Aileen L. Maher Bryant, 77, of Kennebunk, a beloved mother and grandmother, died Dec. 8, 2022 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Aileen was born June 7, 1945, in Lewiston, at St. Mary’s Hospital, daughter of the late Frederick J. Maher and Kathleen Everett Maher. She grew up in Mechanic Falls as the youngest […]
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Guest Column – A cuppa Joe at the Death Café
You haven’t really lived until you’ve been to a Death Café. Wait, what? Death Café? What the hell? You read right. Death Café is a real thing. In fact, it’s quite popular. To quote a local news story, “Death Cafes are the thing.” Popping up all over the country. But what is it? Wikipedia enlightens […]
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Our Sustainable City – Winter warmth: Sharing our favorite environmental art
Here at the South Portland Sustainability Office, we spend our days planning and managing programs that advance us toward our climate-action goals, such as reducing city-wide greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 and transitioning municipal operations to 100 percent clean renewable energy by 2040. In the midst of all of this exciting progress, it […]
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A Window on the Past – Quality House Specialties, makers of canned sardines and cod fish cakes
We’ve talked about the sardine canneries in Ferry Village where many of the local neighborhood women worked in the early- to mid-1900s. When a herring boat came in, the horn at the factory would blow and it was a common sight to see doors opening and women walking down to the cannery. There were two […]
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Letters to the Editor
Selection process is flawed To the editor, What a clear example of schoolyard retaliation we witnessed at the Dec. 6 special select board meeting. Despite seven people speaking on behalf of John Costin’s appointment to the new Charter Commission (those currently or formerly on the select board and four newly elected to the commission), select […]
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Community News – Maine Trail Coalition salutes South Portland Land Trust
South Portland Land Trust has been awarded Maine Trail Coalition’s Completing the Vision Award for the inaugural Love Maine Trails month, taking place from late June through July 2022. Love Maine Trails month was created as a collective effort of trail stewardship to bring people together to work on a number of trail projects throughout […]
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From Augusta – Not giving up on heating and housing relief
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, I was sworn in for a second term as your state senator. I am honored to continue representing South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and part of Scarborough in the Maine State Senate. During my first term, you reached out to me and shared your priorities and thoughts. I’m humbled by the trust […]
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Community News – Huntington Common Charitable Fund approaches grant application deadline
The Huntington Common Charitable Fund is approaching its year-end application deadline. The fund seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of older adults in York County, and is stewarded by the Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation. So far in 2022, donations have totaled over $290,000. Past projects funded by the charitable fund include Saco […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – Volunteers step up for shoveling duty
Do you need help with snow shoveling? If you are age 65 or older and have a limited income, Age Friendly South Portland may be able to link you with a volunteer to shovel for you. Please call the city of South Portland Social Service office at 767-7617 for more information. We have had an […]
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A Window on the Past – Charles Forster and the Forster Manufacturing Company
Forster Manufacturing Company, Inc. operated a clothespin assembly plant in South Portland from 1947 to 1956. Let’s take a look at this old Maine company and its founder who appears to have had a habit of spreading misinformation in an attempt to protect his trade secrets. Charles Forster is credited with creating the manufactured toothpick […]
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