Arrests 3/17 at 5:59 p.m. Zachary A. Cleaves, 34, of Scarborough, was arrested on Broadway by Sgt. Kevin Gerrish on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 3/17 at 5:59 p.m. Robert Blake, 43, of Sebago, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Caleb Gray on a […]
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South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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Buxton Notes
Nominations coming due Nomination papers for the municipal election in June are due in the office of Town Clerk John Myers by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, in the Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. Secret ballot voting is set for Tuesday, June 12, and the annual town meeting will be on Saturday, June 16. […]
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Gorham Notes
Library open house The North Gorham Public Library will host its annual open house 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, in honor of National Library Week. The library is welcoming the public to attend and have a slice of homemade pie. The library, 2 Standish Neck Road, can be reached at 892-2575 or email […]
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Gorham municipal budget rises
GORHAM — The proposed municipal budget Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak delivered to town councilors this week is up from the current year and slightly impacts the town’s tax rate. Paraschak is proposing a $14.7 million budget, up $660,287 or 4.7 percent from the current year’s $14 million. The figures do not include the town’s school […]
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No Day One verdict yet from New Gloucester appeals board
NEW GLOUCESTER — A near-capacity crowd filled the New Gloucester Meetinghouse Wednesday night for a more than two-hour meeting that yielded plenty of public comment, but no definitive answer from the Board of Appeals on a proposed youth substance abuse treatment facility. Non-profit organization Day One has proposed a 12-bed residential treatment facility for young men ages 14-20 […]
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Gorham Police Notes
Arrests Alexander M. Duchaine, 29, Copperhead Road, Gorham, on Feb. 23 on a charge of violating condition of release, on Main Street. Troy A. Lawrence, 24, Topsham, on Feb. 24 on a charge of operating under the influence (alcohol), on Main Street. Thomas A. Moore Jr., 34, School Street, Gorham, on Feb. 24 on a […]
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Police: Man found on Scarborough roadway died from cardiac arrest
SCARBOROUGH — A man whose body was found on a street early Sunday morning died of a heart attack, according to Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland. The state medical examiner’s office conducted an autopsy and determined that 63-year-old Raymond Frank died from cardiac arrest, McCausland said in a press release. State and Scarborough police […]
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Cost stands between Cape Elizabeth and school resource officer
CAPE ELIZABETH — Because of strains on the proposed school budget, the School Department may ask the town to pay for a school resource officer. During a School Board workshop last week, board members heard testimony in favor of the position and the benefits it may provide. The Police Department now sends an officer to district […]
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South Portland council repeals short-term rental restrictions
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city is going back to the drawing board over how to regulate short-term housing rentals. Rather than send the question to a voter referendum, the City Council Tuesday night unanimously repealed an ordinance it passed in February that established restrictions on short-term rentals in residential areas of the city. Councilor Claude Morgan moved to […]
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Frontier Airlines to add Portland Jetport flights
PORTLAND — No-frills carrier Frontier Airlines will add service from the Portland International Jetport to three cities this summer. In a press conference Wednesday, Frontier Vice President Tyri Squyres said nonstop flights to Denver and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, will begin July 10. On Aug. 12, Frontier will begin nonstop service to Orlando, Florida. Flights to Denver […]