Residents turn out to defend the commission’s work and funding at a council workshop where potential budget cuts were on the table.
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.
‘Wait Until 8th’ parents group strikes a chord in Scarborough over smartphone concerns
The group will hold two discussions of the book, “The Anxious Generation,” next month at the Scarborough library.
Cape Elizabeth School Board to consider plan to renovate, not build
The School Building Advisory Committee voted 5-4 to recommend additions and renovations at the elementary and middle schools at a cost of $77.3 million to $85.5 million.
$69.4 million school budget goes to South Portland voters
Taxes will rise about 3.8% over this year’s rate to cover $52.9 million of the budget.
Former police chief sues Q Street Diner in South Portland after a fall
Robert Schwartz wants the Q Street Diner to cover his medical expenses and other monetary losses that resulted from the leg injury he received.
Scarborough town councilor running for county commissioner
Jean-Marie Caterina is running for the District 1 Democratic nomination, competing with Bruce Tarbox of Gorham.
Scarborough continues budget cuts, aims for 0% tax increase
It aims for a “$3.3 million reduction; $1.9 million to the school, $1.4 million to the town,” said Town Councilor Jon Anderson.
Nadeau named new Scarborough superintendent
Diane Nadeau joined the district in 2017 as principal of the middle school before she was chosen for the assistant superintendent position in 2019.