PORTLAND — Police will issue a summons to a 10-year-old boy who allegedly brought an unloaded handgun into Riverton Elementary School this morning. Officers responded to Riverton at 8:30 a.m. after another student reported seeing a gun to a teacher. The school was briefly locked down, but classes resumed around 10 a.m. The School Department said […]
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Traffic-stopper in Portland
A tractor-trailer donated by Shaw Brothers Construction makes its way up Congress Street in Portland Thursday morning with a 65-foot blue spruce donated by Alan Betters of South Portland. The tree was headed for Monument Square, where it will be decorated for the holidays with 3,000 LED lights that will be lit at 5:30 p.m. […]
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Rancourt's Scarborough council tenure coming to a close
SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilor Carol Rancourt spent Wednesday afternoon explaining the details of Medicare plans at a workshop in Falmouth. That’s one of her roles at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and the intricate details far surpass the details she has mastered while serving in town government. “I should tell everyone before they run, learn […]
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Recount confirms Volk victory in Scarborough state House District 127
SCARBOROUGH — It took eight days and three sets of vote totals in Maine House District 127 to confirm that state Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, will return to the Legislature for a second, two-year term. Volk was declared the winner in a recount Wednesday at the Department of Public Safety in Augusta, defeating Democratic challenger […]
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Contractor vanishes with nearly $6K from Brunswick schools
BRUNSWICK — The School Department is out more than $5,600 after the company it hired to manage substitute teachers apparently disappeared. Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski on Wednesday said he has been unable to reach anyone at Syracuse, N.Y.-based Central Xchange, which provided an online service called Sub-IT to match schools with qualified substitute teachers. […]
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Cape Elizabeth School Board appoints interim principal, OKs staff contract
CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board on Tuesday named recently hired Assistant Principal Douglas Perley the interim principal at Cape Elizabeth Middle School. Perley on Nov. 26 will replace Principal Steven Connolly, who resigned to take the superintendent of schools position in Regional School Unit 60. Connolly’s last day at the middle school will be […]
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Cape Elizabeth adopts '3-strikes' rule for rowdy rental homes
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council approved a long-awaited ordinance governing short-term home rentals Wednesday night, largely seen as a compromise between the interests of rental providers and residents who live near those properties. The new ordinance, which was molded through more than 20 meetings over 14 months, is an effort to regulate nuisance rental […]
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Volk wins recount in House District 127
SCARBOROUGH — Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, won her Maine House District 127 race over Democratic challenger Paul Aranson Nov. 6, and a state recount of the election conducted in Augusta on Wednesday afternoon. Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced recount results show Volk defeated Aranson 2,728 to 2,716 in the district comprised of the […]
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Gray man charged in Feb. S.P. robbery
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Gray man faces multiple charges and an initial court appearance Friday after his arrest Wednesday for his alleged role in a robbery near the Maine Mall last winter. Ryan Bell, 25, was charged with Class A robbery, Class B aggravated assault and Class C theft in the Feb. 20 robbery at […]
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Scarborough Terrace to host bake sale
SCARBOROUGH — Staff and residents of Scarborough Terrace will host a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, to benefit Scarborough-based Project GRACE. The sale at the assisted living center at 600 Commerce Drive will include desserts and treats for Thanksgiving. Project G.R.A.C.E. is a non-denominational organization that provides food, clothing […]