Maria Reuillard, 17, of South Portland, shows her 10-inch pony tails to her mother, Rebecca Myshrall, after Becky Kierman of Ocean Waves Salon snipped them off at last weekend’s South Portland Buy Local festival at Bug Light Park. Reuillard’s hair will be used to create wigs for cancer patients dealing with hair loss. The Ocean […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A couple involved in a dispute with the town has applied for legal assistance from the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Kris and Marilyn Kristiansen, who sell art in Fort Williams Park, said they filed an application for assistance one day after the Town Council voted unanimously to limit the number […]

SCARBOROUGH — Conclusion of a state review of the revaluation of waterfront properties in town has been delivered to Gov. Paul LePage, but not to Town Manager Tom Hall. Hall on Wednesday said he was told the audit of work by former town Assessor Paul Lesperance would be a briefing topic last Monday in the governor’s […]

SCARBOROUGH — Zoning around Scarborough Downs now allows casino gambling, after action Wednesday by the Town Council. Councilors also gave initial approval to ordinance revisions that would restrict beach access for dogs. The rezoning of about 450 acres of racetrack land owned by Sharon Terry for mixed-use development was amended by councilors to include casino gambling […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Library Planning Committee will host a public meeting next week to solicit ideas for library facilities and services. The meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Cape Elizabeth High School cafeteria, is intended to hear voters’ reasons for opposing a $6 million bond proposal that would have funded […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Conservation Commission, Friends of Scarborough Marsh and Scarborough Land Trust are offering a potential peek into the future of Scarborough Marsh with a 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 presentation at Town Hall. “Marsh Migration: Potential Effects of Sea Level Rise on the Scarborough Marsh,” will examine the potential risk to natural and […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Ed Hunt is living proof that even a desk job in law enforcement can be dangerous. “I’ve been bitten, punched, kicked, and so were all the old cops,” said the 61-year-old clerk and former dispatcher for the Cape Elizabeth Police Department. Hunt is nearing a major milestone in his career: at the […]