CAPE ELIZABETH — The school board voted unanimously at its last meeting of 2020 to use a single bond to replace the elementary and middle school buildings and allocate funding for renovations at the high school. The vote signals the resumption of a process that had been put on the back burner by the coronavirus […]
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South Portland truck driver involved in fatal I-95 crash
Police say the accident, in which a Falmouth couple was killed, occurred when traffic had slowed following the pursuit of a Topsham man by police.
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Local residents display ‘gratitude tree’ in dark times
Residents in South Portland and Portland wanted to see how the public would react to the trees in their yards. The response was heartwarming.
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Scarborough teen inspired by sibling’s cancer struggle, survival
Kristen Caldwell said her sister’s experience fighting Stage 4 ovarian cancer motivated her to study politics, paid for through the Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship.
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SoPo city officials respond to homophobic letters
SOUTH PORTLAND — South Portland city officials issued a statement this week in response to letters sent anonymously to local and Portland residents that contained homophobic slurs. “The South Portland City Council joins in solidarity and support with our LGBTQIA+ friends and neighbors who have received such letters and wish to unite in rejecting hatred […]
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Youth group’s new leader: Members deserve ‘a way to be heard’
Bruce King, Maine Inside Out’s new Co-Executive Director, wants the organization’s members to express themselves and become leaders for the voiceless.
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Pond Cove kids help make ‘Hour of Code’ happen
Now in its seventh year, the annual extracurricular event features a night of classes ranging from basic keyboarding for kindergartners to coding exercises for fourth-graders.
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New committee to help shape Scarborough’s new downtown
SCARBOROUGH — A new group of Scarborough residents has started weighing in on what a new downtown should eventually look like. The Downtown Development Committee was scheduled to meet for the first time Jan. 7. Town Manager Tom Hall said the committee and its work is a part of the 2018 tax finance district agreement […]
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SoPo revaluation will be a big factor in 2022 budget
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland City Council raised the curtain on the 2022 budget season with a joint workshop with the school board this week and already the annual real estate revaluation has one official worried about what changes in property values will do to residential tax bills. “There’s going to be a pretty […]
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A survivor’s message: Don’t carry it alone
More than 25 years after a traumatic assault, a local woman expresses her thanks to Scarborough Police.