Election letters To the editor, I would like to ask everyone to vote for Richard Matthews in our upcoming city council race. Richard has been a lifelong resident of South Portland and he loves our city with all of his heart. He’s also been an active community member for many years. He spent 12 years […]

Election letters To the editor, Brandan Williams is running for South Portland City Councilor at-large. He would speak for a demographic that should be heard more in our city: the young, the non-rich and those with some type of disability. Brandon is 34 years old; was born in San Francisco, has a hearing disability, and […]

Election letters To the editor, We are so very lucky to have Natalie West running as a candidate for South Portland City Council. I I’ve known Natalie for many years and her concern for our city, and her actions, most often quietly, behind the scene, have resulted in SoPo becoming a better place for all […]

Candidate cares about kids To the editor, This is why I’m voting in November to return our state senator, Anne Carney, to the Maine Legislature: Anne cares about our kids. Anne Carney was a driving force behind the expansion of the Children’s Health Care Program, which will provide over 40,000 children in Maine with quality […]

Great day for South Portland seniors To the editor, Thank you, Trey Stewart, for helping to keep South Portland seniors in their homes. South Portland’s budget has swollen due to labor negotiations with city staff, increased personnel for sustainability, non-English speaking student support in our schools and crushing inflation. The city has passed those costs […]

City council should review ordinance To the editor, I read the letter to the editor from Catherine Callahan on June 10 regarding the South Portland ordinance on nude swimming/indecency. I am sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I agree 100 percent with her points. Why are we targeting female identifying people and […]

What’s going on? Is this unethical? City councilor Jocelyn Leighton ran in District 1 in November and has since moved to District 3. The city clerk, attorney and council have decided she can remain in her city council seat despite the language of the city charter. In fact, the charter does not permit more than […]

Make ordinance gender neutral To the editor, Regarding the proposed ordinance on nude swimming and public indecency by the city of South Portland: I applaud the effort to make the language inclusive. However, in this case it only serves to expand discrimination against women’s bodies to include female identifying persons. I ask why women and […]

Amendment will make crowding worse To the editor, We are writing to correct inaccuracies in the May 20 Sentry article “Council making moves to end dog-leash meetings.” In the second paragraph, the article incorrectly states that the council voted to amend the on-leash hours to 7–9 a.m. and 7–9 p.m.. In fact, as things currently […]