The One Climate Future team is excited to announce an in-person summer series of Coffee & Climate events, starting with Gulf of Change: A Discussion on Climate Change and Resiliency in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry. Please join the One Climate Future team for an in-person event at the Hús, the New England Ocean Cluster’s collaborative space […]
Dan King
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Turner & Boucher, blacksmiths on Ocean Street
Let’s take a look at the lives and businesses of two South Portland blacksmiths, Joseph Boucher and Clarence Turner. Joseph H. Boucher, Jr. was born in 1834 in Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland), the son of a farmer in the Ligonia neighborhood (the Ligonia area encompasses the land surrounding the triangle of Lincoln Street, Main […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
City council should readdress conservation easement To the editor, On Tuesday Feb. 7, 2023, the South Portland City Council ignored the thousands of volunteer and staff hours and the thousands of city dollars spent to develop the 2019 Open Space Plan that protected valuable parks and open spaces in perpetuity. This six- year effort was […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
In the Know – Fiscal year 2024 budget proposes expansion of social services
The fiscal year 2024 proposed municipal budget includes funding for expanded social service resources within the public safety department. The need for more social services is in response to the increased demand in the past year for programs like general assistance. The general assistance program sees more clients seeking aid for housing, food, and other […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – All hands on deck: Combating PFAS contamination in Maine
PFAS, what we call “forever chemicals,” are by now a household acronym in Maine. That’s both bad and good news. It means we are becoming more aware of the pervasiveness and harm of these substances. Before I was elected to the Legislature in 2018, my neighbor, Fred Stone of Stoneridge Farm in Arundel, sounded an […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Task force seeks climate action input
Kennebunk’s Climate Action Plan Task Force asks residents to complete a survey.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
York County Audubon will present ’30-Year Bird Project’ session
The May 16 event will feature Anna Siegel, the outreach lead of the project,
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Southern Maine Coastal Classic dog shows return
Southern Maine Coastal Classic returns to Cumberland Fairgrounds with four days of AKC All Breed Dog Shows and Obedience and Rally Trials. Shows run from Thursday, May 18, through Sunday, May 21, beginning at 8 a.m. each day, outdoors, rain or shine. York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc and Vacationland Dog Club, Inc., invite […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Maine Beaches Association chooses new grant manager
Ed Hodgdon, owner of Hodgdon Consulting, is selected to replace Paige Farmer.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Proposed project doesn’t fit neighborhood To the editor, I oppose the application for Lincoln Village development (between Bradley Street and Lincoln Street) currently before the Saco Planning Board because this project is simply not in Saco’s best interest. The project is exponentially out of scale to this neighborhood, will create profound safety and traffic issues, […]