Voting Yes on 1 means restoring Maine’s previous law allowing students to attend schools using religious and philosophical exemptions. It restores medical freedom and bodily autonomy to parents and childcare workers. While there is more than one reason to Vote Yes on 1, maintenance of informed consent is one of the most critical. According to […]
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Longtime staffer appointed as new director of Cape Elizabeth library
Rachel Davis, who started as the children’s librarian, has worked at Thomas Memorial for almost 30 years.
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Maine Bicentennial: Cape Elizabeth
Pictured here in circa 1920 is the former Spurwink School, which was built in 1848. During the winter term of 1857, the schoolmaster there was Bowdoin College student William Widgery Thomas Jr. Later in life, Thomas would gain fame as a Maine politician (Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and state Senator), as well […]
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 21-28
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 2/24 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 2/25 3 p.m. School Board Policy Committee TH Tues. 2/25 6:30 p.m. School Board Budget Workshop HS Tues. 2/25 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals TH Tues. 2/25 7 p.m. Conservation Committee TH Wed. 2/26 7 p.m. Town Council Ordinance Committee TH Scarborough Tues. 2/25 […]
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Alan Hawkins, esteemed former educator in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, dies at 72
‘A giant of a man’ who overcame cancer and made kindness a priority is remembered by former students and colleagues.
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Early Cape Elizabeth school budget includes 8% increase
High school Principal Jeffrey Shedd is also requesting funds for new teaching positions.
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Cape Elizabeth Land Trust puts out call for artists
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust is seeking artists for its annual juried wet paint auction Paint for Preservation. Artists chosen to participate will be asked to paint plein air scenes at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight the town’s natural beauty. Painting will take place June 26-28, with the auction […]
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 14-21
Cape Elizabeth Wed. 2/19 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee CC Thur. 2/20 6:30 p.m. Energy Committee TH Thur. 2/20 6:30 p.m. Thomas Memorial Library Committee TML Scarborough Tues. 2/18 8:15 a.m. Senior Advisory Committee MB Tues. 2/18 6:30 p.m. Planning Board MB Wed. 2/19 7 p.m. Town Council MB Thur. 2/20 4 p.m. Ordinance Committee […]
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Scholarship available from Portland Water District
PORTLAND — The deadline to apply for Portland Water District’s Joseph A. DiPietro Scholarship is March 15. The $1,500 scholarship is for students in communities served by the Portland Water District who are pursuing careers in water/wastewater treatment technology, HVAC, electrical, automation technology, instrumentation, plumbing, pipefitting, fire science, environmental studies, applied sciences, engineering, public administration […]
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Maine Voices: Polio survivor urges ‘no’ vote on Question 1
No new medical advance has prevented more suffering than the increased use of vaccines.