Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough plan to remove the portion of Sawyer Road/Sawyer Street that routinely floods during storms and is damaging marsh habitat.
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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South Portland council denies power plant a waiver for two new oil tanks
FPL Energy Cape in Knightville, which has two 12,000-gallon tanks, wants to increase its capacity by 40,000 gallons to provide power during grid blackouts, but a South Portland ordinance does not allow the addition.
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Three on South Portland’s March 5 ballot for House seat
One Democrat and two independents are running to fill the House District 122 seat, which represents the city’s District 1 and part of District 2.
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Scarborough superintendent leaving for new job at close of school year
Geoff Bruno has submitted his resignation to accept a job in Massachusetts.
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Report in hand, Cape Elizabeth council takes reins on affordable housing
Councilors will begin work to set goals and enact strategies to meet them based on the housing committee’s recommendations.
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South Portland council paves way for 80-unit apartment building, possibly with homeless shelter
The council gives preliminary approval to a zoning change that would allow the owners of the Howard Johnson hotel in Thornton Heights to build a five-story residential building nearby with the option of contracting space out for use as a shelter.
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Piper Shores resident receives high U.K. honor for work in South Africa
U.K.-born John Thompson and his wife, Carol, founded a nonprofit to improve the lives of residents in a South African township.
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Recovery efforts from January storms in motion
South Portland will hold a public workshop with state officials this month to discuss its approach to repairs and funding.
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South Portland Food Cupboard pits East against West in this year’s Battle of the Neighborhoods
The annual food drive, usually a contest between individual neighborhoods but with just two teams this year, helps boost the food pantry’s supply during a time known for a drop-off in donations.
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Number of unsheltered people in Scarborough has declined
About six people are living outside along the Payne Road Corridor, according to a town report.