The South Portland Historical Society is excited to have local cooper (an artisan who builds casks) Ed Lutjens provide a cask-making demonstration at its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Casco Bay Wing of the South Portland Community Center. Admission to this program is free for current historical society members, […]
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Our Sustainable City – South Portland Electric Tool Library set for grand opening
Join the South Portland Sustainability Department for the grand opening of the South Portland Electric Tool Library on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tool library features all-electric EGO lawn care tools, which South Portland residents over the age of 18 can borrow to use at home free of charge. Residents […]
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Community News – Rhodes joins Fontaine Family Scarborough office
Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader recently announced the addition of Sylvia Rhodes to the team at its Scarborough location. Rhodes grew up in Nashville and attended Sycamore High School in Pleasant View, Tennessee. She continued her education at University of Maine-Augusta, graduating with a BA in mental health and human services. She completed […]
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Our Sustainable City – Aquaculture, the next (environmental) frontier
Last week, we introduced you to aquaculture as the farming of aquatic plants and animals as food. This week, we’ll take a closer look at aquaculture as an environmental tool and why it is such an important piece in meeting Maine’s environmental goals. No land, feed, or water; the case for aquaculture and the environment […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – Help for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults in the United States and plenty of South Portlanders. Arthritis causes changes in the joint that can lead to all sorts of trouble including stiffness, pain, and difficulty with movement. One thing that can typically help is exercise. Strengthening the muscles around a joint and in the limb […]
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Business News – Piper Shores COO named vice chair of LeadingAge Maine/NH board of directors
Piper Shores announced last week that Chief Operating Officer/Administrator Leanne Fiet has been named the vice chair of the LeadingAge Maine, New Hampshire board of directors. LeadingAge Maine New Hampshire is an association representing more than 50 mission-driven senior living and long-term care providers in Maine and New Hampshire. Fiet has been a board member […]
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Community News – SMCC presents 13th annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival
Southern Maine Community College will present the 13th annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival May 11-13. Created 13 years ago by communications and new media studies professor Corey Norman and student Jimmy Crocco, the festival is designed to spotlight the work done by the program’s students at SMCC. According to a news release, students get the […]
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A Window on the Past – Capt. Elbridge Matthews and the 1894 Knightville fire
This week we’ll explore the life of Capt. Elbridge Matthews, his business in Knightville, and the fire that led to the founding of the Knightville Hose Company. Elbridge Matthews was born in 1840 in Boothbay, the son of a farmer and grandson of a sea captain. At a young age, Elbridge took to the sea, […]
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Our Sustainable City – An introduction to aquaculture
The One Climate Future team is excited to announce an in-person summer series of Coffee & Climate events, starting with Gulf of Change: A Discussion on Climate Change and Resiliency in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry. Please join the One Climate Future team for an in-person event at the Hús, the New England Ocean Cluster’s collaborative space […]
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A Window on the Past – Turner & Boucher, blacksmiths on Ocean Street
Let’s take a look at the lives and businesses of two South Portland blacksmiths, Joseph Boucher and Clarence Turner. Joseph H. Boucher, Jr. was born in 1834 in Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland), the son of a farmer in the Ligonia neighborhood (the Ligonia area encompasses the land surrounding the triangle of Lincoln Street, Main […]