The Town Council voted to hear two questions in a second reading in August.
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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South Portland Greenbelt section reopens as housing development debuts
Betsy Ross Crossing, a 52-unit affordable housing complex for seniors ages 55 and older, is now leasing.
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Community Voices: What affordable housing means. And what it can and can’t achieve.
In a recent Council Corner article, Town Councilor Cory Fellows explored the “riddle” of affordable housing. While his description of the intricacies of the eligibility requirements for affordable housing was helpful, we also need to have a clear understanding of what affordable housing means—and what it can and cannot achieve. The term “affordable housing” can […]
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SoPo, Cape Elizabeth Methodist churches unite to form Lighthouse Cooperative Parish
Meet the Rev. Gwyneth Arrison, the newly appointed pastor at Peoples, Thornton Heights and Cape Elizabeth United Methodist churches.
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18th annual Tri for a Cure returns to South Portland area
Residents can expect road closures and traffic delays on Sunday morning.
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Piper Shores executive named board chair of LeadingAge Maine
Leanne Fiet, the chief operating officer and administrator at Piper Shores, will serve for two years.
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South Portland schools offer up summer meals to students
Free breakfast and lunch are available to students Monday through Thursday.
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Meet a few artists in this year’s Paint for Preservation in Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s 18th plein air painting weekend begins on July 11.
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The best spots for birding in Scarborough
Linda Woodard, former executive director of the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, shows three of her favorite birding spots in Scarborough.
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Southern Maine streets to see temporary pedestrian-friendly redesigns
Through Nov. 15, three streets in Portland, Saco and South Portland will have safety features like roadway paint, flexible traffic posts and speed bumps.