SOUTH PORTLAND — A councilor who said he mistakenly voted against a six-month moratorium on a liquefied petroleum gas storage facility plans to revisit the issue at the next council meeting. Councilor Eben Rose seconded a motion by Councilor Brad Fox to indefinitely postpone the moratorium at the Dec. 9 meeting. Rose on Wednesday it was a […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board’s draft calendar for the 2016-17 school year proposes more early release days at Pond Cove Elementary School. The seven early release days, up from five this year, would be used as professional development days for teachers. The School Board reviewed the calendar Dec. 8 and will continue to work on […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Hanging on a wall in City Assessor Elizabeth Sawyer’s office is a plaque, written in Latin, that advises “Don’t let the bastards wear you down.” That pretty much sums up her attitude.  “It was here when I started. I’m trying to decide if I want to take it with me,” Sawyer said. Sawyer, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Ideas for the future use of the Spurwink School include proposals for a creative learning hub and a senior center. The 166-year-old building has been serving as the temporary home of the Thomas Memorial Library while the library is being renovated, but will be unoccupied at the beginning of February. A survey […]

SCARBOROUGH — The Town Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to zoning amendments that would allow free-standing solar arrays in residential neighborhoods. The proposal from the Long Range Planning Committee is an “effort to broaden the allowance for alternative energy in Scarborough,” Town Planner Dan Bacon said at the Dec. 16 meeting.  Once the amendments are vetted […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — After announcing plans to install solar photovoltaic units at 10 municipal sites and putting out a request for proposals this fall, the city rejected all three bids it received.    “All the proposals, we felt, were not in the city’s best interest,” City Manager Jim Gailey said Wednesday.    Through the RFP, the […]