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Sentry Meetings: Nov. 22-29
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 11/25 5:30 p.m. School Board Exec. Session CEHS Tue. 11/26 6:30 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS South Portland Mon. 11/25 7 p.m. Board of Appeals Zoom, City Hall Wed. 11/27 6 p.m. Housing Authority Housing Authority Wed. 11/27 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall
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Cape Elizabeth OKs new Cookie Jar site plan, leaves front parking untouched
Under the new site plan, the parking spaces along the building’s Shore Road facade are listed as ‘existing casual parking’ but are not delineated. Planning Board members said that should preserve the status quo.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Sentry Meetings: Nov. 15-22
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 11/19 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 11/20 4:15 p.m. School Board Policy Committee Town Hall Thu. 11/21 6 p.m. F.W. Park Committee Community Center Thu. 11/21 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall South Portland Mon. 11/18 5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, Planning/Dev. Mon. 11/18 6:30 p.m. Conservation Committee Zoom, […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
From Augusta: Reflecting on the solemn anniversary of Lewiston’s shooting
The Oct. 25, 2023, massacre in Lewiston turned out to be the deadliest mass shooting of the year, and in the top 10 deadliest mass shootings in our nation’s history. The Lewiston shooting cost 18 lives, and inflicted physical and emotional injuries to many. Tragedies remind us that Maine often feels like one big town […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Cape Elizabeth School Board votes to continue work on school overhaul
Some board members say the project’s narrow defeat shows the town is on the right path, and the project should continue to be refined sooner rather than later.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Sentry Meetings: Nov. 8-15
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 11/12 6:30 p.m. School Board Town Hall Tue. 11/12 7 p.m. Conservation Committee Town Hall Wed. 11/13 5:30 p.m. Community Services Community Center Wed. 11/13 6 p.m. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion T.M. Library Wed. 11/13 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Thu. 11/14 6 p.m. Privacy Advisory Committee Town Hall Thu. 11/14 6:30 […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Southern Maine voters give mixed response to school bond projects
No community passed or failed all of the bonds on their ballots. Cape Elizabeth, Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland all rejected major school construction bonds while supporting smaller ones, yet Gorham approved a large renovation and rejected a tennis court project.
Posted inElection 2024, South Portland Sentry
Scifres, Sahrbeck and Swayze elected to Cape Elizabeth council
Cape Elizabeth voters elected Elizabeth Scifres, John Sahrbeck and Andrew Swayze to the Town Council in a six-way race for three seats. Scifres received 3,742 votes; Sahrbeck received 3,731; Swayze received 3,181; David Hughes received 2,149; David Andrews received 2,128; and Council Chair Tim Reiniger, the only incumbent in the race, received 1,961 votes. Meanwhile, […]
Posted inElection 2024, Schools and Education, South Portland Sentry
Cape Elizabeth rejects $94.7 million school project
The 51% to 49% vote against underscores how divisive the new school debate has been in town in recent years.