While many districts are experiencing bus driver shortages, South Portland has a full staff.
Dana Richie
Staff Writer
Dana Richie is a community reporter covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth. Originally from Atlanta, she fell in love with the landscape and quirks of coastal New England while completing her undergraduate degree in History at Brown University, where she also wrote for the Brown Daily Herald and Brown Alumni Magazine. Her stories about Providence and Rhode Island also appeared in The Boston Globe, Rhode Island Monthly, Ocean State Stories and more. Now, she’s eager to explore the communities and stories of southern Maine. When she’s not hunting for stories, she can be found playing ultimate frisbee, searching for sea glass and reading a book on the beach.
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New food security hub opens in South Portland as cuts in federal benefits loom
Preble Street’s new facility and other food security organizations are bracing for SNAP cuts in November that will affect 170,000 Mainers.
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South Portland couple raising home to counter rising water
As the risk of coastal flooding grows, individuals are investing in climate adaptations for their properties.
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Scarborough gets a new bus route
MaineDOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority voted unanimously last week to expand public transit into Scarborough.
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New Cape Elizabeth community group supports hands-on learning
Business, nonprofit and community leaders are invited to join the Greater Cape School and Community Alliance to help connect students with learning outside the classroom.
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Sudden shuttering of South Portland electronics repair shop leaves customers in lurch
Gretchen Ascher brought her family heirloom record player to New England Hi-Fi for repair more than a year ago. The shop closed, and she doesn’t know where it is.
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South Portland air quality study finds above-average levels of toxic chemical around tank farms
At the fence line of the Pearl Street tank farm, benzene levels were higher than the state’s ambient average guideline. But the full study has yet to be completed.
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Sawyer Road, linking Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, will not be cut off
The proposed $2 million road removal and marsh restoration project was effectively defeated when towns came to different decisions about its future.
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South Portland police revive women’s self-defense classes
The first two classes filled up in record time.
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South Portland senior housing development opens with focus on local art scene
Betsy Ross Crossing, a newly opened 52-unit development for seniors, features local paintings on every floor.