The State Fire Marshal’s Office charged a Lincolnville woman with setting a vehicle on fire in Cape Elizabeth last weekend. Melanie Vangel was arrested and charged with two counts of arson and one count of unauthorized use of property, the office said. Vangel allegedly stole a van from Rockport late Friday night or Saturday morning, […]

On June 23 a credit card was fraudulently used to make almost $2,000 in purchases throughout South Portland and police believe the card that was used was cloned using the victim’s information. Police are currently seeking the male suspect pictured here. He drove off in what appeared to be a dark-colored Ford Focus, with another […]

Trustees of the Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth are requesting Town Council approval of four amendments to its operating procedure, but Town Manager Mike McGovern believes it’s actually up to him to say whether those changes are made. The Cape Town Council discussed the issue at its meeting Monday and agreed with McGovern’s interpretation […]

It could cost between $112,000 and $224,000 to fully revitalize and add more slips to the city-owned Portland Street Pier, but on Monday the South Portland City Council unanimously agreed that the potential gains from such a project could be well worth the investment. District 1 City Councilor Claude Morgan brought the proposal forward because […]

Taking plein air painting to new levels, Falmouth-based artist Erin McGee Ferrell has set up her easel outside the Ocean House Gallery in Cape Elizabeth for the month of July and is inviting passersby to take a look at her latest piece or get creative themselves. Ferrell was also one of the artists chosen to […]

With a survey showing that South Portland teachers, parents and kids all support moving to later start times for the city’s middle schools and high school, the Board of Education voted Monday to create a special committee that would make recommendations for moving back the start of school for adolescent students. The board voted 7-0 […]

Trustees of the Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth are requesting Town Council approval of four amendments to its operating procedure, but Town Manager Mike McGovern believes it’s actually up to him to say whether those changes are made. The Cape Town Council discussed the issue at its meeting Monday and agreed with McGovern’s interpretation […]

Parishioners at St. Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough have started a new community garden designed to feed the hungry. Those who signed up for plots all agreed to send a portion of the produce from the garden, nicknamed the “Garden of Eaten,” to the South Portland Food Cupboard, which assists an average of 75 families a […]

Parishioners at St. Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough have started a new community garden designed to feed the hungry. Those who signed up for plots all agreed to send a portion of the produce from the garden, nicknamed the “Garden of Eaten,” to the South Portland Food Cupboard, which assists an average of 75 families a […]