Greg Wilfert has been keeping a watchful eye on Scarborough’s surf for half a century. He stopped counting after 100 rescues.
Dana Richie
Staff Writer
Dana Richie is a community reporter covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth. Originally from Atlanta, she fell in love with the landscape and quirks of coastal New England while completing her undergraduate degree in History at Brown University, where she also wrote for the Brown Daily Herald and Brown Alumni Magazine. Her stories about Providence and Rhode Island also appeared in The Boston Globe, Rhode Island Monthly, Ocean State Stories and more. Now, she’s eager to explore the communities and stories of southern Maine. When she’s not hunting for stories, she can be found playing ultimate frisbee, searching for sea glass and reading a book on the beach.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Maine brothers create indie road trip feature film
‘Childish Things,’ a 95-minute feature film, to be screened 3 times in August.
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Scarborough Land Trust acquires 130 acres to expand conservation area
The 130-acre addition to Silver Brook Preserve expands contiguous conserved lands.
Posted inLocal & State
Scarborough piece of the Eastern Trail project breaks ground
Three weeks after construction started on the 1.6-mile section of the Eastern Trail, stakeholders gathered to celebrate this milestone.
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Ethics complaint against Cape Elizabeth School Department fizzles
Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously to take no further action on the complaint over handling of a ballot initiative.
Posted inLocal & State
South Portland celebrates 150 years of its iconic, diminutive lighthouse
The existing 24-foot Bug Light is being prepared for its birthday party.
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Meet the man who brought new life to Maine’s Bug Light
More than 50 years later, Howard Wright, 96, remembers what it was like to enter and clean up Bug Light after it had been abandoned for decades.
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South Portland School District names interim superintendent
George H. Entwistle will assume the role on Aug. 6.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Cape Elizabeth blooms during 2025 garden tour
Meet the gardeners of 4 lawns that were open to visitors this past Saturday.
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Scarborough affordable housing project potentially dead in water
The Town Council voted to reject a Credit Enhancement Agreement for a 50-unit affordable housing project for seniors 55 and older.