The project will benefit the working fishermen and recreational boaters navigating the clogged channel at Pine Point.
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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At Cape Elizabeth Middle School, students, teachers, parents study mindfulness
A program that started at the onset of the pandemic has gotten positive feedback all around, the principal says.
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WinterFest fireworks will be held Feb. 5 at Fort Williams
The WinterFest South Portland fireworks show, originally scheduled for Jan. 29, will be held this Saturday at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. The festival was canceled because of last weekend’s snowstorm, but its fireworks be launched at 5:45 near the flagpole at the park. The event is sponsored by the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary […]
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Holy Cross School pays tribute to Westbrook woman
A scholarship has been established in the name of Wendi Leavitt, an active parent and volunteer at the South Portland school who died in the fall.
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Costco takes Scarborough proposal to Planning Board
Scarborough Planning Board members welcomed the proposal overall, but have concerns about how the store would be situated on the site and about the parking lot.
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South Portland City Hall closed til Wednesday due to water damage
South Portland City Hall was closed on Monday due to water damage, potentially affecting operations for over a month, according to the City Clerk’s office. A water leak attributed to a frozen coil inside an air handler unit caused damage in the Human Resources Office and to part of the City Clerk’s office on the […]
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South Portland mask mandate on the books
The city is purchasing 25,000 masks to distribute to businesses.
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Number of homeless students in South Portland increases tenfold in two years
The superintendent discusses that challenge and others the district faces in his annual report to the school board.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Library launches ‘Let’s Talk Scarborough’ series
The Scarborough Public Library will be hold its first “Let’s Talk Scarborough” event at 4 p.m. Feb. 1 via Zoom. An interview with new Scarborough Police Chief Mark Holmquist will kick off the series, which is intended to offer opportunities for residents to hear from and ask questions of town officials. After the interview Tuesday, […]
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No takers to conduct Cape Elizabeth affordable housing study
Cape Elizabeth’s search for a contractor to conduct its affordable housing study has been fruitless so far. A Town Council workshop scheduled for Feb. 7 will help determine the next course of action, according to Town Manager Matthew Sturgis. The council had hoped for the study to be completed before the November election, which will […]