In adopting a new Complete Streets policy, Scarborough leaders are attempting to respond to both the more diversified use of roadways the town is already seeing and to provide design guidance for future road improvements. The goal of the Complete Streets program, which was adopted by the Town Council at its meeting last week, is […]
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Outdoor fun, fireworks at this weekend’s South Portland Winterfest
Food, fun winter activities and fireworks will mark the two-day Winterfest event being held in South Portland this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and 30. New this year is a cardboard sled contest, which will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Wainwright Recreation Complex and a fireworks show, which will also […]
Cape mock trial team wins state championship
For the sixth consecutive year the mock trial team at Cape Elizabeth High School has won the state title and will represent Maine at the national competition, which will be held in Boise, Idaho, in mid-May. The trial this year was a mock criminal case with burglary and theft charges, which included a theme of […]
Project GRACE rallying for home heating fuel help in Scarborough
Project GRACE is asking the Scarborough community to come together to raise $10,000 that will be used by locals who need help paying their home heating bills this winter. As an extra incentive, local businessman Eddie Woodin is offering a matching grant, as he has done every year since the Rally to Keep Our Neighbors […]
Volunteers sought in Cape for alternative energy review
Applications from Cape Elizabeth residents interested in serving on the town’s new Alternative Energy Committee are due back in the Town Clerk’s Office no later than Feb. 19. The town is looking for five people to serve on the committee, which was formed in order to explore the idea of using alternative energy sources to […]
Volunteers sought in Cape for alternative energy review
Applications from Cape Elizabeth residents interested in serving on the town’s new Alternative Energy Committee are due back in the Town Clerk’s Office no later than Feb. 19. The town is looking for five people to serve on the committee, which was formed in order to explore the idea of using alternative energy sources to […]
Volunteers sought in Cape for alternative energy review
Applications from Cape Elizabeth residents interested in serving on the town’s new Alternative Energy Committee are due back in the Town Clerk’s Office no later than Feb. 19. The town is looking for five people to serve on the committee, which was formed in order to explore the idea of using alternative energy sources to […]
Meaning to their method: Cape, South Portland church volunteers making worldwide impact
Volunteers at local Methodist churches are dedicating their time to make a difference in the lives of those who are often the most scorned, the most victimized and the most in need around the world. This winter, members of the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church are gathering every Saturday morning to sew dresses for the […]
EDITORIAL: Ignore the oil siren’s song
Do you remember when fear of “peak oil” was all the rage? We were told that as the world’s supply of oil dwindled, nations would wage war for the last drops. Or, if that doesn’t ring a bell, remember threats of gasoline costing $10 per gallon? When gas rose rapidly to $4 in 2008 and […]
Scarborough teen charged in shooting
Matthew Gwyer, 17, a National Honor Society student-athlete at Scarborough High School, was formally charged with attempted murder, burglary and elevated, aggravated assault in juvenile court Monday, according to Michelle McCulloch, an assistant district attorney for Cumberland County. Just after his initial court hearing, the Scarborough Police Department made public Gwyer’s name. He was arrested […]