“It’s just incredible how everybody comes together to support these kids,” said Laurel LaBauve, co-chair of the South Portland Toy Drive.
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.
Market Basket coming to The Downs in Scarborough
The new location, slated to open in 2026, will be the grocery chain’s fourth in Maine.
Scarborough extends welcome for Community Thanksgiving
Sign-ups for volunteers had maxed out weeks before Thanksgiving, showing the impact of the community event.
Cape Elizabeth School Board votes to continue work on school overhaul
Some board members say the project’s narrow defeat shows the town is on the right path, and the project should continue to be refined sooner rather than later.
Scarborough council passes revisions to piping plover ordinance
After nearly an hour of debate, the revisions add new restricted activities and include least terns, another endangered species, in the protections.
Doherty, Fellows elected to Scarborough Town Council
Scott Doherty and Cory Fellows won a three-way race for two seats on the Scarborough Town Council. Fellows received 7,962 votes, Doherty received 7,559 votes, and candidate Crescencia Maurer received 6,316 votes. The pace of growth and affordability of living in Scarborough following a revaluation were major themes for all three candidates. Meanwhile, Bill Donovan […]
Scarborough approves $6 million land bond
Voters also approved $1 million for body-worn and cruiser cameras for the Police Department, as well as $1 million for a replacement fire truck.
South Portland elects Pride, Walker to council; De Angelis to school board
South Portland voters elected Jessica Walker and reelected Misha Pride to the City Council and reelected Rosemarie De Angelis to the school board on Tuesday. Pride defeated Robert Kierstead for the District 3 council seat by a vote of 7,553 to 5,757, while Walker defeated incumbent Steven Riley for the District 4 seat, 6,741 votes to 4,633 […]
Scifres, Sahrbeck and Swayze elected to Cape Elizabeth council
Cape Elizabeth voters elected Elizabeth Scifres, John Sahrbeck and Andrew Swayze to the Town Council in a six-way race for three seats. Scifres received 3,742 votes; Sahrbeck received 3,731; Swayze received 3,181; David Hughes received 2,149; David Andrews received 2,128; and Council Chair Tim Reiniger, the only incumbent in the race, received 1,961 votes. Meanwhile, […]
South Portland rejects $12.3 million high school athletic complex
A $3 million bond for safety upgrades at the elementary schools and a $1 million bond for infrastructure improvements across the district both passed.