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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.

Scarborough Planning Board, Costco grapple over parking

by Drew Johnson March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Board members are not pleased with the size of the planned parking lot, but Costco says the size is not an option.

South Portland dog committee ‘a hung jury’ on Willard Beach

by Drew Johnson March 16, 2022

While the committee has been able to come to some consensus, including abolishing leash rules at Hinckley Park, members were unable to decide how to deal with dogs on the beach.

The Forecaster

South Portland council to fill two vacancies on School Board

by Drew Johnson March 16, 2022

The South Portland City Council will appoint two members of the School Board to fill vacancies. Mike Faulkingham resigned last week as the District 2 representative on the School Board, citing the time commitment of a new job and family matters that limit his ability to serve on the board. Andrea Levinsky resigned from her […]

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South Portland firefighter wins community service award

March 16, 2022

Josh Pobrislo, South Portland firefighter, paramedic and local health officer, will be presented the Captain Joel Barnes Community Service Award on Sunday at the Maine Mariners game. The award, sponsored by the hockey team, Teamsters Local 340 and the Berwick Volunteer Firefighters Association, honors Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes, who died in 2019 after fighting […]

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Town, Cape arena group formalize working agreement

March 16, 2022

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council on Monday certified an agreement between the town and the nonprofit group behind a proposed community arena. The formal agreement allows the Cape Community Arena Group access to the town-owned site next to the Public Works building and adjacent to Gull Crest Fields to conduct site reviews; requires that the […]

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Cape Elizabeth fields 7 bids for housing study

March 16, 2022

Cape Elizabeth has received seven offers from consultants to conduct its housing needs assessment. Bids ranged from $39,500 to the town’s maximum budget of $50,000, according to information provided by Town Planner Maureen O’Meara. The study is intended to provide a better understanding of Cape Elizabeth’s housing needs to determine what type of affordable housing […]