SCARBOROUGH — Police have identified a lone suspect in the shooting death of a pregnant and well-loved goat. Detective Sgt. Rick Rouse confirmed March 9 there is a person of interest in the case, but said he could not offer more information on the investigation, adding it “depends” on whether charges will be forthcoming. A […]
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Court to decide if Frye Island can legally withdraw from SAD 6
FRYE ISLAND — By definition, island communities live with a measure of isolation from their neighbors. But in the case of Frye Island, more than the waters of Sebago Lake separate the islanders from the mainland members of School Administrative District 6. The longstanding debate about Frye Island’s future in the school district, which dates […]
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Vocational students in State Leadership Conference and Competitions
Naples Twenty-nine Lake Region Vocational Center students participated in the annual Skills USA State Leadership Conference and Competitions, held this year March 1-2 in Bangor. Pictured here are participants Adanica Keene, Kathrine Jolley, Zachary Horne, Emily Tugaw, Emily Rowe, Kyla Lavoie, Shayla Cummings, Emmalee Kimball, Trevor Boody, Christopher Harriman, Raymond Chesley, Garrett Libby, Jeremy Brown, […]
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Wednesday bomb threat at G-NG Middle School
GRAY — Students and staff at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School were evacuated to the high school Wednesday after a bomb threat was discovered in a boys’ bathroom stall, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. No bombs or explosive devices were found in the school after a search by the Sheriff’s Office and Maine State police, […]
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South Portland petition seeks halt on land use changes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Michael Frabotta said the City Council has pushed through changes to zoning ordinances that affect land use rights, prompting him to seek a halt on its enactment. “It’s attacking homeowners’ rights,” Frabotta said March 5 of a specific amendment to Chapter 27 of the city’s land use ordinance, which says unless a use is specifically listed […]
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Town pit could become ‘no discharge of firearms zone’ in Standish
STANDISH — The Town Council has advanced an ordinance change that would create a “no discharge of firearms zone” on one specific town-owned property off of Boundary Road in Standish. The Council appears receptive to the targeted ordinance change, which must still have a first reading and public hearing before being finalized and voted 5-1 on […]
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Subdivision sketch goes to Naples Planning Board
NAPLES — The developer looking to convert the front nine of the now-closed Naples Golf and Country Club into a residential housing sub-development presented preliminary plans to the Planning Board Tuesday night. The March 5 meeting featured an overview of the currently titled Brandy Pond Crossing project. Mark Hollis, of development company Great Lots of Maine, […]
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Scarborough Police Beat March 9
Arrests 2/26 at 5:23 a.m. Brandy Ann M. Saunders, 32, of Westbrook, was arrested on County Road by Officer Aaron Erickson on a charge of operating a vehicle while license suspended or revoked and failing to register vehicle. 2/26 at 11:06 a.m. Jay C. Warren, 29, of Baldwin, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer […]
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Point Sebago purchased by Arizona-based resort group
CASCO — The Point Sebago Resort has been sold to an Arizona-based real estate trust, according to a press release. The release from Cove Communities, a relatively new resort and manufactured community group formed in September 2017, says that it has acquired the 775-acre resort on Sebago Lake in Casco. A Cove Communities spokeswoman said that […]
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No School Start Time Changes for RSU 14
RAYMOND — RSU 14 will be sticking with the existing start times for Windham-Raymond schools after a committee explored possible changes and ultimately recommended maintaining the status quo. Windham High School Assistant Principal Phil Rossetti gave a presentation to the RSU School Board on Feb. 28, in which he outlined the work done by the […]