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News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

Scarborough Council OKs muni budget, trims school spending

SCARBOROUGH — Municipal spending for fiscal year 2014 was set Wednesday night when Town Councilors approved a $70.8 million budget by a 6-1 roll call vote. The final piece of the spending plan, a $40.4 million school budget, now goes to a May 14 referendum. The school budget, in...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:10 am

You can't get there from here: Eastern Trail connection between South Portland, Scarborough remains elusive, expensive

SCARBOROUGH — If the "Bridge Out" sign is not enough, the drop down to the Nonesuch River from where a bridge used to cross the river is a vivid reminder of the obstacles blocking the off-road linkage of the Eastern Trail to South Portland. But as a $150,000 study funded by the Maine...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 3

Arrests 4/23 at 12:30 a.m. Daniel A. Merrill, 27, of Grant Street, Portland, was arrested on Route 77 by Officer Aaron Webster on charges of operating under the influence and possession of marijuana. Summonses 4/23, no time reported. Sara...

Police Beat •
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Scarborough Police Beat: May 3

Arrests 4/22 at 7:01 p.m. Ryan P. Forest, 26, of Dartmouth Street, Biddeford, was arrested on Route 1 by Officer Timothy Dalton on charges of operating with a suspended or revoked license and attaching false plates. 4/22 at 7:01 p.m. Brandon A. Pe...

Police Beat •
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Fort Williams vendor license still available

CAPE ELIZABETH — The fourth vendor permit at Fort Williams Park may go unfilled this year. No one applied for the permit when the town first advertised it in March, and the response was the same when the town re-posted the advertisement in April. Three other vendor licenses have been...

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Cape Elizabeth budget, taxes increase 3.5%

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council adopted a combined $33.2 million municipal, school and community services budget Monday night, and sent the school budget to a May 14 referendum. The $22.5 million school budget for fiscal 2014 was pressured by revenue losses and added costs from the...

Will Graff • News •
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Youth Court in Portland, Yarmouth aims to repair wrongs, not punish kids

YARMOUTH — A program in Maine is helping first-time juvenile offenders avoid the traditional justice system and repair any harm they've done to the community. The program, called Youth Court, is appearing around the country in an effort to provide what is known as "restorative" ...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:10 am

People and Business

Recognition The Associated General Contractors of America awarded Freeport-based CPM Constructors with a 2013 Build America Award for new municipal and utility construction at AGC’s 94th annual convention March 7 in Palm Springs, Calif. CPM won for its construction o...

Community •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Arts Calendar, May 1-14

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 5/1 William Barry, author of "Maine: The Wilder Half of New England," 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, free.

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Community Calendar: May 1

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 5/3 Achieve a Vision Beyond Your Sight, 7 p.m., Hannaford Lecture Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland, 475-7148, $10 suggested donation. Saturday 5/4

Community •
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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