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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Movin' on up(weller) to Pine Point

SCARBOROUGH — For more than two years, Abigail Carroll has been raising maturing oysters in the Scarborough River. Because snow canceled Wednesday's Town Council meeting, she will have to wait a couple more weeks to see if she can raise them at Pine Point as well. Carroll and ...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:50 am

Scarborough school bus driver arrested

SCARBOROUGH — Stephen C. Mitton, a former Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth school bus driver, faces a March 14 court date in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket in Portland on charges of sex crimes against a minor. Police said Mitton, 47, of 665 Saco St., Westbrook, was charged w...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:20 am

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Jan. 18

Arrests No arrests were reported from Jan. 8-14. Summonses 1/9 at 1:08 p.m. Allen Teroni, 23, of Hollis, was issued a summons on Shore Road by Officer Ben Davis on a charge of failure to produce insurance. 1/9 at 2:05 p.m. Timothy ...

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cape Elizabeth schools installing buzzer systems, other security measures

CAPE ELIZABETH — Officials are looking to enhance school security with new buzzer systems at entrances, along with other security measures, including the possibility of employing police officers. The new buzzer systems and procedure will require schools to lock their doors except dur...

Will Graff • News •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Scarborough Police Beat: Jan. 18

Arrests 1/7 at 12:27 p.m. Jeffrey C. Orne Jr., 25, of Payne Road, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Michael Thurlow on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 1/7 at 5:42 p.m. Robert B. Darling, 37, of Vagabond Street, was arrested on Vagabon...

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Saco man faces Scarborough 'shoe-cam' charges

SCARBOROUGH — A Saco man has a March 12 court date in Cumberland County Unified Criminal docket in Portland after his arrest Friday, Jan. 11, for allegedly spying on shoppers at Walmart. William Tibbals, 31, of 27 Pepperell St. in Saco, was charged by police with one count of visual ...

News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Scarborough forum targets fraud

SCARBOROUGH — The office of 1st Congressional District Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, will sponsor a Town Hall workshop on fighting telecommunications fraud at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 The workshop will be led by Derrick Hill of the Federal Trade Commission. Hill will be joined by s...

News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Cape Elizabeth library to add audio-book, language databases

CAPE ELIZABETH — Although the physical expansion of Thomas Memorial Library was shot down by voters last year, the library collection – especially virtual material – continues to grow. The library will be launching two new cloud-based databases that will broaden...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars

LEWISTON — It's shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you're pretty sure you've hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall's Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Ma...

Lindsay Tice, Sun Journal • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:00 am

People & Business

Grants The Portland Performing Arts Festival recently received a $4,000 grant from the Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation in support of the expansion of the festival's activities in 2013.

Community •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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