The Forecaster’s Mario Moretto, right, spoke Sunday morning with Thema Ponton of News 8 WMTW about his story on Scarborough’s proposal to build a bath house at Higgins Beach. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when Forecaster staffers join News 8 to discuss the week’s top local stories.

FALMOUTH — A new traffic pattern greets westbound motorists on the Falmouth turnpike spur this week, the Maine Turnpike Authority announced. Traffic is restricted to a single lane in each direction at the Presumpscot River overpass as crews begin a two-year project to reconstruct the bridges. Motorists heading westbound, toward the Maine Turnpike from Interstate […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Police arrested two suspects they said will likely face several charges after a recent spike in vehicle burglaries. There have been 51 reports of burglaries to motor vehicles in the city this year. That isn’t unusual, police said, but half those burglaries occurred this month and 11 were reported on April 10. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A man robbed the Big Apple convenience store at 334 Cottage Road around 11:20 Wednesday night, according to police. The man made off with a small amount of cash. Police said no weapon was displayed, but that the robber implied he had one. The suspect kept his face covered, but was described as […]

SCARBOROUGH — If comments from residents at the first public budget hearing are any indication, voters here will be more than happy to support proposed increases in fiscal 2013 spending.  By a ratio of about 2-to-1, residents took the podium Wednesday to tell town councilors to approve the budget as proposed. About 60 people attended […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Board stood defiant Monday in the face the City Council’s call to reduce the proposed fiscal 2013 school budget.  “The only faith I have is the faith that this (budget) will move our school system forward, and that’s why I’m not going to take a pencil and try to change […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Potential changes in operations at Riverside Cemetery were approved Monday, when town councilors also set a May 14 hearing date to discuss revisions to the Fort Williams Park Master Plan. Efforts to renovate and rebuild Thomas Memorial Library were also given a definitive schedule, as councilors set an Oct. 10 date for […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The full scope of $32.2 million in school and municipal spending for fiscal 2013 will be open to comment at a 7 p.m. public hearing at Town Hall on April 26. Councilors approved the hearing date at a special meeting on Wednesday. The combination of school and municipal spending, and contributions to […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — An agreement that would have resulted in the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city over its health care program for city councilors was rejected by the council in a closed-door meeting last week. The plaintiff in the case, Albert DiMillo Jr., provided The Forecaster with a copy of the draft “Stipulation […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Nestled into a hollow off Sawyer Road, the Spurwink Rod and Gun Club has been a meeting spot for target shooters for about 56 years. On Monday, town councilors decided tensions between the club and some neighbors in a newer residential neighborhood built beyond the woods surrounding the club have reached a […]