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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Cumberland County Civic Center offices at new address

PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center box office and administrative offices have moved down the block to 48 Free St., at Center Street. According to a press release, the offices will remain at the new address during the remainder of the Civic Center's renovation, which is now...

New index predicts 'slow, steady' recovery for Maine real estate

PORTLAND — A new measure of Maine's real estate industry shows the market still has a long way to go before it recovers from the impact of economic recession, but is beginning to make headway. In a May 22 conference at Holiday Inn by the Bay, the Maine Real Estate & Development A...

Southern Meetings: May 24-30

Cape Elizabeth Tues.  5/28  6:30 p.m.  School Board Workshop  HS Library Tues.  5/28  7 p.m.  Zoning Board of Appeals  TH Tues.  5/28  8 p.m.  School Board Finance Committee  HS Library Thur.  5/30 &nbs...

Cecelia Rand Berwick, 79

SCARBOROUGH — Cecilia Rand Berwick, 79, a resident at Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough, died May 16, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born March 11, 1934, in Farmington, to Marion Young Rand and Cecil Rand. She graduated from Farmington High School and t...

School budget cuts will be Scarborough Town Council's call

SCARBOROUGH — As he prepared for Thursday night's special School Board meeting, Finance Committee Chairman Chris Caiazzo said the ultimate revision of the $39 million fiscal year budget rejected by voters on May 14 will come next week from town councilors. Councilors will hold a spec...

Cape Elizabeth to hold forums on Greenbelt plan

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Conservation Commission has scheduled two public forums to discuss updates to the town's Greenbelt plan. Discussion at the first meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Town Hall, will center around possible recommendations and goals in the n...

Scarborough workshop looks at past, future of Dunstan Corner

SCARBOROUGH — Bangor-based planner Evan Richert sees plenty of promise in Dunstan Corner. “This may be a once-in-a-generation type of opportunity,” Richert said Tuesday night as the results of a Pilot Communities study by Sustain Southern Maine were discussed at a Town Ha...

Scarborough Police Beat: May 24

Arrests 5/14 at 7:22 p.m. Brian Roche, 30, of Lake Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Route 1 by Sgt. Rick Rouse on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 5/18 at 1:51 a.m. Molly E. Wilson, 21, of Hillcrest Drive, Cumberland, was...

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 24

Arrests 5/17 at 2:40 a.m. Cody M. Thibodeau, 20, of Williams Street, Hampden, was arrested on Ocean House Road by Officer Aaron Webster on a charge of operating under the influence. Thibodeau was also issued a summons on a charge of possession of alcohol by a minor. ...

Toys for boys of all ages

Matt Palmer of Gorham carries his 2-year-old son, Jacob, out of the cab of a front-end loader on Saturday, May 18, at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, where several area public works departments marked National Public Works Week by displaying their equipment, answering questions and providing ...