Newly elected South Portland City Councilor Eben Rose said this week his goal in imposing a moratorium on a proposed new liquid propane distribution facility at the Rigby Rail Yard is to send a clear message to city staff and the developer. “This project is against our zoning, period,” he said, prior to Monday’s council […]

Before making any substantial surface changes to the intersection of Bowery Beach Road and Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth, the town will first try to clip back vegetation and install clearer directional signs, along with a crosswalk. A Town Council goal for 2015 was to get a report on the conditions at the intersection, where […]

The holidays are all about tradition, and while some prefer to whip up old-time family recipes at home, others turn to local neighborhood bakeries to supply their favorite treats. For the bakeries, often with limited staff, it adds up to crushing work hours at this time of year to ensure that they meet all the […]

The federal court in Portland has scheduled a hearing on the city of South Portland’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the Portland Pipe Line Corp., which argues the city’s ban on tar sands oil is unconstitutional and also goes against both federal and state statute. The hearing is scheduled for 1 […]

The Scarborough Board of Education voted at a meeting on Dec. 17 to enter into a contract with the New England School Development Council to hire a new superintendent. Schools leader George Entwistle announced earlier this month that he would be retiring at the end of the academic year after heading up the school department […]

The Scarborough Town Council determined at its Dec. 16 meeting that a home at 9 Partridge Lane is a nuisance and called on property owner Douglas Brown to make improvements. Brown, who had ignored previous attempts by the town to get in touch with him, appeared at the hearing last week but did not contest […]