CAPE ELIZABETH — After three months of construction, the revamped Recycling Center on Dennison Drive opened is open and seems to be running smoothly. On June 14, 2016, residents voted to allot $1.4 million for improvements to the Recycling Center after the death of former Public Works Director Herbert Dennison, who was killed in November 2014 after a […]
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Cape Elizabeth hires 2 school principals, assistant principal
CAPE ELIZABETH — New principals will welcome students back to Pond Cove Elementary School and Cape Elizabeth Middle School at the start of the school year on Sept. 5. On Monday, Aug. 14, the School Board approved hiring Troy Eastman, of Norway, as principal of CEMS, and Jason Manjourides, of Windham, as principal of Pond […]
Cape Elizabeth Town Council backtracks on ‘paper’ streets
CAPE ELIZABETH — Faced with a large crowd on Monday, Aug. 14, the Town Council took unusual action and reconsidered last month’s decision on so-called paper streets. The council also held a public hearing on amending the town’s Open Space Zoning Ordinance, which has been a topic of discussion since it was proposed in July because […]
Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Aug. 18
Arrests 8/11 at 12:59 p.m. Robert Inman, 47, of Colby Drive, Standish, was arrested on Broad Cover Road by Officer Kevin Kennedy on charges of operating with a suspended or revoked license and violating conditions of release. 8/12 at 5:39 p.m. Christopher Parker, 32, of River Road, Mexico, was arrested on Shore Road by Officer Ben Davis […]
Annual Children's Dyslexia Center golf scramble returns
PORTLAND and GRAY – The Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland is gearing up to host their 12th annual Teddy Bear Scramble golf tournament. The event, a fundraiser for the Center, is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 23; registration begins at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start to follow at 8:15. As usual, Spring Meadows Golf Club […]
Women's Football: Maine Mayhem announce tryouts
The Maine Mayhem semi-pro women’s football team has announced an upcoming tryout. The mini-camp will take place at Narragansett Field, on Narragansett Street) in Gorham, on Saturday, September 16th from 9-11 a.m. Organization President (and standout player) Alicia Jeffords is rightly proud of Mayhem’s achievements in recent years. “Our 2017 record was 7-1,” Jeffords […]
Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Aug. 11
Arrests 8/1 at 7:10 p.m. Scott Alexander, 39, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, was arrested on Ocean House Road in Portland by Officer Ben Davis on outstanding warrants from another agency and charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and trafficking in prison contraband. Summonses 8/3 at 8:57 a.m. Sherburne Carter, 29, of Los Angeles, California, was […]
‘The voice’: Andy Schachat welcomes runners to the Beach to Beacon finish line
CAPE ELIZABETH — The 20th running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race was a time to commemorate icons who come back year after year to compete or as volunteers. Whether it is the wide smile of Ben True, the first American and native Mainer to win the 10K in 2016, or race […]
Family of missing 80-year-old sailor from Massachusetts hoping for a ‘miracle’
A 33-foot sailboat piloted by Richard Pratt, an experienced seaman who built his own vessels, was found unmanned Thursday off the coast of Cape Elizabeth.
Maine Marine Patrol picks up search for missing boater
The Coast Guard suspends its search for an 80-year-old Massachusetts man whose sailboat was found on the shore of an island off Cape Elizabeth.