The father and son medical doctors, Loring S. Lombard and Reginald T. Lombard, were two of the most well-known doctors in our community in the 1900s. With Loring opening his practice here in 1897 and overlapping with Reginald’s practice continuing until 1981, their practices spanned 85 years. Let’s take a look at these longtime South […]

We mentioned Will Dyer in our June 23 column about the grocery that was once on the corner of Broadway and Evans Street. Let’s take a closer look at this grocer who worked in the trade for over 55 years. William E. Dyer was born in 1871 in Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland). He was […]

After a very successful campaign, the city expects funding for Electrify Everything!, a program that provides rebates on electric consumer goods, to run out by the end of this summer. The city is announcing that the final day to submit an application for rebates on electric vehicles, electric lawn care equipment, and e-bikes is July […]

In 2019 alone, more than 450 million tons of plastic was produced globally. This amounts to a staggering 900,000,000,000 pounds (that’s 900 billion pounds), and the equivalent of more than 112 pounds of plastic produced each year, for every person on the planet. Since its inception in the early 1900s, synthetic plastic has become the […]

The Summer in Maine Auction, the auction featuring some of the best that Maine has to offer, is now open for bidding at the South Portland Historical Society’s museum at Bug Light Park. Bids will be accepted every day until the auction closes on the Fourth of July. We hope you’ll come down and check […]

Amato’s seems like a permanent fixture on the corner of Broadway and Evans Street; however, they built and opened that store in 1982 – not all that long ago. That corner was long home to other businesses. The railroad tracks that still run across Broadway are the main reason for the long-running commercial nature of […]

Here’s what’s been going on with sustainability the past few months. Electrify Everything! South Portland’s beneficial electrification rebate program is humming along. As of June 14, more than $160,000 provided in rebates for over 200 households for the purchase of equipment like electric vehicles, home heating and cooling solutions, and lawn care equipment. More than […]

As we continue to explore the early residents of the Pleasantdale neighborhood of South Portland, let’s take a look at another prominent family, the Minott family. Many of us know Jim Minott who still lives locally. Jim was the principal of Brown School for 18 years; he retired in 2005. Jim is the great-great grandson […]

Congratulations to Taco Trio for winning the 2022-2023 Golden Shovel award from Age Friendly South Portland. By a slim margin, Taco Trio topped the other Ocean Street businesses in keeping their entry access free of snow and ice. Good work! Karen Taylor is coordinator for Age Friend South Portland’s Golden Shovel Award.

As summer rounds into form here in South Portland, we find ourselves craving more time outside in the sun. Parks, beaches, and trail systems across the city provide us with that local access to the outdoors, but to me, biting into that first, fresh summer tomato from my garden plot is the most enjoyable way […]