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Candidates populate Scarborough ballot

Sep 02, 2010 10:10 am

SCARBOROUGH — Candidates have been finalized for three Town Council elections, two Board of Education elections, the Sanitary District and Portland Water District on the November ballot. For two three-year seats on the Town Council, incumbents Judy Roy, 67, and Michael Woods, 52, returned nomination papers by Wednesday's deadline.

Council sends Scarborough Charter amendments to voters

Sep 02, 2010 9:50 am

SCARBOROUGH — After a brief public hearing the Town Council put six Town Charter amendments on the November ballot, including a provision establishing a process for recalling elected officials. The council voted unanimously to send five of the six amendments to voters: • Question 1 would prohibit a person from serving on both the Board of Education and the Sanitary District board. • Question 2 would set the number of Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals seats at five members with two alternates.

Disagreement could sink new pier at Pine Point in Scarborough

Sep 02, 2010 9:10 am

SCARBOROUGH — Construction of a new commercial pier at Pine Point may be dead in the water if an agreement between the town and the Pine Point Fisherman's Co-op cannot be forged in time to meet funding deadlines. The new structure would be built next to the aging pier now utilized by fisherman. It would allow fishermen to drive trucks out to the end for loading and unloading, and would include hydraulic hoists to help lobstermen bring in their catch.

Film studio deal at armory may elude South Portland

Sep 02, 2010 8:40 am

SOUTH PORTLAND — A deal to create a film production sound stage at the former National Guard Armory on Broadway may be in jeopardy. The reversal comes two months after city officials and project investors indicated they were close to an agreement and were only fine-tuning a contract. City Manager Jim Gailey said the city has not yet received a formal response to a lease offer that was hammered out during a private meeting attended in June by city councilors and representatives of the group of sound stage investors.

South Portland High School renovation plan faces final vote

Sep 02, 2010 8:30 am

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Sept. 8 will hold a final public hearing and vote on a $44.2 million bond to renovate and expand South Portland High School. If approved, the borrowing proposal will appear on the November ballot, where voters, who rejected a $56 million renovation bond in 2007, will again have the final say. Mayor Tom Coward said he expects the council will ultimately vote in favor of a renovation bond, but stopped short of predicting a victory for the $44.2 million proposal.

Scarborough Downs owner puts 400 acres up for sale

Sep 01, 2010 2:50 pm

SCARBOROUGH — Approximately 400 acres next to Scarborough Downs, owned by racetrack owner Sharon Terry, are for sale. The harness racing track, which has struggled to remain profitable during the economy and has tried unsuccessfully several times to bring a racino to Scarborough, is considering moving to Biddeford, where a racino proposal will go before voters in November. However, the sale of the property, near Maine Turnpike Exit 42 between Route 1, Haigis Parkway and Payne Road, is not contingent on the race track's move to Biddeford.

Candidates challenged to back open government

Sep 01, 2010 12:00 am

PORTLAND — The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition sent pledge forms this week to every candidate for state office, asking them to support open government and public access. The MFOIC will post the names of candidates who sign the pledge at mfoic.org. The coalition, which is made up of media organizations, lawyers, academics, pubic policy groups and others, said in a press release this week that it will update its website through Election Day.

Annual ALS walk Sept. 11 in Portland

Sep 01, 2010 12:00 am

PORTLAND — An annual walk to raise money to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will be held at the Baxter Boulevard entrance of Payson Park on Saturday, Sept. 11. Registration will be held from 9-10:30 a.m., followed by the walk at 10:30 a.m. ALS, known more commonly as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable, progressive neuromuscular condition that impacts 30,000 people each year. Life expectancy from the time of diagnosis is two to five years.

The next budget crisis: ‘Someone else’s problem’ contributes to Maine's pension debt

Sep 01, 2010 12:00 am

Second in a series by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting about the state’s debt to teachers and state employees for their pensions and retiree health care. Next: Put it in the Constitution. How does a state of only 1.3 million people end up $4.4 billion behind in its payments for just one state program? It doesn’t pay its bills on time, makes promises without knowing the costs, loses money in the stock market and ignores repeated warnings that the debt is getting worse by the year.

Developer eyes Scarborough for 'green' neighborhood, solar array

Aug 26, 2010 8:50 am

SCARBOROUGH — The sun may soon shine brightly on approximately 100 acres of undeveloped area on Running Hill Road. At least, that's what Scott Beaulieu is hoping for. Beaulieu, a South Portland resident and owner of Green Living Development Co., is looking to create a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development of mixed-use buildings, including a large solar panel array, in an undeveloped area on Running Hill Road.

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