A $35,000 grant will pay for a consultant as South Portland makes a plan for ‘urban-impaired’ streams.

The independent gubernatorial also-ran parses his defeat and says he’ll ‘stay active politically.’

SOUTH PORTLAND – Scott Rasmussen has a sobering message for Republicans in the wake of their election victories last week. “This is a fundamental rejection of both political parties,” said the pollster who founded Rasmussen Reports. “For the Republicans who are looking to celebrate, it’s really important for them to remember, they didn’t win. The […]

Parking at Higgins Beach, and the thorny question of whether to limit on-street parking in the off-season, will be on the Scarborough Town Council’s agenda next month.

On-street parking is prohibited from April 1 to Oct. 1 around the beach, a popular summer spot that is a favorite location for surfers year-round. The proposal would make the parking ban year-round, with the exception of 30-minute parking on the ocean side of Bayview Avenue between Pearl and Ashton streets during the off-season.

SCARBOROUGH – A barge and heavy equipment will soon be at Pine Point as work begins on a long-awaited pier project. The new pier is expected to make work easier for both commercial fishermen and recreational users. The current pier, just 6 feet wide, cannot handle vehicular traffic. That means fishermen must wait for low […]