NORTH YARMOUTH — A toilet paper toss, a frozen t-shirt contest, music, dancing and prizes will all be part of the third annual North Yarmouth Block Party, Saturday, Aug. 15. The gathering organized by the North Yarmouth Events Committee begins at the Village Green at 5 p.m. “It’s just a more interactive alternative to the summer […]
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Portland School Board prepares to start superintendent search
PORTLAND — When Jeanne Crocker was named interim superintendent of schools on July 7, she joined the ranks of a long list of city school chiefs. Crocker is temporarily taking over for Emmanuel Caulk, who was recently named superintendent of the 40,000-student Fayette County Public Schools System in Lexington, Kentucky. Crocker will hold the position […]
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Cumberland planners OK Route 1 housing development
CUMBERLAND — The Planning Board on July 30 unanimously approved a proposed housing development along U.S. Route 1. The Town Council in January approved a contract zone agreement and land sale for the Foreside Village development, where a 46-lot subdivision will be created on an approximately 27-acre parcel between Route 1 and Interstate 295. Developer […]
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Portland landlord pleads not guilty in fire that killed 6
PORTLAND — The owner of a Noyes Street home that burned last November, killing six people, pleaded not guilty Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court to six counts of manslaughter and four counts of violation of the life safety code Gregory Nisbet, 49, of 124 Noyes St., was indicted July 9 by a Cumberland County […]
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Cape Elizabeth hosts 6,500 runners for 18th TD Beach to Beacon 10K
A pack of elite runners leads about 6,500 Beach to Beacon participants from the starting line Saturday, Aug. 1, in Cape Elizabeth. Stephen Koskei Kibet, 28, of Kenya, crosses the finish line with a time of 28:28.2 Saturday during the 18th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K. Kibet has been in the top three in previous […]
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Portland man convicted of sexually assaulting girl in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A Portland man was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 2013. Timothy M. Hunt, 29, was convicted on six counts of gross sexual assault and six counts of unlawful sexual touching, according to a press release from the Scarborough Police Department. The conviction in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland July […]
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Scarborough climbing gym opens on Haigis Parkway
SCARBOROUGH — The town’s first climbing gym, Salt Pump Climbing Co., is open for business. The 10,000-square-foot indoor climbing center, at 36 Haigis Parkway, offers rope climbing and bouldering, rock walls nearly 50 feet tall, general gym fitness equipment, and a yoga studio. Plans for the climbing gym were first presented to the town in October […]
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Motorcycle speed, alcohol suspected in South Portland woman's death
SOUTH PORTLAND — A city woman who died Saturday, July 25, in a motorcycle crash in Westbrook was not wearing a helmet. It is believed that speed and alcohol were factors in the accident, Capt. Sean Lally of the Westbrook Police Department said Thursday morning. Jennifer Lavigne, 35, was riding on a motorcycle driven by […]
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Third time lucky for Scarborough school budget?
SCARBOROUGH — With a third school budget validation referendum less than a week away, independent groups representing both sides of the issue, as well as School Board members and town councilors seem to agree: the budget must be approved on Aug. 4. So far, the town has spent approximately $4,000 on budget validation elections. After the […]
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South Portland commission may do heavy lifting on open space
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday continued its discussion of how best to implement an open space philosophy, and weighed the possibility of having the Conservation Commission do most of the work. City Manager Jim Gailey presented a list of nearly 300 city-owned parcels, ranging in size from 0.2 acres to nearly 150 acres, […]