SOUTH PORTLAND — Jennifer Fletcher, who teaches fifth-grade band at South Portland elementary schools, has been selected to join band directors from across the country in the 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade. Fletcher is an alumnus of the South Portland music program and she’s also on the SPHS marching band staff and a member of […]
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Mayo Street Arts to present Lullaby Project celebration concert
PORTLAND — Mayo Street Arts next week presents a celebration concert with Palaver Strings, a Maine-based string ensemble, and participants of The Lullaby Project. The Lullaby Project brings pregnant women and new mothers together with Palaver musicians to write and record original lullabies for their babies. The event, set for March 13, at 7 p.m. […]
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Portland Parks offers intro to birding
PORTLAND — Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities will hold two free birding classes this month with recreation naturalist Timothy Stephenson. The first class will be held March 15 and March 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Recreation Officer at 212 Canco Road. The second will be held March 29 and April 5 from […]
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Yarmouth dog park group holds public session
YARMOUTH — The citizen-led group hoping to create a new dog park in town will hold a public input session at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Town Hall. The subgroup of the Parks and Lands Committee is investigating the feasibility of a dog park and is recommending that the facility be built at Pratt’s […]
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Yarmouth nomination papers available
YARMOUTH — Nomination papers are now available for seats on the Town Council, School Committee and Yarmouth Water District Board of Trustees. Papers can be picked up at Town Hall and must be returned by April 1. The municipal election is scheduled for June 9. There are three seats on the council, which are now […]
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Falmouth preparing in event coronavirus emerges
FALMOUTH —Falmouth officials announced they have an emergency preparedness plan in place that covers mass outbreaks in the event the coronavirus, or COVID 19, emerges locally. Town Manager Nathan Poore, Council Chairwoman Amy Kuhn and Fire Chief Howard Rice are meeting regularly to discuss and monitor the situation, it was announced on the town’s website. […]
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Cape community garden plots available
CAPE ELIZABETH —Plots are now available in the town’s two community gardens, which include 90 plots next to the Gull Crest fields and at Maxwell’s Farm on Spurwink Avenue. Gardeners are required to use organic methods and are expected to spend several hours a season on general garden duties. Each garden also has vegetable plots […]
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One-act performance at SPHS
SOUTH PORTLAND — The drama club at South Portland High School will stage a one-act performance at 7:15 p.m. March 5, in the auditorium. The show, “Scenes from Metamorphoses,” is the school’s entry into this year’s statewide one-act festival. The students from South Portland will compete in the first round at 7 p.m. March 7 […]
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Where to vote in Cape, Scarborough and South Portland on Election Day
SOUTH PORTLAND — Local voters will head to the polls Tuesday, March 3, and, in addition to choosing their party’s presidential candidate, will weigh in on a statewide immunization law. In the presidential primary, Democrats will be choosing between eight candidates who are still in the race: former Vice President and former U.S. Sen. Joe […]
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Weekend closure of Exit 45 begins Friday
SOUTH PORTLAND — The southbound on and off ramps at Exit 45 of the Maine Turnpike will be closed this weekend, between 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 and 6 a.m. Monday, March 2. Southbound motorists will have to get on and off the Turnpike at Exit 46 or Exit 42. According to the Maine Turnpike […]