Southern Maine Community College awarded nearly 1,200 degrees and certificates on May 22 when hundreds of students were joined by family and friends at the college’s 75th commencement. In all, 1,102 students earned 1,170 degrees and certificates during the past academic year, with hundreds receiving their degrees during graduation ceremonies at Cross Insurance Arena in […]
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Our Sustainable City – Moon talk
Last weekend I stayed up until midnight, fighting the urge my eyelids had to close to see a glimpse of the Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, an absurdly long title for a big, springtime red moon. I could not see the eclipse in the thick fog, only a dim red glow across the sky. […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – SoPo Seafood claims Golden Shovel Award
In its second winter season, Age Friendly South Portland’s Golden Shovel program was again successful in its objective of incentivizing Ocean Street businesses (between Mill Creek Park and Thomas Knight Park) to clear, sand, and ensure safe access to the walkways around their shops during inclement weather conditions. This season, we see the coveted Golden […]
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Our Sustainable City – Sustainability Staff Spotlight: Mia Ambroiggio
For those of you who have been following along with the Our Sustainable City column, we are onto our third staff spotlight. This week, we are introducing you to Mia Ambroiggio, our Resilience Corps fellow who has been serving with our office since November 2021. You have probably seen her name before in the byline […]
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A Window on the Past: Pirates of New England
South Portland Historical Society’s annual meeting is scheduled for May 25.
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Our Sustainable City – Breaking down food waste recycling in South Portland
The single largest source of waste in the state of Maine is food waste, which makes up 30 percent of our waste stream. And while our priority should be to reduce our consumption and redistribute food to hungry Mainers, it is still important to dispose of the food that does go to waste in a […]
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A Window on the Past – Fred and Mike Howard, South Portland brothers and baseball stars
On Sunday, November 7, 2021, the Maine Baseball Hall Fame conducted its 53rd annual induction ceremony. Among the inductees were former successful local high school baseball stars Charlie Furbush, Deering graduates Ryan Flaherty and Ryan Reid and Mt. Ararat’s Mark Rogers, all of whom later played for major league baseball teams. Furbush is the most […]
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A Window on the Past – William R. McDonald and the E.W. Brown sardine factory
Let’s take a look this week at a large sardine factory and a South Portland resident who was prominent in the community in the 1920s: William R. McDonald. The E.W. Brown sardine cannery was located on a wharf on the Ferry Village waterfront. To reach the cannery, one would head down a long dirt driveway […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – Thank you for another successful winter season
As the winter season comes to an end, the Age Friendly South Portland team extends a sincere thank you to all those involved in our snow removal programs – to our committee members for developing the programs, to our community partners for helping us make them a reality, and to our volunteers for leading the […]