Laura Stevens, who teaches second grade at Kaler Elementary School in South Portland, was looking forward to “getting to know the new crop of little minds” that will fill her classroom when school starts again on Sept. 6. However, for much of the first week of school Stevens will be in Washington, D.C., so she’ll […]
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Final OK expected for condo project
After a controversial start, a proposal to build a 15-unit condominium development at 590 Highland Ave., across from the high school in South Portland, is set for final approval before the city’s Planning Board. The board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, after the Current’s print deadline, but planning staff is recommending approval of the […]
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McGovern-less Cape looks ahead
When the Cape Elizabeth Town Council meets next week, it will focus on a topic it hasn’t talked about in three decades – how to find a new town manager. Michael McGovern announced Monday that he would be leaving the post he’s held for 31 years, effective Dec. 31. The council is slated to meet […]
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Red Cross volunteer helps those impacted by California wildfires
Several wildfires in California have burned nearly 93,000 acres in recent weeks, which is why the American Red Cross of Maine has sent a couple volunteers out west to assist communities impacted by the raging wildfires that are destroying homes, causing power outages and subjecting residents to repeated evacuation orders. Among the volunteers are Dave […]
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Fort Williams hawk sighting seen as ‘good omen’
Jennifer Steele, chairwoman of the marketing committee for the Fort Williams Park Foundation in Cape Elizabeth, was taking an early morning walk at the park recently, hoping to get some photos of the sun coming up over the water, when she caught site of a juvenile red-tailed hawk hanging out at the site of the […]
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Red Cross volunteer helps those impacted by California wildfires
Several wildfires in California have burned nearly 93,000 acres in recent weeks, which is why the American Red Cross of Maine has sent a couple volunteers out west to assist communities impacted by the raging wildfires that are destroying homes, causing power outages and subjecting residents to repeated evacuation orders. Among the volunteers are Dave […]
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Goats could be called on to control Cape invasive plants
Two Nigerian dwarf goats named Jimmy and Bubbles have solved an environmental problem for Elizabeth Goodspeed of Cape Elizabeth and they just might be a solution for other properties around town, she says. Invasive plants were threating to over Goodspeed’s yard. As beekeepers and staunch environmentalists, she and her husband wanted to combat that growth […]
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Pie, oh my
Cynthia Wood of Scarborough has her hands full serving a feast of pies at the Blue Point Congregational Church tent at Scarborough’s SummerFest celebration last Friday. The weather was perfect for the festivities, which included the annual road race, live music, food, games and fireworks.
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Cape manager resigns after more than 30 years on the job
Mike McGovern, Cape Elizabeth’s longtime town manager, is resigning the post he’s held since 1985, effective Dec. 31. In a letter sent Monday to the Town Council, McGovern said during his time leading the town, he’s “had the privilege of working with 54 dedicated citizens who have capably served on the Town Council and have […]
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Cape manager resigns after more than 30 years on the job
Mike McGovern, Cape Elizabeth’s longtime town manager, is resigning the post he’s held since 1985, effective Dec. 31. In a letter sent Monday to the Town Council, McGovern said during his time leading the town, he’s “had the privilege of working with 54 dedicated citizens who have capably served on the Town Council and have […]