SCARBOROUGH — The four remaining members of the School Board on Tuesday decided not to hold a special election to replace three recalled members. The motion to hold a special election was defeated 3-1, with Leanne Kazilionis in the minority. Because four is the quorum for the board, the motion required unanimous passage. Kazilionis argued an election […]
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Scarborough won’t hold special election to fill School Board
SCARBOROUGH — The four remaining members of the School Board on Tuesday decided not to hold a special election to replace three recalled members. The motion to hold a special election was defeated 3-1, with Leanne Kazilionis in the minority. Because four is the quorum for the board, the motion required unanimous passage. Kazilionis argued an election […]
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Westbrook man who robbed South Portland bank with squirt gun gets house arrest
PORTLAND — A 70-year-old Westbrook man who pleaded guilty to robbing a South Portland bank with what turned out to be a squirt gun will spend the next year under house arrest. Donald C. Sturton, formerly of South Portland, was indicted in April on a felony charge of robbery for holding up a Bank of […]
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Westbrook man who robbed South Portland bank with squirt gun gets house arrest
PORTLAND — A 70-year-old Westbrook man who pleaded guilty to robbing a South Portland bank with what turned out to be a squirt gun will spend the next year under house arrest. Donald C. Sturton, formerly of South Portland, was indicted in April on a felony charge of robbery for holding up a Bank of […]
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Squirt-gun wielding man who robbed bank gets house arrest
PORTLAND — A 70-year-old Westbrook man who pleaded guilty to robbing a South Portland bank with what turned out to be a squirt gun will spend the next year under house arrest. Donald C. Sturton, formerly of South Portland, was indicted in April on a felony charge of robbery for holding up a Bank of […]
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South Portland motels licensing dispute heads to court
SOUTH PORTLAND — Arguments could take place as soon as Friday in a lawsuit filed by two Main Street motels hoping to prevent the city from shutting them down. According to David Lourie, the attorney for the motel owners, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren on Tuesday ordered the city not to enforce the City Council’s decision to not […]
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South Portland motels licensing dispute heads to court
SOUTH PORTLAND — Arguments could take place as soon as Friday in a lawsuit filed by two Main Street motels hoping to prevent the city from shutting them down. According to David Lourie, the attorney for the motel owners, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren on Tuesday ordered the city not to enforce the City Council’s decision to not […]
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Four charged in Bridgton Road drug investigation
WESTBROOK — Four people were arrested on drug charges May 25 after police executed a search warrent at 156 Bridgton Road. Louise Dorazio, 51, who lives in the Bridgton Road home, was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drug possession. The suspected drugs were crack cocaine and suboxone, according to Westrook police. Erin […]
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It Happened in Windham: The courageous tale of early settler Joe Knight
The year was 1747. Tensions had been building between the English settlers of New Marblehead and the indigenous people who had inhabited this wilderness for thousands of years. The native people were growing more and more frustrated with the new arrivals who they felt misused the natural resources of their hunting and fishing grounds. Their […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 25
Arrests No arrests were reported from May 15-21. Summonses 5/15 at 9:01 a.m. Carl Harmon, 59, no address listed, of Portland, was issued a summons on Shore Road by Officer Eric Vanasse on a charge of operating an uninspected motor vehicle. 5/18 at 10 a.m. Shane Knowles, 45, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a […]