City councilors refused to renew the operating licenses of two family-owned-and-operated motels because of allegations of criminal activity.
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Lawsuit threatened as South Portland council acts to close 2 motels on advice of police chief
Attorney David Lourie promises to fight a ‘cockamamie’ ordinance cited as the reason for the City Council’s decision.
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SMCC graduates record number of students
Students in SMCC’s class of 2018 ranged in age from 19 to 69 and came from across Maine, 18 other states and 22 foreign countries.
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South Portland council rezones part of planned housing site
The city wants to add affordable places to live, but critics say the project is too large for the dense Thornton Heights neighborhood.
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Gas leak repaired in South Portland rail yard
The fire department responds to a propane gas leak in a railway car at Rigby Yard.
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Crime connected with 2 South Portland motels prompts council to vote to deny them licenses
For the first time in 24 years, Police Chief Ed Googins recommends the licenses be denied, or conditions be imposed on operations.
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State denies Long Creek lawsuit’s claim that guards beat boy, broke his teeth
A lawsuit alleges that after being beaten and losing teeth, the 11-year-old boy received ‘indifferent’ medical care and was not taken to a dentist for 6 days.
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South Portland High School principal takes job in Windham
South Portland plans to replace Ryan Caron with Michele LaForge, who is now the head of school at Baxter Academy in Portland.
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Maine man learns truth of his past: Nuns stole him as a baby from his mother in Ireland
Kevin Battle of South Portland has always known he was adopted. Only recently, as clues emerged about his mysterious birth, did he learn the truth.
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Volunteers install free smoke alarms in homes across Greater Portland
The effort is part of the American Red Cross public safety awareness campaign Sound the Alarm, a nationwide push to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in more than 100 cities this spring.