On Saturday, March 15, South Portland Historical Society will hold a lecture about South Portland’s World War II shipyards at the Community Center at 2 p.m. From 1941 to 1945, South Portland produced 244 Liberty ships and 30 Ocean ships at two shipyards on its eastern waterfront. The shipyards covered a massive area that today […]
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Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Meetings: March 7-14
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 3/10 3 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town Hall Mon. 3/10 6:30 p.m. Appointments Committee Town Hall Mon. 3/10 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 3/11 6:30 p.m. School Board Town Hall Tue. 3/11 7 p.m. Conservation Committee Town Hall Wed. 3/12 5:30 p.m. Community Services Community Center South Portland Mon. 3/10 […]
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The new Taj: A special experience at affordable prices
In its larger, more elegant space in South Portland, Taj has come into its own.
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Layoffs loom for South Portland school employees
With a number of factors driving costs, $5 million needs to be cut from the proposed budget, says the superintendent.
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Mainers join nationwide economic blackout in their own way
Some small businesses saw more cash purchases during the 24-hour grassroots action against the U.S. economic and political system.
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Pastry chef for Twelve, Evo wins Incredible Breakfast Cook-off
Georgia Macon, executive pastry chef for Prentice Hospitality Group, took home the top prize from the annual event kicking off Maine Restaurant Week.
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Our Sustainable City: Building social resilience through repair, share and reuse
Feeling overwhelmed by excess stuff and constant cycles of waste? While overconsumption may appear inevitable in our fast-paced, profit-driven culture, sharing resources is one way to lessen our collective consumption while building social resilience. Neighbor-to-neighbor connection nurtures mutual care and trust, ultimately resulting in a community that is better prepared to support one another through […]
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Letter: Elon Musk and Trump are attacking our democracy
Our poor federal government. The Muskrats’ reckless behavior is so unsafe, and the trampling on the Constitution is so lawless. But the cruelty and uncaring for the common folk is just as dangerous for our sense of ourselves as a country. What do we stand for, if not for a nation of laws and compassion? […]
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A Window on the Past: Sagadahoc Farms of South Portland and Scarborough
Sagadahoc Farms was located on a piece of land that started southeast of Main Street in South Portland, roughly to the rear of the Fred and Mabel Lund (Lund’s Dairy) and Charles R. Dean (Cloverdale Dairy) properties on Main Street, and ran south over the town line into Scarborough to the Pleasant Hill Road (known […]
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Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Meetings: Feb. 28-March 7
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 3/3 4:45 p.m. School Board Exec. Session Town Hall Tue. 3/4 9 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee Town Hall Tue. 3/4 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Thu. 3/6 10:30 a.m. School Board Building/Grounds Town Hall Thu. 3/6 6:30 p.m. TML Working Group T.M. Library Thu. 3/6 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public […]