A deal is under way to create a film and video production house and soundstage at the South Portland armory.

They remained silent, but the relief washing over the faces of Marion Shea’s relatives was obvious as the jury announced its verdict.

It had been more than a year since police found William Hanaman, barely breathing after a drug overdose, next to Shea’s body in his apartment on Ocean Avenue.

Since Monday, her family had waited as the jury decided whether Hanaman’s stabbing of Shea was murder, as the family believed, or an act of self-defense, as Hanaman claimed.

2:15 p.m. Marion Shea’s family expressed relief after learning that the jury found Hanaman guilty. “I can finally really say good-bye to my mother. These are happy tears,” Stacy Van Keuren, Shea’s eldest daughter, said outside the courthouse. “At the same time, it’s not going to bring her back, but it shows that justice was served.” 1:40 […]

A panel is being formed to study and recommend improvements to the high-traffic Oak Hill area’s walkways.

Rosemarie De Angelis wants to bring a farmers market to South Portland and eliminate pesticide use.