News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Andrea L. Wedge, 47: Lived life to the fullest

SCARBOROUGH — Andrea L. Wedge, 47, died Sunday at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Scarborough, with her loving family by her side. Wedge was born in Portland on Aug. 26, 1965, the daughter of Earl and Nancy Viles. She grew up in Portland and was a 1983 graduate of Portland Hi...

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Kathy J. Carmichael, 57

SOUTH PORTLAND — Kathy J. Carmichael, 57, of South Portland, died of pancreatic cancer April 11 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Scarborough. She was born Oct. 28, 1955, the daughter of Merlin and Joanne Carmichael. She grew up in South Portland, graduating from So...

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Friday, May 3, 2013

South Portland elementary school in bottom 7 on state report card

SOUTH PORTLAND — James O. Kaler Elementary School on South Kelsey Street received an F grade and the seventh-lowest cumulative score in the state Wednesday as Gov. Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen handed out the first-ever letter grades for Maine public schools....

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Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:10 am

All-day kindergarten pilot plan draws fire in Cape Elizabeth

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board's proposal for a full-day kindergarten pilot program in the fiscal 2014 school budget is raising concerns about fairness with some parents, who say they may as a result reject the entire budget. The program would create two full-day kindergarten sess...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:30 am

Scarborough Council OKs muni budget, trims school spending

SCARBOROUGH — Municipal spending for fiscal year 2014 was set Wednesday night when Town Councilors approved a $70.8 million budget by a 6-1 roll call vote. The final piece of the spending plan, a $40.4 million school budget, now goes to a May 14 referendum. The school budget, in...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:10 am

You can't get there from here: Eastern Trail connection between South Portland, Scarborough remains elusive, expensive

SCARBOROUGH — If the "Bridge Out" sign is not enough, the drop down to the Nonesuch River from where a bridge used to cross the river is a vivid reminder of the obstacles blocking the off-road linkage of the Eastern Trail to South Portland. But as a $150,000 study funded by the Maine...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 3

Arrests 4/23 at 12:30 a.m. Daniel A. Merrill, 27, of Grant Street, Portland, was arrested on Route 77 by Officer Aaron Webster on charges of operating under the influence and possession of marijuana. Summonses 4/23, no time reported. Sara...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Scarborough Police Beat: May 3

Arrests 4/22 at 7:01 p.m. Ryan P. Forest, 26, of Dartmouth Street, Biddeford, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Timothy Dalton on charges of operating with a suspended or revoked license and attaching false plates. 4/22 at 7:01 p.m. Brandon A. Pe...

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Fort Williams vendor license still available

CAPE ELIZABETH — The fourth vendor permit at Fort Williams Park may go unfilled this year. No one applied for the permit when the town first advertised it in March, and the response was the same when the town re-posted the advertisement in April. Three other vendor licenses have been...

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Cape Elizabeth budget, taxes increase 3.5%

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council adopted a combined $33.2 million municipal, school and community services budget Monday night, and sent the school budget to a May 14 referendum. The $22.5 million school budget for fiscal 2014 was pressured by revenue losses and added costs from the...

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:40 pm