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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Millett crushes Wallace in Senate District 7 race

Rebecca Millett

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm

Monaghan-Derrig tops Thompson again in House District 121

Kim Monaghan-Derrig

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Incumbents win in 5-way Cape Elizabeth School Board race; no surprises in uncontested Town Council race

CAPE ELIZABETH — The three incumbents all won re-election for the five-way race for three seats on the School Board. Incumbent Kate Williams-Hewitt received the most votes with, 3,236, followed by John Christie, 2,629, and David Hillman, 2,245. Opponents Bill Gross and Mich...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Cape Elizabeth voters kill $6M library bond, approve charter amendment

CAPE ELIZABETH — Voters shot down a $6 million library bond, while overwhelmingly approving a town charter amendment that requires large single capital expenditures to be approved by citizen vote in the Nov. 6 election. The library bond failed in a 2,696 to 3,566 vote; the chart...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:00 pm

People and Business

Appointments The Androscoggin Bank Board of Directors recently announced two additions: Wendy I. Bean and Jean E. Mattimore. Bean is a certified public accountant specializing in the taxation of individuals, trusts and est...

Community •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Community Calendar: Nov. 7-18

Greater Portland Benefits Apple Pie Fundraiser, to benefit Cumberland/North Yarmouth Community Food Bank, pies will be delivered on or before Nov. 18, order by Nov. 9, mpshaw1@gmail.com or 829-4687. Food Drive

Community •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Out & About: 'West Side Story' on stage, Jerry Douglas in Westbrook

Two much-honored acts top this week’s picks of the tix, which range from musical theater to classical piano. In the first-mentioned category, a national touring company will present “West Side Story,” one of Broadway’s most honored musicals, Nov. 9-10 in Portland. First pr...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm

No Sugar Added: Please, leaf me alone

As a nice girl from northern New Jersey who, until a shocking act of rebellion at the onset of her college career, spelled her nickname with a “y,” there is no way I can allow anything other than Hurricane Sandy to be the basis of this week’s musings. “Sandy’s...

Sandi Amorello • Opinion •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Arts Calendar: Nov. 7-18

Greater Portland Call for Art The Society for East End Arts is looking for artists to participate in its annual holiday sale, Art on the Hill, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at East End School in Portland; register at SEAportland.org.

Lifestyle •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 11:50 am

The Universal Notebook: Undecided? Unbelievable

If you are reading this in The Forecaster print newspaper, everything has been decided, unless of course the Obama-Romney race was too close to call and is at this very moment being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, in which case Romney wins. If you are reading it online, it may be Electi...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, November 5, 2012 at 9:40 am
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