Arrests 8/17 at 12:13 a.m. Nathan D. Tompson, 26, of Athens, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Anthony Verville on a warrant. 8/17 at 3:13p.m. Michael J. O’Rourke, 60, of South Portland, was arrested on Ocean Street by Officer Shane Stephenson on charges of operating under the influence, and violating conditions of release. 8/17 […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Aug. 31
Arrests 8/25 at 4:42 p.m. Amer H. Radhi, 50, of Beach Bluff Terrace, was arrested at an undisclosed location in South Portland by Officer Benjamin Davis on a charge of operating after suspension. 8/26 at 4:54 p.m. Nicholas P. Davies, 34, of Elmwood Road, was arrested on Elmwood Road by Officer Benjamin Davis on an outstanding warrant […]
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Inside Naples
Sunday Funday at SLS The Songo Locks Parent Teacher Committee will host a Sunday Funday fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Games and other fun activities and food offerings will be set up in the school parking lot. This event is free, but for planning purposes, the committee asks that you visit […]
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Pastoral pedaling
Cyclists start off on the Farm to Fork Fondo Aug.25 at Pineland’s Valley Farm in New Gloucester. In the event, riders stop for chef-prepared cuisine at farms along the course, choosing which distances they want to complete.
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NG public works garage gets planners’ OK
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Planning Board has signed off on the town’s new public works facility, nearly a year after voters approved a $4.6 million bond proposal for the building. Town Manager Carrie Castonguay said she hopes for construction to start in November. The project, including a more than 19,000-square-foot garage and a 12,800-square-foot salt and […]
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Inside Bridgton
Stock up for winter reading Don’t miss out on the summer’s last hurrah at the Bridgton Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 1. The Friends of the Library will be selling a wide variety of quality used books at the Book Shed, in the corner or the parking lot, from 10 a.m. to noon. On the […]
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Suicide prevention walk promises support
SCARBOROUGH — Ashley’s Garden straddles two properties in the Oak Hill section of town. On a hot August afternoon, it was a good place to find a cooling breeze and a good place for Margie Johnston and Cathy Streifel to reflect on the pain of suicide and their work to help people overcome it. It […]
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Local library patrons may get more borrowing power
WESTBROOK — Walker Memorial Library may expand its borrowing program to Gray and Windham. Last summer the library joined forces with libraries in Cape Elizabeth, Gorham, Scarborough and South Portland to offer patrons joint borrowing privileges. The program, in which a card from any of those libraries can be used to check out books and […]
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Back to school: WHS adds lessons in adulting
fiveWINDHAM — There’s no doubt about it: adulting can be hard. But thanks to a new course being offered at Windham High School this year, students can get a jump-start on certain life skills that may come in handy in the real world. Starting this fall, social studies teacher Kelly-Anne Rush will be teaching Life 101, an […]
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Thai restaurant on Broadway adds to South Portland’s Asian offerings
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new chef-owned Thai restaurant has opened at 740 Broadway. Owner-chef Than Pham said Hana Thai’s opening day, on Aug. 21, was a great success. “We did really well, it was a great turnout and introduction to the place,” Pham said. The 46-seat restaurant employs about 10 people in leased space – previously occupied […]