The Scarborough Kiwanis Club is holding a sock drive through the end of 2023. It will also accept donations of new hats and gloves. Donated items will be delivered to Preble Street and to the Scarborough Police Department’s liaison for unhoused people. Items can be dropped off at Ron Forest & Sons Fence Company, Saco […]
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 gearing up for letters to Santa
Scarborough Community Services will next week begin accepting letters from children to be sent to Santa Claus. Letters can be dropped in the North Pole Express mailbox in front of Town Hall beginning Nov. 10 and ending Nov. 30. The department requests parents use a letter template found at scarboroughmaine.org. To access and download the […]
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South Portland pool reopening delayed until January
The reopening of the South Portland Community Center swimming pool, originally scheduled for the end of this month, has been delayed until Jan. 4. The pool’s roof is being replaced and the reopening delay is due to the unexpected need to upgrade structural supports to ensure safety, along with material shortages, wet weather and the […]
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New school in Scarborough? Arguments for and against
The $160 million K-3 consolidated school project goes to voters Nov. 7.
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Cape Elizabeth School Board candidates agree on need for more taxpayer input
Two challengers for the two incumbents’ seats say the rejected school project proposal last November failed to get input from taxpayers.
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South Portland School Board candidates prioritize equity, teacher support
The three candidates for two at-large seats and two candidates for the District 3 seat have different ideas on how to do that.
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Cape Elizabeth Town Council hopefuls weigh in on affordable housing, small business climate
Voters will elect two new councilors from a slate of four on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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The Good Table in Cape Elizabeth passes on legacy to new owners
The sale of the 38-year-old family-owned restaurant, a community institution, will close Nov. 2.
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Cape Elizabeth council votes to take on ice rink’s electrical costs
Cape Elizabeth will take on the electrical costs for a temporary ice rink at Gull Crest Fields this winter. The Cape Elizabeth Town Council last week voted 6-1 to cover electricity expenses of up to $35,000 for the nonprofit Cape Community Arena Group’s rink this winter, with Councilor Gretchen Noonan opposed. The town estimates that […]