South Portland and Cape Elizabeth residents will vote Tuesday, June 13, on their school budgets. South Portland voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center gym at 21 Nelson Road. Cape Elizabeth residents will vote at the high school gym at 345 Ocean House Road from 7 a.m. to […]
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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Family Health & Fitness Day scavenger hunt at Fort Williams
Cape Elizabeth Community Services is promoting National Recreation and Park Association Family Health & Fitness Day this Saturday, June 10, with a Fort Williams Scavenger Hunt beginning at 9 a.m. Attendees can pick up a the scavenger hunt list of items at the Greeter Shed in the central parking lot. Participants who return their completed […]
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Scarborough High School Class of 2023: ‘I grew over time in the theater’
Graduating senior Allison Paradis relied on theater and song to get her through the challenges of high school.
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Deciding building’s future use is a community effort in Bridgton
Community brainstorm sessions will be held this summer at the Nulty Street building.
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Cape Elizabeth takes steps toward a 2024 vote on new school
The town has hired a consultant for the project and will be surveying residents this summer.
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Karnes hired as elementary school principal in Cape Elizabeth
Tiffany Karnes was selected as the new principal of Pond Cove Elementary School in Cape Elizabeth last week in a unanimous vote by the school board. Karnes has been the principal of Oxford Elementary School for nine years. She has worked in education for 24 years overall, 17 as an administrator. “She is a firm […]
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94 donors show up for Madison blood drive in Scarborough
A two-day blood drive last month in honor of Madison Charland, the niece of a Scarborough firefighter, resulted in 94 donations. Three-year-old Madison was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March 2021. After numerous rounds of chemotherapy and blood and platelet transfusions, Madison is now cancer free. The Scarborough Fire Department has held a half-dozen […]
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South Portland Land Trust seeks volunteers for National Trails Day cleanup
The South Portland Land Trust is celebrating Love Maine Trails Month this month, beginning this Saturday, June 3, which is National Trails Day. SPLT is inviting the public to volunteer for clean-up projects along Long Creek Trail, such as cutting back brush and removing invasive species. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to […]
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Samantha Smith Way in South Portland will honor her legacy
A dedication ceremony takes place at 10 a.m. Monday at the Best Western Merry Manor Inn.
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South Portland school budget with 4.6% tax increase headed to voters
Major drivers of the $66.1 million budget are a payment on the new middle school and increased funding for new staff for multilingual learners.