Two new at-large members also elected to the school board.
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Incumbents hold seats on Scarborough council, school board
SCARBOROUGH — Incumbents won their bids for re-election to the town council and school board, and voters chose another new school board member to replace departing member Hillory Durgin. Town Councilor Jean-Marie Caterina won her re-election bid with 7,548 votes. Fellow Councilor John Cloutier also won, with 7,389 votes. Jonathan Anderson also won a seat […]
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SoPo COVID grants expire, ending temporary positions
One position, dedicated to promoting COVID-related awareness among minority communities, will end Oct. 31.
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Absentee voting already breaking records
Officials in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth are already seeing unusually high numbers of absentee ballots this year and most predicted the final voter turnout numbers will be even higher after Election Day.
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New study to look at passenger ferry between Portland, South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new traffic study aims to collect data that might put to rest once and for all the feasibility of a passenger ferry service linking South Portland and Portland. “There isn’t a hard and fast study that’s done the work we’re doing now,” said Milan Nevajda, director of planning and development in […]
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New space shines a light on Scarborough day care program
Scarborough Community Services has moved into the former House of Lights building on Payne Road, providing some much-needed new space for ongoing daycare programs.
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Veteran senator faces challenger for House District 30 seat
CAPE ELIZABETH — A Maine state senator and a local investment and insurance manager are vying for the seat in House District 30. Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, whose term expires this year, is running against Timothy Lee Thompson, R-Cape Elizabeth, for the seat which covers part of Cape Elizabeth. Millett praised Gov. Janet Mills […]
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Incumbent faces challenger in House District 32 race
Tammy Walter, R-Cape Elizabeth, is challenging State Rep. Christopher Kessler, D-South Portland, who is running for re-election.
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Three candidates in race for 2 seats on Scarborough school board
SCARBOROUGH — Two challengers and an incumbent are vying for two seats on the Scarborough Board of Education. Board Chairwoman Leanne Kazilionis is running for re-election against challengers John David Dittmer and Mary Shannon Lindstrom. Board member Hillory Durgin did not submit nomination papers for re-election. All three candidates stressed the need to continue work […]
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Top coordinator in virus response visits SMCC
Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, met with students, faculty and staff at the college’s South Portland campus.