A ‘remarkable’ crowd turns out for the gathering for peace, hope and memory at Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland, where speakers denounce hate and intolerance.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Senate District 29: Issues include health and elderly care, and education
Democrat Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth is seeking her third term, and is being challenged by Republican George Van Syckel of South Portland.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Vigil for Pittsburgh victims moved to South Portland
The event on Tuesday was originally scheduled to be held in Portland, but organizers decided they needed a venue that could accommodate a large crowd.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: South Portland will skip its playoff game, citing injuries
The Red Riots, 1-7 this season, were scheduled to play Friday at Bonny Eagle in a Class A South quarterfinal.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Their kids are confident, but longtime Red Sox fans still can’t forget the curse
Fourteen years after Boston broke its long World Series drought, the heartbreak is just folklore for younger fans. But older fans who felt the pain find themselves ‘hopeful but … frightened,’ even with the powerful 2018 team.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
House District 32: South Portland energy auditor, Cape retiree vie to fill open seat
Republican Tammy Walter’s key issues include criminal justice reform, and affordable housing, and Democrat Christopher Kessler’s include renters’ rights and publicly funded health care.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Construction of new Wex headquarters in Portland well underway
The four-story office complex in the East End should be ready for occupancy in February or March.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Front-runner King attacked from right and left during 1st debate in U.S. Senate race
The independent incumbent’s challengers, Republican Eric Brakey and Democrat Zak Ringelstein, team up to cast the independent as lacking in leadership.
Posted inCops & Courts
Man arrested after stabbing in South Portland’s Knightville neighborhood
An unidentified homeless man was treated for non-life threatening injuries after being assaulted near where he and the suspect had been camping beneath the Casco Bay Bridge, police say.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police seize more than a pound of cocaine after arresting South Portland man
Maine drug enforcement agents arrested Khang Tran during a traffic stop, and later seize handguns and drugs from his Lincoln Street apartment.