The fourth candidate in the race for the three seats lost by just five votes.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Scarborough voters approve high school track replacement, fire truck
Scarborough voters passed two referendum questions on Tuesday, approving a $1.9 million bond to replace the high school turf field and track, and $725,000 in bonds to fund the cost of a new fire truck.
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South Portland voters approve $4.5M land acquisition bond
The city will use the funds to acquire land and open spaces for the public to access.
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Scarborough elects Leong, Trapini-Huff, Kelleher to Board of Education
Scarborough voters elected Jenna Leong, Jillian Trapini-Huff and John Kelleher III to three at-large Board of Education seats on Tuesday.
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Election results: Cape Elizabeth fills three council and School Board seats
Jeremy Gabrielson, Susan Gillis and Timothy Reiniger have been elected to the Cape Elizabeth Town Council while Heather Altenburg, Elizabeth Scifres and Kathleen Curry-Sparks were elected to the School Board.
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Pride, Cohen elected to South Portland City Council
Mayor Misha Pride and former Councilor Linda Cohen win in tight races.
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Language center gives New Mainers boost in quest for college degrees
The new facility at Southern Maine Community College provides tutoring to help students apply their developing English skills to course work.
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Petition could force vote to overrule Cape council on affordable housing project
Save Our Center says it has gathered enough signatures for a referendum to overturn the town council’s approval of zoning amendments that pave the way for the controversial Dunham Court.
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Outdoor dining OK through May in Scarborough
The Scarborough Town Council voted to extend it’s outdoor dining authorization, permitting restaurants to continue their use of public outdoor spaces through May 2022.
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Sweet local events promote Halloween spirit
From Trunk or Treats to a giant Candyland gameboard, Halloween festivities are planned in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.