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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Plan to restore Trout Brook almost ready

SOUTH PORTLAND — If all goes according to plan, there will be more bugs in the system. The Trout Brook ecosystem, that is. As he assessed conditions on the waterway that flows through the center of the city, South Portland Stormwater Program Coordinator Fred Dillon told city c...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 10:40 am

Tablet computers open 'new world' for special-needs students in Scarborough, South Portland

SCARBOROUGH — Morrison Center teacher Paul Agnew circled the room, extending an iPad so his students could dress a snowman. Behind him, the image appeared on a screen as it went from naked white to fully clothed with a carrot nose. Sitting in front of him, students Mindy Bisson, Cass...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 9:30 am

Land trust closes deal for Scarborough woodlands

SCARBOROUGH — More than 150 acres of woods, fields and wetlands are now under the stewardship of the Scarborough Land Trust. Kathy Mills, executive director of the trust, said the purchase of 156 acres of land from Harvey Warren was completed last Friday after the trust met its $365,...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 8:30 am

Scarborough Police Beat: Dec. 28

Arrests 12/17 at 11:35 p.m. Mark S. Cresci, 25, of Fogg Road, was arrested on Black Point Road by Officer Andrew Flynn on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 12/18 at 10:48 a.m. Bryce J. Kennie, 26, of Route 1, was arrested on Hannaford Driv...

Police Beat •
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Dec. 28

Arrests 12/19 at 3:40 a.m. Aaron Gilchrist, 32, of Sweet Fern Road, was arrested on Fowler Road by Officer Aaron Webster on a charge of operating under the influence and operating beyond license restrictions. 12/19 at 6:47 p.m. A ...

Police Beat •
Thursday, December 27, 2012

'Pot' cookies lead to criminal charges against Cape Elizabeth students

CAPE ELIZABETH — Three juveniles were arrested and charged with drug trafficking – and at least two could be expelled from school – for their alleged roles in the distribution of marijuana-laced cookies

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Scarborough library to close for inventory

SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will close Jan. 2-4, 2013, for inventory. The eBook Cloud Library and Minerva online catalog will be available to Internet users at the library

News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades

PORTLAND — One in six Americans – about 48 million people – get sick from foodborne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers ...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Kenneth L. Darling, 84

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Kenneth L. Darling, 84, formerly of New Gloucester, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 on Chebeague Island where he had been a resident since September. He was born in South Portland on Feb. 15, 1928, a son of Winifred (Moody) and Melvin Theodore Darling. He was educated...

Obituaries •
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

People and Business

Awards Christine Bearce, the physical education teacher and assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, has received the highest award for leadership given by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recre...

Community •
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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