On Friday, June 18, at about 1:30 in the morning, the Maine Senate finished up most of our work and left the State House. It was a warm summer night that symbolized the end of a long seven and a half months since the Legislature was sworn in. The Legislature did much of our work […]
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South Portland School News – Steven Smith excels at Olympic Trials
Not only did our Red Riot Baseball team win South Portland’s first state championship in baseball since 1952 last weekend in dramatic fashion, South Portland High School alum Steven Smith, finished fourth in the men’s 20K race walk at the Olympic Trials on Saturday. His time was 1:33:54 (approximately 7:33 pace per mile), which is […]
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A Window on the Past – Who tells your story?
Over the past year, I had the opportunity to become more acquainted with my television set. I indulged in a subscription to Disney+ and watched Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “Hamilton,” an exceptionally clever modern musical capturing the highlights of the life of Alexander Hamilton. Since then, I have been completely inspired and captured by the events of […]
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Community News – Southern Maine Community College expands in-person offerings
SMCC to expand in-person class offerings for fall semester Southern Maine Community College is expanding its in-person class sizes and course offerings for the fall semester, opening up new opportunities for students to take more classes on campus. The college will allow full capacity in hundreds of in-person classes that previously had capacity limits to […]
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Community News – Jeweler’s legacy show premieres
The Brick Store Museum’s Bauman Family Contemporary Gallery kicks off its summer season with Peggy Johnson: A Jeweler’s Life, a legacy exhibit showcasing the work of Maine jeweler and innovative artist Peggy Johnson. The exhibit opens June 24 and runs through Aug. 1. The exhibition of her work will be accompanied by several Maine jewelers […]
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Seashore Trolley Museum celebrating 82 years of transportation
Founded July 5, 1939, Seashore Trolley Museum is the world’s first and largest electric transit museum, located in southern Maine. The museum has put out an invitation to celebrate the 82-year milestone. The first 100 guests on Sunday, July 4, will receive a sweet, individually wrapped treat made by Talula’s ComforTable as part of the […]
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Obituary – Carmine Dolce
Carmine C. Dolce of Alfred died too young, but peacefully, at home on June 16, 2021. He was 51 years old. He was born Feb. 13, 1970 in Manhattan, New York, to Barbara and Carmine T. Dolce. CC, as he was known, was the baby of the family, always smiling, always a charmer. He was […]
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Obituary – Barbara Ives
Barbara Ives, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, left this world on Jan. 20, 2021. She was born Oct. 6, 1930 to Frederick and Bertha Swanson in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She grew up in New Bedford and Padenarum. As an enterprising young girl she would catch shiners and fiddler crabs and sell them to […]
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Planners present draft recommendations for improving transportation in South Portland’s Broadway corridor
The city of South Portland and Greater Portland Council of Governments are holding an online meeting on Monday, June 28 to present draft transportation recommendations for the Broadway corridor and surrounding neighborhoods east of Mill Creek. The recommendations are based on findings from the Cushing’s Point Transportation Study. The online public meeting is scheduled for […]
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Community News – Huntington Common Charitable Fund donates $60,000
The Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation’s Huntington Common Charitable Fund is approaching the second-quarter deadline for new grant proposals. The foundation seeks to improve the lives of older adults (65 and older) in York County. The fund has paid out nearly $60,000 in grants so far in 2021. “Older adults are a vital population within our […]
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