St. Brigid School in Portland delivers carloads of donations to assist the South Portland Fire Department’s efforts to help out the city’s at-risk residents during the holiday season.
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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Schools racking up COVID vaccination numbers for all students
Cape Elizabeth and South Portland report high vaccination rates amongst students aged 5-11.
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Fort Williams Park’s old mansion lands on ‘Places in Peril’ list
The town, meanwhile, has included a revitalization of the site in its updated Fort Williams Park master plan.
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Fast-growing Downs seeks exemption from building permit caps
Developers of The Downs are seeking a blanket exemption from a Scarborough ordinance that controls residential growth in the town.
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Local events planned to usher in holiday season
From tree lightings to gingerbread houses, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday season this December in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.
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Scarborough sisters riding high in mountain biking
Teens Keegan and Fiona Dolan have reached the medals podium multiple times, including recent races at Sugarloaf.
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South Portland chips away at demand for affordable housing
The South Portland Housing Authority has over 300 people on its waiting list.
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Cape Elizabeth council recount upholds election results
A recount held Nov. 11 in a four-way race for three Cape Elizabeth Town Council seats confirmed incumbent Jeremy Gabrielson and challengers Susan Gillis and Timothy Reiniger were the winners. Challenger Victoria Volent requested the recount after coming in fourth Nov. 2, just six votes shy of Reiniger and with 72 votes separating her from […]
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Citizen drive to block Cape housing project moves forward
The Town Council will hold a public hearing on referendum petition Dec. 1 and on Dec. 13 will schedule a date for a townwide vote on whether to overturn zoning changes for the Dunham Court affordable housing project.
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Scarborough Community Thanksgiving: ‘Still very much here for each other’
After serving an estimated 1,200 meals last year, Scarborough Community Thanksgiving is looking to exceed that number this year in its 6th annual event.