On Wednesday, May 22, at the South Portland Community Center, the South Portland Historical Society will hold a lecture by historian Paul Ledman, author of “A Maine Town Responds: Cape Elizabeth & South Portland in the Civil War.” Ledman will discuss how the Civil War impacted the town of Cape Elizabeth and how its residents […]
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$69.4 million school budget goes to South Portland voters
Taxes will rise about 3.8% over this year’s rate to cover $52.9 million of the budget.
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Former police chief sues Q Street Diner in South Portland after a fall
Robert Schwartz wants the Q Street Diner to cover his medical expenses and other monetary losses that resulted from the leg injury he received.
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A Window on the Past: The Emery family and the mill at Mill Creek
When we looked at the Marean family last week, we noted that, in 1848, Joshua and William Marean had purchased an estimated 80 acres of land in Knightville along with “one half of the grist mill and privilege belonging to said mill.” This is the mill that used to operate at Mill Cove (next to […]
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Cape Elizabeth freshman to perform at Maine Country Music Hall of Fame
Jack Marston entered the Maine High School Student Guitar Competition after encouragement from the high school band director.
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Metro to temporarily take over South Portland Bus Service
The operations manager and bus director recently resigned, leaving the service without leadership.
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A Window on the Past: Deacon Joshua Marean and the Marean family of Knightville
We’ve been looking at some of the early families who lived along Highland Avenue in the 1800s. Deacon Daniel Anthoine lived near the top of Anthoine Street and his neighbor, John D. Buzzell, lived near the top of Scamman Street, across from where Hinckley Park is today. Let’s take a look this week at Buzzell’s […]
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Philanthropist Eddie Woodin’s secret to success? He learned a lot from football
This month the Scarborough philanthropist will receive the Distinguished American Award from the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation.