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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.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Douglass ‘excited to jump in’ as new Cumberland Town Council member
Baily Douglass defeated Scott Jordan with 61% of the vote in the race for the At-large council seat.
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Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth easing affordable housing restrictions to comply with state law
The Town Council has scheduled a public hearing on the proposed changes, which allow for more and detached accessory dwelling units and bigger affordable housing projects.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Paint for Preservation June 23-25 in Cape Elizabeth
Artists will set up their easels all around town June 23-25 for Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s 16th annual Paint for Preservation event. The paintings the artists produce will be auctioned off at a ticketed outdoor reception June 25 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour the painting sites to see the […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
$32.4 million school budget voted through in Cape Elizabeth
55% of Cape Elizabeth residents voting Tuesday approved the budget.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland voters pass $66.1 million school budget
69% of the voters who cast ballots on June 13 supported the budget.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth Class of 2023: Graduate plans to fly into his future
Will Fibich, who has been flying planes since he was 14, will study aviation science in college and plans to become a corporate pilot.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland’s new skate park for all skill levels ‘arguably best in state’
The grand opening for the 10,000-square-foot park will be held June 21 with demos, a competition, music and more.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough council approves combined budget with 4% tax increase
The $82.1 million budget represents $22.8 million for municipal operations and $54.3 million for schools.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Willard Beach reopens after closure due to burst pipe
Willard Beach in South Portland has reopened after being closed June 1 when a wastewater pipe burst. Bacteria levels in the water tested below the public safety threshold set by the state Department of Environmental Protection, the city said Wednesday in a press release. The flow from the burst pipe was stopped shortly after the […]