SCARBOROUGH — The theft of an automated teller machine on Sunday night at a Mussey Road convenience store played out like the plot line for a 2009 version of Woody Allen’s 1969 movie, “Take the Money and Run.” But instead of the inept Allen getting his hand caught in the gumball machine, the alleged thief […]
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Resource fair planned for Redbank, Brick Hill families in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are joining with social service professionals to educate residents living in the Redbank and Brick Hill areas about services being offered at the new resource hub and by more than a dozen local organizations. The resource fair will take place on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the Redbank […]
Resource fair planned for Redbank, Brick Hill families in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are joining with social service professionals to educate residents living in the Redbank and Brick Hill areas about services being offered at the new resource hub and by more than a dozen local organizations. The resource fair will take place on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the Redbank […]
Compliance with policies problematic for S. P. School Board
SOUTH PORTLAND — Although School Board rules require four meetings a year with the superintendent of schools, to set goals and evaluate her job performance, it appears the board is not meeting its obligations. Although the board chairman, in response to a written request for information, said the board has annually evaluated the superintendent’s performance, he […]
Preschoolers can get H1N1 vaccinations in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH —The town and Visiting Nurses Association Home Health & Hospice will be holding a regional preschool H1N1 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9 at St. Maximilian Church on Black Point Road. The clinic is open only to children age 6 months to 5 years who have not yet received their first […]
Curtailment panel seeks input from Cape Elizabeth residents on Dec. 8
CAPE ELIZABETH — School Board members Rebecca Millett and Kathy Ray were appointed Tuesday to an ad hoc committee that will help formulate ways to cope with the curtailment of school aid from the state. The committee was proposed after the Nov. 20 announcement by Gov. John Baldacci that $63 million would be cut from the […]
Curtailment panel seeks input from Cape Elizabeth residents on Dec. 8
CAPE ELIZABETH — School Board members Rebecca Millett and Kathy Ray were appointed Tuesday to an ad hoc committee that will help formulate ways to cope with the curtailment of school aid from the state. The committee was proposed after the Nov. 20 announcement by Gov. John Baldacci that $63 million would be cut from the […]
Santa visits Bath, Brunswick
Santa greets Loring, 3, and her dad, Scott Boak of Bath on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 28, courtesy of the Bath Fire Department. After a two-day rain delay, Santa Claus made it to Brunswick’s annual Christmas tree lighting on Sunday, Nov. 29. Scout Massey, 7, of Brunswick, said, “I asked him for Digj Racing game.” But […]
Santa visits Bath, Brunswick
Santa greets Loring, 3, and her dad, Scott Boak of Bath on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 28, courtesy of the Bath Fire Department. After a two-day rain delay, Santa Claus made it to Brunswick’s annual Christmas tree lighting on Sunday, Nov. 29. Scout Massey, 7, of Brunswick, said, “I asked him for Digj Racing game.” But […]
Bath Planning Board continues Plant Home zoning talks to Dec. 15
BATH — The Planning Board on Tuesday opted to continue its discussions on creation of a Plant Home Zone to a Tuesday, Dec. 15, meeting. By that time, City Planner Jim Upham said he expects to have provided the board with information about design standards for the zone. Those regulations may be similar to historic district […]