CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council voted Monday to maintain the town’s rights to paper streets on Lighthouse Point Road, Surfside Avenue and Atlantic Place. Residents packed council chambers at Town Hall; the standing-room-only crowd nearly filled the room to its capacity of 230. Some held green sheets of paper, reading “Accept,” which were passed out […]
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Cape Elizabeth elects Randall, Shir, 2 Straws
CAPE ELIZABETH — Two first-time candidates were elected to the Town Council Tuesday. Christopher Straw and Valerie Randall defeated Peter McCarthy and Jim Tasse in the Nov. 7 municipal elections. Randall received the most votes with 1,700, followed by Straw’s 1,370 votes. McCarthy and Tasse received 1,161 and 1,044 votes, respectively. In uncontested races for two […]
Maine hotels include vegans in the Thanksgiving feast
Chefs at Union in Portland’s Press Hotel and Sea Glass at Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea meet the demand for plant-based entrees.
Randall, Christopher Straw win contested council seats in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — Valerie Randall and Christopher Straw won Tuesday’s race for contested seats on the Town Council. Randall received 1,700 votes and Straw received 1,370 – triumphing over Peter McCarthy’s 1,161 votes, and Jim Tasse’s 1,044 votes. In an unopposed race for two seats on the School Board, Mohammed Shir received 2,328 votes and Hope Straw received 2,445. This […]
Football: New defense has Cape Elizabeth in a familiar place
The Capers are back in the Class C South final after adjusting defensive formations and continuing to shut down opponents.
Cape Elizabeth councilors seek solution to ‘paper street’ dispute
The council decides to hire a facilitator to help resolve the conflict over maintaining waterfront access in the Shore Acres neighborhood.
Sharing the story of the wondrous and much-love Dahlov Ipcar
Two Maine writers will talk about the artist in upcoming events at Portland Public Library, which is showing her illustrations through December.
Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Nov. 3
Arrests Cape Elizabeth arrest, summons, fire call and emergency medical service information was not available at deadline.
Cape Elizabeth council accelerates vote on paper streets
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilors raised their voices Monday night, but not to be heard over one another. They were trying to speak over the sound of a generator pumping electricity into Town Hall. While many surrounding towns and cities canceled Monday meetings due to damage and power outages from this week’s powerful storm, the Town […]
Mainers take the storm – and the continued power outages – in stride
Although much of Maine remains without electricity, many of the state’s residents are philosophical about the loss of a freezer full of food or another night spent in the dark.