WESTBROOK – As the school system ends its contract with the city to handle human resource duties for the schools, the city is rethinking the structure of the human resources department. On Monday, the finance committee approved a plan to restructure the department from four individuals to a two-person department that will be overseen by […]
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Scarborough scout spearheads Victoria Mansion project in Portland
PORTLAND — Scarborough High School sophomore Erich Chase’s interest in historic homes and bygone eras led him to lead a project to create space in Victoria Mansion to properly archive items at the landmark. Chase, a member of Scout Troop 39 in Scarborough, met with the mansion’s Executive Director Tom Johnson to ask how he and […]
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South Portland council on path to relax proposed short-term rental regulations
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council Tuesday night reached consensus on modifications to a short-term rental ordinance that would allow vacationing residents to rent out their homes for up to two weeks at a stretch. But the modifications discussed Tuesday leave the core of the original restrictions intact: non-hosted short-term rentals would still be barred. […]
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Bandstand at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth could become 'Council Ring'
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Fort Williams Park Foundation wants to officially name one of the park’s former military bandstands the “Council Ring.” At the request of the Town Council, the Fort Williams Park Committee is considering the name, with input from the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society, before sending a recommendation back to the council. Lynn […]
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Bandstand at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth could become 'Council Ring'
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Fort Williams Park Foundation wants to officially name one of the park’s former military bandstands the “Council Ring.” At the request of the Town Council, the Fort Williams Park Committee is considering the name, with input from the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society, before sending a recommendation back to the council. Lynn […]
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Mayhem mentor female youth football players
The Maine Mayhem, a professional, full-contact women’s football team based right here in Maine – the State’s only such team – have recently kicked off a program to support local female youth football players. The program, called “Girls of Fall,” connects members of the Mayhem squad with girls as young as five and as old […]
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South Portland pesticides ban extends to residents May 1
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city made history in 2016 by becoming the largest community in Maine to enact a ban on synthetic pesticides. The ban goes into effect for residents May 1. City-owned properties have not used synthetic pesticides for a year. The city’s sustainability director, Julie Rosenbach, said Tuesday that South Portland has been developing education […]
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Cape board backs zoning for car sales
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Planning Board on April 23 unanimously recommended amendments to town zoning that will allow used car sales in the town’s Business A District on Shore Road. Under current zoning, the sale of used cars is not allowed in the district. Cape Service Center, 560 Shore Road, requested the change. The amendments backed by […]
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Baseball: Scarborough falls to Bonny Eagle in season-opener
SCARBOROUGH—Scarborough woke up a bit in the latter half of their bout with visiting Bonny Eagle on Saturday morning, April 21, hitting Scots reliever Jackson Bean much better than they’d hit starter Connor Sirois. Still, even the quartet of runs the Storm ultimately put up – by Nolan Lamontagne, Zach Alofs, Morgan Pratt and Jack […]
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Baseball: Scarborough falls to Bonny Eagle in season-opener
SCARBOROUGH—Scarborough woke up a bit in the latter half of their bout with visiting Bonny Eagle on Saturday morning, April 21, hitting Scots reliever Jackson Bean much better than they’d hit starter Connor Sirois. Still, even the quartet of runs the Storm ultimately put up – by Nolan Lamontagne, Zach Alofs, Morgan Pratt and Jack […]