CAPE ELIZABETH — Hundreds of students in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland walked out of classrooms at 10 a.m. Thursday to call for action on gun violence and to honor the 17 lives lost last month in a Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The students were among many throughout the state who planned to participate in a […]
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UPDATE: Petition puts South Portland restrictions on short-term rentals on hold
SOUTH PORTLAND — Activists on Monday turned in petitions to suspend a land-use ordinance and restrictions on short-term rentals approved last month by the City Council. City Clerk Emily Scully on Thursday afternoon certified that at least 1,000 of the approximately 1,400 signatures were valid, enough to stop the laws from taking effect. A final tally […]
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Report summarizes forums on Cape Elizabeth paper streets
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council on Monday accepted a draft report from two public forums about paper streets on Surfside Avenue and Atlantic Place. The council on March 12 also adopted a vision statement for Fort Williams Park. The forums, led by Craig Freshley of Good Group Decisions, were held Feb. 1 and 3 to discuss […]
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South Portland school budget proposes 4% tax hike
SOUTH PORTLAND — Superintendent of Schools Ken Kunin presented a fiscal 2019 budget Monday that would raise taxes by nearly 4 percent – even after more than $400,000 in proposed staff positions were left unfunded. Kunin, in an email about his $50 million budget proposal, said it was been a challenging document to develop. The […]
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Vocational Center gets tech boost from Evergreen
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Regional Vocational Center’s information technology got a boost recently when Evergreen Credit Union donated more than $30,000 in computer equipment to the center. From its location next to Westbrook High School the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center offers students from Gorham, Westbrook, Scarborough, Bonny Eagle and Windham high schools instruction in automotive […]
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USM Vets fundraise to complete classwork and build community
PORTLAND – Students from the University of Southern Maine are coming together to set up a fund to improve the educational experiences for veterans at the university. Stephen White, a member of USM’s chapter of Student Veterans of America, said the group, is trying to raise $25,000 by the end of next month. Half the […]
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Special Olympics hoop tourney scores big in Gorham
Mark Capano, event coordinator for Special Olympics’ Southern Maine Basketball Tournament, left, Saturday at USM in Gorham announces Alan Rawley of Bangor, right, as winner of an individual skills award. Sgt. Sears Edwards of Gorham Police Department assisted with the presentation to Rawley. GORHAM – Special Olympics’ Southern Maine regional basketball tournament Saturday at the Gorham campus […]
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Looking Back
March 17, 1993 At a few minutes after noon on Thursday, teacher Susan Blanchard was sitting alone working in the library of the Prides Corner School in Westbrook when she happened to look out the window. There, on a tree branch about 30 feet from the school and 10 feet off the ground, sat an […]
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South Portland police investigate shooting of 3 cats
SOUTH PORTLAND — Karen Rasmussen says her three cats, 10-year-old brothers she weaned since their birth, are part of her family. So when all three were shot during the last year, it was a trying time that has her considering leaving her neighborhood. Since moving to Meetinghouse Hill in November 2016, all three of Rasmussen’s pets […]