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Letter: South Portland market loses turkey farmer

Thank you to the people who have shopped at The Turkey Farm's stand at the South Portland farmers market over the past year and a half. Unfortunately, when market ended last week, so did our effort to create a lasting market for our products in South Portland. Sales cannot justify our part...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 8:50 am

Community Calendar: Oct. 31-Nov. 11

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. Wednesday 10/31

Community •
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Arts Calendar: Oct. 31- Nov. 11

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 •
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Walter Crockett, 79: veteran, rehabilitation advocate

SCARBOROUGH — Walter Crockett, 79, died Oct. 20 at a Portland hospital. He was born March 28, 1933, in Portland, to Harrison Crockett and Delia Clancy Crockett. He was one of 10 Crockett children.

Obituaries •
Friday, October 26, 2012

Southern Meetings: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

Cape Elizabeth

Community •
Friday, October 26, 2012

Scarborough voters asked to 'keep on (fire) truckin''

SCARBOROUGH — A million-dollar question is the only one facing voters in a local referendum on Nov. 6. The Fire Department wants to replace Ladder 2, a 25-year-old ladder truck housed at the Black Point Fire Station. The bond proposal going to voters authorizes spending up to $900,00...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:30 am

Residents question timing of Scarborough floodplain rules

SCARBOROUGH — Peter Slovinsky, a marine biologist with the Maine Geological Survey, sees a lot of high water in the future of Scarborough's coastal and shoreline areas. "Count on a foot increase (in sea level) by 2050 and a 2-foot increase by 21oo," Slovinsky said in a workshop Wedne...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:00 am

Election snapshot: Campaigns disappoint Cape Elizabeth students

CAPE ELIZABETH — After months of studying U.S. political history and monitoring political campaigns, a group of motivated Cape Elizabeth High School students has mixed feelings about the upcoming election. Although only a handful of them will be eligible to vote on Election Day, the ...

Will Graff • News •
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 10:50 am

Six candidates seek 3 Scarborough Town Council seats

SCARBOROUGH — Turnover in the Town Council will continue this year as six candidates seek three seats and one incumbent seeks re-election. Councilor Jessica Holbrook of Beech Ridge Road is seeking a second three-year term, while veteran Councilor Carol Rancourt cannot seek a fourth c...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:20 am

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Oct. 26

Arrests No arrests were reported from Oct. 16-22. Summonses 10/17 at 11:11 a.m. Laurie Spugnardi, 45, of South Portland, was issued a summons on Sawyer Road by Officer Rory Diffin on a charge of driving an uninspected motor vehicle.

Police Beat •
Thursday, October 25, 2012
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