The council will vote on recommendations from the Dogs & Sharing Public Spaces committee, but must come up with its own solution for Willard Beach use.
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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Great-grandfather’s cow pasture now part of Scarborough preserve
Doug and Connie Libby make sure the land that has been in his family for nearly a century will be free from development as part of Warren Woods.
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Scarborough volunteer recognized for ‘passion, dedication’
Art Dillon was named Volunteer of the Year and Scarborough Community Services Hub was also recognized by the Maine Recreation & Parks Association.
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Pipeline replacement on Gorham Road starts Monday
The replacement of 3,000 feet of natural gas pipeline along Gorham Road in Scarborough beginning Monday, March 28, is expected to cause some traffic delays for up to three months. The speed limit will be reduced in work zones and heavy trucks will be required to detour to Haigis Parkway and Payne Road, according to […]
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Johnson resigns from Scarborough Town Council
Town Councilor Paul Johnson resigned from the Scarborough Town Council this week to accept a position with the Greater Portland Council of Governments as its senior economic development manager. Johnson will manage the agency’s revolving loan programs and will develop a new GPCOG service, providing planning services to cities and towns and developers to help […]
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Cape Elizabeth town budget proposal has little impact on taxpayers
The budget is up 9%, but an increase in expected revenues means the town’s portion of the property tax rate will go up 3 cents.
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Scarborough Planning Board, Costco grapple over parking
Board members are not pleased with the size of the planned parking lot, but Costco says the size is not an option.
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South Portland dog committee ‘a hung jury’ on Willard Beach
While the committee has been able to come to some consensus, including abolishing leash rules at Hinckley Park, members were unable to decide how to deal with dogs on the beach.
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South Portland council to fill two vacancies on School Board
The South Portland City Council will appoint two members of the School Board to fill vacancies. Mike Faulkingham resigned last week as the District 2 representative on the School Board, citing the time commitment of a new job and family matters that limit his ability to serve on the board. Andrea Levinsky resigned from her […]
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South Portland firefighter wins community service award
Josh Pobrislo, South Portland firefighter, paramedic and local health officer, will be presented the Captain Joel Barnes Community Service Award on Sunday at the Maine Mariners game. The award, sponsored by the hockey team, Teamsters Local 340 and the Berwick Volunteer Firefighters Association, honors Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes, who died in 2019 after fighting […]