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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Council condemns proposed state budget

SCARBOROUGH — David Harry can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 110 or dharry@theforecaster.net. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidHarry8.

David Harry • News •
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm

Quarantine lifted at Scarborough pet store

SCARBOROUGH — Puppy sales have resumed at Little Paws pet store at 456 Payne Road after a state-ordered quarantine was lifted last Friday. Liam Hughes, who directs the Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Program, announced that the ban on sales and bringing dogs in and out...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 11:30 am

'Sisters in Crime' coming to Scarborough Public Library

SCARBOROUGH — The concluding presentation in the Friends of Scarborough Library "Murders They Wrote " series brings three local mystery writers to the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10. Authors Janis Bolster, Jessie Crockett and Lea Wait, all members of New England organization Sist...

News •
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 11:30 am

Scarborough Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 2/27 at 3:27 p.m. Joyce Riley, 67, of Middle Road, Falmouth, was arrested on Payne Road by Officer Shawn Anastasoff on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. 2/27 at 4:19 p.m. Mark S. Cresci, 25, of Fo...

Police Beat •
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 2/26 at 4:35 p.m. Emerson Veliz, 24, of Harvard Street, Portland, was arrested on Bowery Beach Road by Officer Ben Davis on charges of failure to give a correct name and violation of bail conditions. 2/26 at 7:39 p.m. Kelly Ann Glendenning...

Police Beat •
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Top picks: Jewel, Cherish the Ladies

Female musicians take the top two spots on this week’s picks of the tix. The top act is Jewel, a singer-songwriter who has sold multiple millions of records over the past 18 years. She will play Merrill Auditorium this Sunday.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm

Local author chronicles her "food frenzy"

FALMOUTH — After struggling with “food frenzy,” a local woman is hoping her new book helps others cope with the confusing world of food. Susan Lebel Young, the author of “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers,” was born and raised in Falmouth a...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

Arts Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 3/6 Teen graphic novel club: "American Born Chinese," 3 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773. Brown Bag L...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Community Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 3/7 Taking Action to Make a Change: Service Learning Dinner Benefit, 7-9 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport, 865-4706 ext. 307.

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

People and Business

Recognition Waynflete School math, business and personal finance teacher Steve Kautz was announced as the first-ever recipient of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award. He was also the coach of Maine’s First New England Federal Reserve Cu...

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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