The president is talking about reducing the federal deficit without crippling the budget – great promises on an extremely important issue. However, instead of talking about spending cuts, he’s attacking the oil and gas industry and planning to raise taxes on energy companies.
SOUTH PORTLAND — Nancy Elaine Widdecombe, 68, died March 26. She was born in Gardiner on July 19, 1944, the daughter of Arthur B. and Eva Gertrude Ellis Gates. Widdecombe grew up in Scarborough and was a 1962 graduate of Scarborough High School. After having her four chil...
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ralph Sydney Parker, 72, of South Portland, died Saturday after battling a short illness, surrounded by his family. Parker was born Jan. 20, 1941, in Berlin, N.H., and grew up on Long and Peaks islands. He attended Portland High School and was a member of the U....
SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilors on Wednesday approved the first reading of the combined fiscal year 2014 budget, but suggested the School Department's proposed spending plan needs an overhaul. They scheduled a public hearing for April 10 at 7 p.m. Finance committees from the Town Counc...
CAPE ELIZABETH — Possible state curtailments and a need for rainy-day savings were cited in a School Department budget increase expected to go to voters next month. School Board members unanimously adopted the $22.5 million fiscal 2014 school budget on March 26. They said unknown fut...
CAPE ELIZABETH — Construction work at Fort Williams Park is progressing on three projects included in the park's Master Plan. The work is part of a comprehensive overhaul of the park that includes renovation of 10 areas. These three rose to the top of a priority list set by the Town ...
Arrests 3/30 at 4:06 p.m. Ryan D. Vessey, 28, of Sherman Street, Portland, was arrested on Shore Road by Officer Ben Davis on charges of unauthorized use of property, operating without a license and driving an unregistered motor vehicle. Summonses
Arrests 3/25 at 3:52 p.m. Nathanael E. Lavallee, 22, of Huntley Drive, was arrested on Huntley Drive by Officer Benjamin Landry on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing. 3/25 at 8:20 p.m. William Hendrix, 45, of Route 1, was arrested on Route ...