Artists will set up their easels all around town June 23-25 for Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s 16th annual Paint for Preservation event. The paintings the artists produce will be auctioned off at a ticketed outdoor reception June 25 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour the painting sites to see the […]
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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$32.4 million school budget voted through in Cape Elizabeth
55% of Cape Elizabeth residents voting Tuesday approved the budget.
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South Portland voters pass $66.1 million school budget
69% of the voters who cast ballots on June 13 supported the budget.
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Cape Elizabeth Class of 2023: Graduate plans to fly into his future
Will Fibich, who has been flying planes since he was 14, will study aviation science in college and plans to become a corporate pilot.
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South Portland’s new skate park for all skill levels ‘arguably best in state’
The grand opening for the 10,000-square-foot park will be held June 21 with demos, a competition, music and more.
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Scarborough council approves combined budget with 4% tax increase
The $82.1 million budget represents $22.8 million for municipal operations and $54.3 million for schools.
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Willard Beach reopens after closure due to burst pipe
Willard Beach in South Portland has reopened after being closed June 1 when a wastewater pipe burst. Bacteria levels in the water tested below the public safety threshold set by the state Department of Environmental Protection, the city said Wednesday in a press release. The flow from the burst pipe was stopped shortly after the […]
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Voting Tuesday on South Portland, Cape Elizabeth school budgets
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth residents will vote Tuesday, June 13, on their school budgets. South Portland voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center gym at 21 Nelson Road. Cape Elizabeth residents will vote at the high school gym at 345 Ocean House Road from 7 a.m. to […]
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Family Health & Fitness Day scavenger hunt at Fort Williams
Cape Elizabeth Community Services is promoting National Recreation and Park Association Family Health & Fitness Day this Saturday, June 10, with a Fort Williams Scavenger Hunt beginning at 9 a.m. Attendees can pick up a the scavenger hunt list of items at the Greeter Shed in the central parking lot. Participants who return their completed […]
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Scarborough High School Class of 2023: ‘I grew over time in the theater’
Graduating senior Allison Paradis relied on theater and song to get her through the challenges of high school.