We take a look this week at the Inness family that lived in South Portland and ran their popular Inness Photo Service business in our Knightville/Mill Creek neighborhood for over 60 years. The founder of the company, Edwin L. Inness, was the son of Everett and Alice Inness, and was named after his grandfather, Captain […]
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Letter: South Portland City Council spending our money, not much to show
I was taken aback by watching the South Portland City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6. It started with the city-hired consultant from Frontline Construction Services who brought very little to the table for recommendations on what to do with Mahoney Middle School, quite literally. The one-and-a-half-page recommendation offered nothing more than support for the […]
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Race to benefit South Portland Food Cupboard’s growing demand
The race takes place Aug. 24 at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough.
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South Portland council favors consolidating city services at Mahoney
A majority of councilors favor consolidation of city departments at the building. The council will vote officially at its Sept. 3 meeting.
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Sentry Meetings: Aug. 16-23
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 8/19 6:15 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Mon. 8/19 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 8/20 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 8/21 6 p.m. Council Meet & Greet T.M. Library Wed. 8/21 7 p.m. Public Forum on Intersection Town Hall Thu. 8/22 6 p.m. Council Finalists Interviews Town […]
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Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by SUV in South Portland
The woman had been sitting in the median of Maine Mall Road before she was hit by an unnamed male driver who then struck another vehicle head on.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Local project funding requests headed to U.S. Senate for consideration
An appropriations bill that funds projects totaling $48.1 million in Cumberland County has come out of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now headed to the U.S. Senate for consideration. This list was distributed by Sen. Susan Collins’ office. • Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine requested $5 million to expand and update facilities. • […]
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BenReuben’s Knishery in South Portland to close in September
Owner Graeme Miller said the restaurant is having one of its best years yet but has outgrown the space. He wants to open a full Jewish deli in a couple of years.
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South Portland teen gets year of probation on arson charge
The 17-year-old was acquitted last month on separate charges that he plotted to carry out a school shooting.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
A Window On The Past: Charles Libby and his omnibus service of the 1880s and ’90s
Since the early 1800s, mass transit began developing in cities across America. While stagecoaches had provided travel by land across longer distances, within cities the omnibus was a large horse-drawn carriage that was available to the general public for a set fare and with regular, established routes. The first omnibus service in America was started […]