News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Letter: Frank column a minority opinion

I was interested to see Halsey Frank’s argument in favor of unlimited corporate spending on elections. From my perspective, he is wrong.

• Opinion •

Monday, November 19, 2012

No Sugar Added: All aboard the gravy train

Thanksgiving is upon us, and food is on my mind. How much food can a teenage boy eat? I don’t think I truly want to know the answer to that question. When our children are born, we don’t really think about the fact that we will be feeding them for a good 18 years; 22&nbs...

Sandi Amorello • Opinion •

Monday, November 19, 2012

The Universal Notebook: Riding the rails

This morning at 6:20 a.m., just about the time the alarm would be going off, I flew past my own backyard at 65 mph. Now that Amtrak service has been extended from Portland to Brunswick, the Downeaster zooms past my garden shed six times a day, so I decided I’d take a ride just to see what&r...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, November 19, 2012

People and Business

Appointments The Maine Women’s Network recently announced its officers and board members which will include: Catherine Cleale, second vice president, of Portland; Judy Crosby, of Portland; and Marianne R...

Community •

Monday, November 19, 2012

Jason R. Fowler, 31: an abiding passion for racing

SCARBOROUGH — Jason R. Fowler, 31, of Scarborough, died Nov.9 in Gorham as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Portland, a son of Richard J. and Wendy L. Fowler. He grew up on the family farm on Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough. He attended local schools and graduated...

Obituaries •

Friday, November 16, 2012

Southern Meetings: Nov. 16-22

Cape Elizabeth Mon. 11/19 8 a.m. Town Ordinance Committee TH

Community •

Friday, November 16, 2012

Rancourt's Scarborough council tenure coming to a close

SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilor Carol Rancourt spent Wednesday afternoon explaining the details of Medicare plans at a workshop in Falmouth. That's one of her roles at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and the intricate details far surpass the details she has mastered while servi...

David Harry • News •

Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Recount confirms Volk victory in Scarborough state House District 127

SCARBOROUGH — It took eight days and three sets of vote totals in Maine House District 127 to confirm that state Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, will return to the Legislature for a second, two-year term. Volk was declared the winner in a recount Wednesday at the Department of Public S...

David Harry • News •

Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 10:30 am

Cape Elizabeth School Board appoints interim principal, OKs staff contract

CAPE ELIZABETH — The School Board on Tuesday named recently hired Assistant Principal Douglas Perley the interim principal at Cape Elizabeth Middle School. Perley on Nov. 26 will replace Principal Steven Connolly, who resigned to take the superintendent of schools position in Regiona...

Will Graff • News •

Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:50 am

Cape Elizabeth adopts '3-strikes' rule for rowdy rental homes

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council approved a long-awaited ordinance governing short-term home rentals Wednesday night, largely seen as a compromise between the interests of rental providers and residents who live near those properties. The new ordinance, which was molded through more...

Will Graff • News •

Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:40 am