South Portland, Scarborough, and Cape Elizabeth will commemorate Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, with parades, ceremonies and fundraisers. South Portland will host its annual Veterans Day parade, beginning in the Southern Maine Community College parking lot and making its way to Mill Creek Park where a wreath ceremony will take place. The parade begins at […]
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South Portland removes restrictions on in-law apartments
Accessory dwelling units can now be built in all residential zones.
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South Portland Middle School to open as city’s first ‘community school’
The Community School model uses a coordinated approach involving families, social service organizations and others to provide needed resources.
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South Portland extends eviction moratorium for six more months
The council also requires landlords to give tenants more notice of upcoming rent increases.
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RSU 1 board votes to keep transgender book at Woolwich Central School
A parent had called for the removal of “Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out,” charging its subject matter was inappropriate for young students.
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First Ship work day to bring only women aboard
Maine’s First Ship will host its annual Women’s Shipbuilding Day Nov. 13, dedicated to encouraging female involvement in the construction of the replica of the historic pinnace Virginia.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Winning coach inducted into Bridgton Academy Hall of Fame
North Yarmouth resident Brad Smith was honored for laying the groundwork for the prep school’s successful athletic program.
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Cape Elizabeth’s school building problems: The big debate
The elementary and middle schools need to be fixed, both sides say, but how and at what cost to taxpayers is in dispute as the Nov. 8 vote on a $115.9 million proposal nears.
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Dodgeballers needed for SPHS Project Graduation fundraiser
The South Portland High School senior class is hosting a dodgeball tournament fundraiser Nov. 13 and is in need of teams. Money raised will support Project Graduation, an annual celebratory event for seniors held after commencement ceremonies. This year’s event is especially important, said one of its organizers, Cybil Kipp, a parent of a senior. […]
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Size, timing at center of Scarborough library expansion vote
Voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve borrowing $13 million toward the project’s $16 million total.