Voters will likely decide in November whether to authorize borrowing to cover the costs.
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.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
With dips, sips and a sense of community, social club grows
What started out as a couple of young women taking a winter swim at a Scarborough beach is now “this wonderful group for people from all walks of life and people of all ages.”
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Posted inScarborough Leader
Study aims to help Scarborough become more resilient to flooding
A public meeting on the town’s vulnerability assessment will be held Aug. 12.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
South Portland Land Trust president, vice president look to focus on education, smaller conservation
Tex Haeuser, South Portland’s former longtime city planner, and Karen Talentino, a biologist, serve as president and vice president.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough Library’s Reading Buddies program helps combat the ‘summer slide’
Teens and young children pair up and read together for an hour each week.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
$16.3 million in school bonds could be on South Portland’s November ballot
The City Council will hold an Aug. 6 public hearing and final vote on whether to send the three bond orders to a November referendum.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Cape Elizabeth won’t be paying Lumbery legal fees
The lumber and hardware store, meanwhile, is up for sale, which co-owner Mike Friedland sees as opportunity to grow the business.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Nomination papers soon available for Scarborough council, school board seats
Papers will be available Aug. 7 for three Town Council seats and one Board of Education seat.
Posted inScarborough Leader
Seniors can connect at annual barbecue just for them in Scarborough
Community Services hosts the catered lunch with entertainment and raffles and door prizes.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
South Portland council declines to pursue proposed transitional housing plan for former school building
Zoning ordinances must be reexamined to allow for such facilities in the city, and councilors say they are open to exploring that option.