Articles by David Harry
Potential for Scarborough’s Dunstan Corner a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Bangor-based planner Evan Richert sees plenty of promise in Dunstan Corner. “This may be a once-in-a-generation type of opportunity,” Richert said Tuesday night as the results of a Pilot Communities study by Sustain Southern Maine were discussed at a Town Hall forum. The results were drawn from ...
Portland’s Otto Pizza to join Five Guys, El Rodeo in growing South Portland restaurant scene
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The city’s restaurant scene has been expanding throughout the spring, but city councilors are not always as effusive as Councilor Linda Cohen was Monday night about one particular newcomer. “I know we are not supposed to have favorites, but I have fallen in love with Otto ...
Arbitrator reinstates Cumberland County detective after whistleblower lawsuit
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — An independent arbitrator has reinstated Gerard Brady, a city resident and deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, as a detective in the department. Brady filed a union grievance against Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, and a lawsuit in superior courts in Androscoggin and Cumberland counties ...
Scarborough Downs gambles again on racino at heart of new town center proposal
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — If Scarborough Downs has its way, residents will be voting again on whether to allow a racino in town. The Planning Board now has the language and maps necessary to rezone more than 450 acres owned by Scarborough Downs, passed along after a 6-0 Town Council vote ...
South Portland homeowner faces hearing under newly strengthened ‘nuisance’ property ordinance
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A Thornton Heights homeowner said he is working hard to clean up his Wythburn Road yard and complete home renovations, but he will have to present his case to the City Council at a June 3 public hearing. Craig A. Patterson, 53, of 119 Wythburn Road ...
South Portland grad, USM student dies in hiking accident in the Philippines
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Kim Lim, a 2010 South Portland High School graduate and University of Southern Maine junior, died April 28 in a hiking accident in the Philippines. In a news release, USM President Theodora Kalikow said Lim, 20, was studying at Sogang University in South Korea. He went ...
Hearing set on bill that would allow lawsuits for fetus deaths
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A state lawmaker’s bill to allow “the estates of unborn viable fetuses” to sue for wrongful death is scheduled for a public hearing next week in Augusta. Republican Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, on Monday said her bill is an effort to bring Maine civil law into line ...
South Portland resident files ‘whistleblower’ lawsuit against county, sheriff
By David Harry, The Forecaster on May 02, 2013, at 6:07 a.m.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A lawyer representing Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce and Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon said he expects to file a response soon to a lawsuit filed against them April 16. Gerard Brady, a former Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office detective, has accused Joyce and Gagnon of violating the ...
Southern Maine high school students campaign for sober proms, graduations
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — On Wednesday, South Portland High School seniors made their first pitch for a “Sober Season” of proms and graduation parties. With posters, placards and a #soberseason Twitter hashtag, the seniors joined peers from Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Gorham and Westbrook to launch the campaign with the slogan ...
Southern Maine high schoolers recall tragedy, advocate for sober proms and graduations
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — On Wednesday, South Portland High School seniors made their first pitch for a “Sober Season” of proms and graduation parties. With posters, placards and a #soberseason Twitter hashtag, the seniors joined peers from Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Gorham and Westbrook to launch the campaign with the slogan, ...
South Portland homeowners seek to buy land to keep troubled motel from expanding
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Citing density issues and concerns about current operations at a Main Street motel, City Councilors on Monday recommended three Noyes Street property owners be allowed to buy city-owned land behind their homes as a buffer. Before moving the workshop to council chambers, councilors took a site ...
Neighbors debate role of Little League in South Portland park improvements
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — With the Wilkinson Park clubhouse gone, neighbors and Parks and Recreation Director Rick Towle are ready to tackle a multi-faceted plan to restore and improve the park. In a two-hour public forum at the Community Center on Tuesday, Towle outlined his intentions to improve park trails, ...
South Portland eyes Sacopee Valley principal to replace abruptly resigning high school administrator
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The school department is going out of town for the next principal of South Portland High School. The school board is expected Monday night to appoint Ryan Caron, currently principal at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, to replace James Holland beginning July 1. Caron, 36, ...
Maine Mall owners denied appeal of $242 million property tax valuation
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The latest appeal of 2009 city property tax valuations by the owners of the Maine Mall was turned aside by the Maine Board of Property Tax Review in Augusta. The board’s written decision is not yet available, but city Tax Assessor Elizabeth Sawyer said the refusal ...
South Portland manager cuts $420,000 from proposed budget to keep property taxes low
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Given a City Council guideline to keep a property tax increase at about a third of what he anticipated, City Manager Jim Gailey presented a draft municipal budget Monday night that carves about $420,000 from the $496,000 in additional spending he previously proposed. His fiscal year ...
Custodians, food workers can’t agree with Scarborough schools on contract
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Stalled contract negotiations between the School Department and the union representing custodians and food service workers are headed to state mediation next month. Crystal Goodrich, president of the Scarborough Education Association, said the union sought mediation through the Maine Labor Relations Board. She said veteran mediator John ...
First-time candidate scores upset win in South Portland council race
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A close race produced a big upset Tuesday in City Council District 1, where political neophyte Michael Pock defeated three other candidates in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Tom Coward. Results released by City Clerk Susan Mooney after the polls closed showed ...
Quarantine lifted at Scarborough pet store
SCARBOROUGH — A state-ordered quarantine was lifted Friday at the Little Paws pet store on Payne Road after all dogs in the store tested negative for a potentially life-threatening illness. Liam Hughes, director of the Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Program announced the ban on sales and bringing dogs ...
No sign of life-threatening illness in puppies after month-long quarantine at Scarborough store
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A state-ordered quarantine was lifted Friday at the Little Paws pet store on Payne Road after all dogs in the store tested negative for a potentially life-threatening illness. Liam Hughes, director of the Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Program. announced in a late afternoon, two-sentence news ...
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Scarborough pet store under state-ordered quarantine
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A state-ordered quarantine continues at the Little Paws pet store on Payne Road after a second puppy tested positive for a potentially life-threatening illness last week. The ban on sales and bringing dogs in or out of the store owned by Barbara Shaw Cross was extended through ...
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
Millinocket company unearths logging history for niche market
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
Bangor police seeking suspect in assault that left man face-down in road
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
Meet Riley and help her get from cancer to Kilimanjaro
Lawrence, Connolly help UMaine advance to America East baseball title game
Bucksport’s Cassidy Adams strikes out 19 in single game
Jonesport-Beals basketball standout Garet Beal named Parade All-American
Hampden’s Norris among three players heading to Husson men’s basketball program
Maine Democrats stooped to the governor’s level with TV complaint
Maine’s beer industry continues to brew double-digit growth
I’m sick of husband’s eye rolling and grunts, how do I get him to stop?
Have a drink, kiss a fish: Just another Saturday night, Newfoundland-style