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Christina M. Morin, 85

SOUTH PORTLAND — Christina M. Morin, 85, of South Portland, died Saturday, May 11 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in London, England, a daughter of John and Delia Fisher. She was educated in English schools and graduated with the Class of 1945 ...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 17, 2013

David Jonathan Soule, 62: Passionate special education teacher

SOUTH PORTLAND — David Jonathan Soule, 62, died Monday, surrounded by his family and a legion of friends. Born Aug. 13, 1950, Soule was a lifelong resident of South Portland. At the age of 3, he was injured in an accident that left him with a spinal cord injury that challenged h...

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Healey, Martin get Scarborough posts

SCARBOROUGH — Two appointments were made this month to fill town and agency positions previously held by long-tenured officials. Karen Martin, the acting executive director of the Scarborough Economic Development Corp., was appointed to the position permanently last week. On W...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:20 am

Scarborough, South Portland 'pilot communities' eyed for sustainable growth

SCARBOROUGH — Dunstan Corner and Mill Creek in South Portland are about 10 miles apart, but clearly in the view of Sustain Southern Maine, a regional planning effort seeking to strengthen neig...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:10 am

Town Council votes against mini-golf in Cape Elizabeth

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council narrowly defeated sending the Planning Board a proposal to allow miniature golf as a permitted use in the town's Business A zoning district.  The 4-3 decision on Monday put the brakes on a plan by resident Carl Dittrich to build a nine-hole...

Noah Hurowitz • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:30 am

Scarborough Downs gambles again on racino at heart of new town center

SCARBOROUGH — If Scarborough Downs has its way, residents will be voting again on whether to allow a racino in town. The Planning Board now has the language and maps necessary to rezone more than 450 acres owned by Scarborough Downs, passed along after a 6-0 Town Council vote Wednesd...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:20 am

Arbitrator reinstates Cumberland County sheriff's detective who filed whistleblower lawsuit

SOUTH PORTLAND — An independent arbitrator has reinstated Gerard Brady, a city resident and deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, as a detective in the department. Brady filed a union grievance against Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, and a

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:50 am

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 17

Arrests 5/7 at 7:32 p.m. Joshua A. Dobson, 32, of Lincoln Street, Portland, was arrested on Shore Road by Officer Ben Davis on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 5/8 at 7:39 p.m. Daniel J. McHugh, 24, of Pine Ridge Road, wa...

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Scarborough Police Beat: May 17

Arrests 5/8 at 12:56 a.m. James D. Wright, 22, of Foxwell Drive, was arrested at Route 1 and Little Dolphin Drive by Officer Cody Lounder on charges of violating conditions of release and refusing to submit to arrest. 5/8 at 12:23 p.m. Frederick H...

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Maine decision on school computers fits local districts

SOUTH PORTLAND — While not the outcome local school technology directors expected, an April 27 Maine Department of Education decision about which computing devices to provide to middle and high school studen...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:40 pm
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