Sean Murphy

The Forecaster

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Published
July 28, 2021

Scarborough provides ‘Pitch In’ litter pails at Pine Point

Scarborough Community Services has debuted a clean-up program at Hurd Park/Pine Point Beach. The program, called Pitch In Pails, provides a station at the beach entrance with buckets that visitors can take with them onto the beach. Litter collected in the buckets can be dumped into a trash bin at the station when visitors return […]
Published
July 22, 2021

South Portland wins pipeline suit, upholds clean air ordinance

After six years, the city won a key victory in the Maine Law Court last week, and the Portland Pipeline Company has indicated it won’t be taking its appeal any further.
Published
July 22, 2021

Cape council delays action on affordable housing changes

The town council has not yet acted on proposed amendments to town ordinances to allow for more affordable housing projects, and won’t until a public hearing on the subject scheduled for September.
Published
July 22, 2021

South Portland explores floating a $4.5 million land bank bond

The city wants to put the borrowing issue on the ballot this fall as a referendum question.
Published
July 22, 2021

Scarborough Library art sale to promote local ‘Sketchers’

The Library Sketching Group, colloquially known as the “Sketchers,” will be selling their work in a first-ever exhibition on library grounds.
Published
July 21, 2021

Local officials readying for fall election nominations

Council and school board seats will be on the ballots in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.
Published
July 15, 2021

Low police morale likely cause of lengthy chief searches in Scarborough, So. Portland

Officials acknowledge that increased scrutiny and calls for police department de-funding are leading to a dearth of qualified candidates.
Published
July 14, 2021

Scarborough, New Hampshire shop owner to pay child labor fines

Abel Schultze, owner of two markets, including On The Vine in Scarborough, admitted employing 15-year-old workers, but only due to a lack of workforce brought on by the pandemic.
Published
July 14, 2021

Quartet finishes South Portland-Boston walk for Jimmy Fund

The group, literally following in the footsteps of what their fathers did 48 years ago, raised about $40,000 for cancer charity.
Published
July 14, 2021

Tri for a Cure hosts part-virtual fundraising event in South Portland

The annual fundraiser for the Maine Cancer Foundation had to go virtual due to the pandemic last year, but this time around there will be one component, a 5K road race, that participants may do in person if they wish on July 18.