Pond Cove Elementary School was fully reopened Thursday after going remote earlier this week.
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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Willard Beach dune restoration project will put old Christmas trees to good use
The plan is for the discarded trees to trap sand in the damaged dunes so the city can then replant dune grass, but when results will be seen depends on the weather.
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Gnomes galore at South Portland-Cape Elizabeth upcoming SpringFest
The lead-up to the gnome-themed May event starts Saturday with a fireworks display at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.
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South Portland council exempts future development from proposed rent control
The council postponed a preliminary vote to March 7 after criticism from the attending public.
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South Portland gives first OK to homeless shelter plan
The plan, which allows different sizes of shelters to be built in specific areas, gets preliminary approval and goes to an enactment vote March 7.
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Bus services halve fares to get riders back on board
Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.
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New housing caps proposed in Scarborough to regulate growth
Town councilors say the building permit allotments allowed in the draft plan to revise the town’s growth management ordinance may be too high.
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Nelson Metal Fabrication named South Portland’s Small Business of the Year
The city bestows eight honors at its annual Business and Economic Development Awards ceremony Wednesday.
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Scarborough’s Operation HOPE hopes for regional return
The Scarborough Police Department is ending its involvement in the diversion program that finds treatment for people with opioid addiction but is optimistic it will continue and grow.
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Age-Friendly Scarborough to host speaker series
The Age-Friendly Scarborough Committee will host a speaker series for seniors and caretakers beginning Feb. 27. A panel of representatives from Mobility One, The Iris Network, Scarborough Fire Department and other agencies will discuss “Aging Safely in Your Home” from 3-4 p.m. at the at the Scarborough Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road. Information provided […]