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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

Scarborough Police Beat: Oct. 26

Arrests 10/15 at 5:03 p.m. Andrew S. Albrecht, 35, of Green Street, Biddeford, was arrested at Route 1 and Queens Drive by Officer Ian Theriault on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 10/15 at 5:17 p.m. Joshua J. Bagley, 23, of Margaret St...

Police Beat •
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Revised short-term rental rules near for Cape Elizabeth

CAPE ELIZABETH — The discussion over how to regulate short-term rentals may finally be approaching a resolution after more than 20 meetings in the last year. At a morning Ordinance Committee meeting Wednesday, Town Councilors agreed to move drafted language for the revised short-term...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Out & About: Suzy Bogguss drives north to Portland

Lots of music is coming up over the next week, with the biggest name being Suzy Bogguss, a golden-throated country singer with several gold records to her credit. Maine is blessed with two superb string quartets, and the season-opening concerts of both are slated for this weekend. The DaPo...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7:50 am

People and Business

Appointments The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently appointed Merrill Barter as one of 10 national members of the State and Local Taxation Technical Resource Panel through September 2013 year. Barter is a certified...

Community •
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The Universal Notebook: For love or money shouldn't matter

Lately the media has been indulging in a feeding frenzy over the case of a Kennebunk Zumba instructor who allegedly provided a little extracurricular workout for some of her male clients. The focus of all the prurient public interest has been “The List,” a roster of the woman&r...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 3:30 pm
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