The highly contagious virus has wreaked havoc on flocks of chickens, and Mainers are now seeing the impacts in local stores with empty or sparsely stocked egg coolers.
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South Portland gears up for annual business awards, revives Business of the Month program
Second Rodeo, a coffee shop on Sawyer Street, was named the South Portland Business of the Month for January 2025.
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James Beard Awards names 10 Maine semifinalists for 2025 honors
Nominees include Taj in South Portland and The Abbey in Brunswick, while 3 southern Maine chefs are nominated in the Best Chef: Northeast category.
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A Window on the Past: Albert J. McLean of South Portland Heights and Thornton Heights
Well known in South Portland in the early 1900s, Albert J. McLean was born in Richmond, Quebec, in 1861. After his mother died in 1879 and his father in 1882, McLean immigrated to the United States in 1883, arriving in the Portland area about 1887. In his first appearances in local directories, about 1889, McLean […]
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Maine’s only Cracker Barrel closes in South Portland
The Southern-style comfort food chain had a location on Maine Mall Road for nearly 15 years.
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Community News – Carney welcomes Cape Elizabeth student to the Maine Senate
On Jan. 14, Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, welcomed Dax Barrett-Nedwell, of Cape Elizabeth, to the Senate Chamber. Dax, a fifth-grader at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, served as an honorary page in the Senate Chamber. “I love having young people actively participate in public service,” said Carney in a news release. “Honorary pages deliver documents […]
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South Portland Middle evacuated for second time because of gas odor
Staff and students were evacuated for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning while the fire department determined there was no leak, the superintendent said.
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Sentry Meetings: Jan. 17-24
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 1/17 9:30 a.m. Privacy Advisory Committee Town Hall Tue. 1/21 3:45 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town Hall Tue. 1/21 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall South Portland Tue. 1/21 6:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Housing Authority Housing Authority Wed. 1/22 6:30 p.m. Planning Board City Hall […]
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A Window on the Past: An early market gardener in Thornton Heights – John H. Johnson
In earlier times, especially prior to the opening of the Million Dollar Bridge in 1916, South Portland was very much an agricultural community. Dairy farms and market gardens (gardens and greenhouses used to grow produce for wholesale and retail sales) dotted the landscape across the city. One longtime farmer in Thornton Heights was John H. […]
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Buxton man arrested after December shooting at Maine Mall
Buxton and South Portland police officers arrested Jonathan Hanson, 21, at a home along Haines Meadow Road Tuesday night.