With South Portland’s long coastline along Portland Harbor and the Fore River, the maritime trades have played a defining role in shaping the history of our city and its neighborhoods. Willard was always a community of fishermen and lobstermen; Ferry Village was defined by its shipbuilding history and the many sea captains and fishermen who […]
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Our Sustainable City – It’s time to Electrify Everything!
South Portland has an ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. Whether for cost savings or environmental reasons, a lot of South Portland residents are already installing air source heat pumps, purchasing electric vehicles, commuting to work via e-bike and cutting their lawns with electric mowers. The electric market is ripe, and we want […]
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Community News – Pingreee announces grants that support firefighters
South Portland, Casco, and Boothbay Harbor fire departments will receive a total of $152,970 through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
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A Window on the Past – Isabel Baker Cragg and the Jack O’Lantern Casino
Now a three-family apartment building, the home at 88 Pillsbury St. in South Portland has an interesting past with ties to a building on Broadway where the Sea Dog Brewing Company restaurant and bowling alley now exists. The Meaher family once owned and lived in the large home at 88 Pillsbury St. The home was […]
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Our Sustainable City – Engaging with your city
Last week, we talked about Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and how to engage with climate policy in Maine. This week, we are focusing on local efforts: how to engage with climate action here in South Portland and ways to help shape the future of our city. Keeping up with climate action Interested in climate action happening […]
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Our Sustainable City – A closer look at Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Last week, we hosted our August Coffee & Climate, highlighting Citizens’ Climate Lobby and MIT’s en-ROADS climate simulation model. This week, we are taking a closer look at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, its climate policy goals and its presence in Maine. Citizens’ Climate Lobby Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a global grassroots organization with over 500 chapters […]
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A Window on the Past – South Portland Heights Hospital and the Noyes Home – 889 Sawyer St.
In a prior column about the Forest City Brewery on Brewery Road (now Highland Avenue), we mentioned how the brewery was turned into a fruit and vegetable cannery in 1882 by a business called Perry & Flint. One of the partners of the firm was Eben N. Perry, a well-known resident of Cape Elizabeth (now […]
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From Augusta – Celebrating the right to vote, strengthening democracy
On Aug. 18, 1920, the U.S. ratified the 19th Amendment, formally granting American women the right to vote, though few could immediately exercise that right. As we celebrate women’s suffrage this month, I am mindful of the tremendous work it has taken to extend voting rights in our nation. I n the 1848 Declaration of […]
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Community News – Rotary Club elects next president
South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club elected Jim Britt as its president for 2022-23. Britt will preside over a Rotary Club that in the previous year raised and donated about $86,000 to a variety of charitable organizations and activities. Club officers are vice president Nancy Irving (Cape Elizabeth), secretary Kathy Cotter (Cape Elizabeth) and treasurer Tom […]
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A Window on the Past – Henry Griffin, longtime South Portland shopkeeper
In last week’s column, we took a look at Sam Silverman and his activities on Willard Beach. Silverman’s Willard Beach Bath House was located just adjacent to the larger, two-story Henry Griffin store on the beach. Let’s take a look at the life of Henry Griffin. Henry A. Griffin was born in December 1891, in […]
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