HARPSWELL — When the nearly 60 people who attended a public hearing Friday were asked if they support a proposed charter school in town, almost every hand went up. It was a good sign for Harpswell Coastal Academy, the charter school that could be approved by the Maine Charter School Commission in early February and […]
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Unsung Hero: Regina Erskine, teaching life lessons through blood
PORTLAND — “There’s never a dull moment with this age group, that’s for sure,” said Regina Erskine, who has been teaching health at Lyman Moore Middle School since 1989. “I’ve always been interested in health,” said Erskine, a native of Dixmont, “and they didn’t teach health in the schools when I was growing up.” Spurred […]
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Westbrook woman's death in Portland ruled a homicide
PORTLAND — A woman found dead in a vehicle at a motel Thursday afternoon has been identified as Margarita Fisenko Scott, 29, of Westbrook. After an autopsy by the state medical examiner, police said Scott’s death was a homicide, the first in the city this year. The cause of death was not released. Scott’s body was […]
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Police investigating 'suspicious' death at Portland motel
PORTLAND — Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered Thursday afternoon in a vehicle parked at a Riverside Street motel, near the Westbrook border. The body was discovered at Motel 6 at about 3:30 p.m, and police are treating the death as “suspicious,” City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said Thursday […]
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South Portland park clubhouse soon to be razed
SOUTH PORTLAND — The future vision for Wilkinson Park on New York Avenue may need more clarity, but it’s certain the current clubhouse will not be part of it. A 90-minute Community Center forum Wednesday, led by Parks and Recreation Director Rick Towle, showed neighbors have much affection for the seven-acre parcel, which includes ball […]
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Movin' on up(weller) to Pine Point
SCARBOROUGH — For more than two years, Abigail Carroll has been raising maturing oysters in the Scarborough River. Because snow canceled Wednesday’s Town Council meeting, she will have to wait a couple more weeks to see if she can raise them at Pine Point as well. Carroll and Town Manager Tom Hall have agreed on […]
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Scarborough school bus driver arrested
SCARBOROUGH — Stephen C. Mitton, a former Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth school bus driver, faces a March 14 court date in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket in Portland on charges of sex crimes against a minor. Police said Mitton, 47, of 665 Saco St., Westbrook, was charged with Class B sexual exploitation of a minor […]
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Harpswell economic development plan sharpens focus
HARPSWELL — Now well into the new year, the planning firm hired by the town to write an economic development plan is starting to hone in on specific ideas to make Harpswell’s economy more vibrant and sustainable. Frank O’Hara, vice president of the firm Planning Decisions, said the Economic Development Strategy Committee chose three areas […]
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Brunswick School Board considers 2013 goals
BRUNSWICK — At its annual goal-setting workshop Wednesday night, the School Board considered ways to become more effective and to measure that success. While the board’s goals are largely the same as the ones for 2012, the board now will look into tying them to specific objectives and tactics from each of its committees. The […]
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Cape Elizabeth schools installing buzzer systems, other security measures
CAPE ELIZABETH — Officials are looking to enhance school security with new buzzer systems at entrances, along with other security measures, including the possibility of employing police officers. The new buzzer systems and procedure will require schools to lock their doors except during students’ arrival time in the morning. Front doors will be controlled with […]