Cape Elizabeth Tue. 9/3 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Wed. 9/4 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Thu. 9/5 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works South Portland Mon. 9/2 5 p.m. Landcare Management Water Resource Mon. 9/2 5 p.m. Public Arts Committee Zoom, Planning/Dev. Mon. 9/2 6:30 p.m. Conservation Committee Zoom, Planning/Dev. […]
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Annual car show at Bug Light Park set for Sept. 4
The annual show is free to attend, and free to enter a car.
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Letter: Yard South proposal is ill conceived, greedy
As someone who has taken pride and enjoyed living in South Portland for almost 40 years, I now look forward to living my retirement years here. One of the specific activities that my husband and I both enjoy is going to Bug Light early in the morning and looking out at the sea with a […]
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Letter: Yard South and the murky world of soil remediation
As we wade into the murky world of remediation of brownfield-contaminated land regarding the Yard South proposals for the Bug Light buildout, we should think back to the earlier Protect South Portland efforts to forestall tar sands coming through our port. Those efforts remain ongoing. Biological weapon agents have caused harm and death to many […]
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Sentry Meetings: Aug. 23-30
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 8/27 6:30 p.m. School Board High School Tue. 8/27 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall South Portland Mon. 8/26 5 p.m. Transit Advisory Cash Corner Fire Station Mon. 8/26 7 p.m. Board of Appeals City Hall Tue. 8/27 5:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission City Hall Wed. 8/28 6 p.m. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick eyes ordinance to restrict pesticides
Brunswick residents, inspired by a recent water conservation and ‘rewilding’ law, are pushing for a pesticide ordinance.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
South Portland revaluation prompts outcry
The majority of residents’ property taxes will be going up with the projected revaluation.
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Letter: Yard South will create problems, not solve housing affordability
Yard South will not solve the affordable housing problem in South Portland. Instead it will cater to folks who can afford million-dollar homes and raise taxes. New roads, schools, upgraded resources and future damage to our shoreline will increase taxes. The plan for the new owners to ride a bus or a bike is a […]
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Letter: Turf fields aren’t perfect, but good to get kids outside
At a recent council meeting there was a citizen discussion about the high school field refurbishment positioned as a simple question of “turf or grass” question. As a city resident and coach of a city soccer team I would like to offer that the question is unfortunately not that simple. The core issue is we […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
From Augusta: Honoring Maine’s suffragettes and voting rights
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, determining the right to vote in elections should not be based on an individual’s sex and effectively giving women the right to vote. Voting rights for women came after decades and generations of protest through civil disobedience, marches, lobbying and so much […]