budget brings results in a new town property tax rate of $21.08 per $1,000 of assessed value, up 82 cents from last year. The […]