The Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Monday certified an agreement between the town and the nonprofit group behind a proposed community arena. The formal agreement allows the Cape Community Arena Group access to the town-owned site next to the Public Works building and adjacent to Gull Crest Fields to conduct site reviews; requires that the […]
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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Cape Elizabeth fields 7 bids for housing study
Cape Elizabeth has received seven offers from consultants to conduct its housing needs assessment. Bids ranged from $39,500 to the town’s maximum budget of $50,000, according to information provided by Town Planner Maureen O’Meara. The study is intended to provide a better understanding of Cape Elizabeth’s housing needs to determine what type of affordable housing […]
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Homeless in Cumberland County: Homelessness strains South Portland services to the limit
Hotels in the city have become homeless shelters as other facilities overflowed.
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Scarborough may double yearly building permits for Downs
The Town Council gives preliminary approval to exempting the town center portion of the development from a town building cap.
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Cape Elizabeth school project cost estimate leaps to $108M-$142M
A 2019 estimate to build a new elementary-middle school and renovate the high school was $80 million.
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Rosemont, Harbor Fish open new market in Scarborough
Harbor Fish Market and Rosemont Market & Bakery have a long-standing relationship that resulted in the collaboration.
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Scarborough Public Library resuming quest for expansion
The Scarborough Public Library is renewing its push for a long-awaited expansion that will more than double its size. The goal is to bring the estimated $13.9 million project to a bond referendum in November. Planning got started in 2018, but then the pandemic interrupted, according to Library Director Nancy Crowell. “The pandemic certainly slowed […]
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Town consultant: Downs building cap exemption good for Scarborough
A consultant hired by the town says conditions should be included if the Town Council grants the exemption and that further study is needed on the impact on schools.
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Scarborough council expands spending options for revenue from downtown district
The Scarborough Town Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a change to its downtown district tax agreement to benefit the town and taxpayers. The amendment expands the options the town has in spending tax revenue generated from the downtown district. When used for specific state-approved options, such as funding public safety equipment and affordable housing, it […]
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South Portland police office opening this month in Thornton Heights
The new office will make the police department more accessible for residents, the chief says, especially those with concerns about problems at the nearby Main Street hotels that are housing homeless people.