At 17, Hannah Brier has already learned an important life lesson – that she should never be afraid to speak out for what’s right. Brier is one of 206 students graduating from South Portland High School on Sunday, and her future includes studying international development and social change at Clark University. During high school, Brier’s […]

The Scarborough Board of Education has given unanimous approval to a new transgender student policy designed to provide for the safety and protection of all students in the district, according to Donna Beeley, chairwoman of the board. The school board gave approval to the new policy on first reading last week with little discussion and […]

The recommendations follow a study launched in the wake of a death at the site two years ago. Caitlin Jordan, a Cape Elizabeth town councilor, is the only elected official publicly urging voters to oppose a $1.4 million bond to upgrade the town’s transfer station, which will be on the local ballot June 14. “I […]

The recommendations follow a study launched in the wake of a death at the site two years ago. Caitlin Jordan, a Cape Elizabeth town councilor, is the only elected official publicly urging voters to oppose a $1.4 million bond to upgrade the town’s transfer station, which will be on the local ballot June 14. “I […]

What is usually a pro forma vote in most communities has become a battleground in Scarborough, where some residents are urging voters to retain the annual school budget referendum and the council chairman is asking voters to put decisions on school spending back into the hands of the Town Council. On June 14, like communities […]

Known for building condominiums designed to attract active, older adults, local developer Joel FitzPatrick has taken the first step toward creating a 47-unit project off Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth. The Cape Planning Board was set to discuss the new project, called Maxwell Woods, at a workshop on Tuesday, after the Current’s print deadline. FitzPatrick […]

Howard Colter, longtime superintendent for the Mount Desert Island Regional School System, has been chosen by the Cape Elizabeth School Board to lead the local school district as interim superintendent for the new school year. The board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, after the Current’s deadline, to finalize Colter’s contract and officially welcome him […]

Sarah Linehan likes mathematics because the discipline is consistent and she can see patterns in the numbers. Besides, it’s fun. Linehan is one of 260 Scarborough High School seniors set to graduate on Sunday, June 5,  at the Portland Expo. Like the majority of her clasmatess, Linehan is attending college. In her case, she’ll be […]