School gardens Sheila Frappier has volunteered to coordinate the care and planting of the flower gardens at both Jordan Small Middle School and Raymond Elementary School for the 2018 growing season. She is looking for willing and able volunteers of all ages that would like to help. If interested, contact her at [email protected] or 776-4727. […]
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Inside Standish
Walker’s play on stage In June, playwright Jerry Walker will present “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” at the Schoolhouse Arts Center next month. This one-act performance follows Julie, a young student, as she struggles to make it through each day and contends with the social complexity of high school and a troubling home […]
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Slow going in Standish
Traffic makes its way through the construction zone on Route 35 in Standish this week. The road improvement project is expected to be complete in September and until then, state and town officials recommending finding alternate routes. See story, page 10.
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Scarborough Police Beat: May 18
Arrests 5/11 at 11:25 p.m. Benjamin Colomb Jr., 33, of East Waterboro, was arrested on Holmes Road by Officer Lydia Ruetty on a charge of operating under the influence. 5/12 at 3:24 a.m. Daniel Munro, 25, of Scarborough, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Melissa Diclemente on a warrant and two counts of unlawful possession of […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 18
Arrests 5/11 at 5:21 p.m. Kenneth J. Laflamme, 47, of Vernon Road, was arrested on Ocean House Road by Officer Aaron Webster on an outstanding warrant from another agency. Summonses 5/11 at 10:31 a.m. Timothy Grubb, 63, no address listed, of Portland, was issued a summons on Shore Road by Officer Eric Vanasse on a charge of […]
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South Portland panel picks Wescott Road for new middle school
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new, combined middle school will likely be built at the existing Memorial Middle School property on Wescott Road, according to Superintendent of Schools Ken Kunin. The formal announcement of the decision was expected Thursday night at a meeting of the Middle School Facilities Task Force. Two information sessions are slated next […]
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Inside Gray
‘Death and Taxes’ Fiddlehead Arts and Science Center will present “Death and Taxes,” a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Saturday, May 19, at Cole Farms Restaurant. The cost is $40, including hors d’oeuvres, salad, rolls, dinner buffet, dessert, coffee and tea. Table service for wine and beer will be available. Hors D’oeuvre Hour starts at 5 […]
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South Portland vote advances plan for affordable housing
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors by a 5-2 vote Tuesday approved a zoning change for a proposed $9 million affordable housing project at 611 Main St., the site of the former St. John the Evangelist Church. Councilors also approved the school budget. The nearly 2-acre Thornton Heights property includes a parish house and a school building. It […]
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South Portland denies new licenses for 2 Main Street motels
SOUTH PORTLAND — After an unusual recommendation by the police chief, City Councilors voted Tuesday not to renew licenses for two Main Street motels. They cited criminal activity by patrons that has warranted repeated police attention. Councilors voted 5-2 not to renew a lodging license for The Knights Inn at 634 Main St., owned by Kantilal […]
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Swap Shop volunteer keeps Cape Elizabeth schools well supplied
CAPE ELIZABETH — Beth Cary is dedicated to what she calls the next wave of the “shop local” movement: “drop local.” Cary can be found volunteering at the Recycling Center’s Swap Shop most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, her eyes constantly peeled for donations that may have appeared on the School Department newsletter’s list of classroom and […]