Arrests/Summonses Ryan Jalbert, 26, of Cape Elizabeth, was summonsed March 22 on Route 77 on a charge of operating without a license. Celia Tuttle, 28, of South Portland, was summonsed March 23 on Shore Road on a charge of operating after suspension. Mya Hodgdon, 18, of Cape Elizabeth, was summonsed March 25 on Emerald Way […]

Construction of the much-anticipated children’s garden at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth is slated to get under way this month as local contractor L.P. Murray & Sons begins the exacavation and grading work needed. In addition, the intial work will also include the removal of what James McCain, the arboretum director at the park, […]

Shannon Lyons, 33, of Portland, was arrested March 22 on Cabela Boulevard on charges of theft by unauthorized taking/transfer, refusing to submit to arrest/detention (refuse to stop), and violating bail condition. Teddi Adams, 59, of 1080 Broadway, South Portland, was arrested March 25 on Gallery Boulevard on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer […]

The Scarborough Planning Board has given final approval to the new Nonesuch River Brewing project, which will take the place of a rundown single-family home near the intersection of Mussey and Gorham roads. The brew pub is the brainchild of locals Tim Boardman, Michael Schuler and Jeff Gambardella, who plan to build a 5,000-square-foot structure, […]

Minimal details on Scarborough’s new combined school and municipal budget of $79.1 million were available before the Current’s print deadline Tuesday. However, both budgets represent an increase from current spending levels, with the proposed municipal budget of nearly $31.6 million up about $1.2 million and the proposed school budget of $47.5 up significantly from the […]

The South Portland City Council was set to hold a public hearing on the proposed new combined fiscal year budget of $98.2 million this week, which could raise the tax rate by 53 cents per $1,000 of valuation. The hearing, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, was held after the Current’s print deadline, […]

The chess team at Cape Elizabeth High School has regained the state title it lost to Cheverus last year, becoming Maine’s Team Chess Champions during the recent state competition held in mid-March at the University of Maine at Orono. Led by three-time individual state chess champion Matthew Fishbein, the Cape team, which also includes Wesley […]