Girl Scouts earn awards, over $19K in scholarships Girl Scouts of Maine held its annual awards celebration last month and awarded over $19,000 in scholarships to Girl Scout ambassadors graduating from high school. Nine students received a total $19,500 from the Joanne Crepeau Future Leaders Scholarship fund. Sidney Allen and Astrid Akerman of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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Sentry Meetings: June 21-28
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 6/24 6 p.m. School Building Public Forum Town Hall Wed. 6/26 6 p.m. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion T.M. Library Thu. 6/27 5:15 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall South Portland Tue. 6/25 5:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission City Hall Tue. 6/25 6:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 6/26 6 p.m. Housing Authority Housing […]
Pock wins GOP primary for South Portland seat in House
Michael Pock will go up against Democrat Matthew Beck for South Portland’s House District 122 seat in November.
School budgets approved in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth
South Portland’s $69.4 million school budget brings taxes up 3.8%, and $35.4 million for Cape Elizabeth raises taxes 2.5%.
South Portland author’s young adult romance tackles cultural differences
The main characters in “The Space Between You and Me” “come to the table with very different realities,” says Julie True Kingsley.
A Window on the Past: Clifford and Wilbur Brown and the Brown Ship Chandlery
One of our volunteers, genealogist Jackie Dunham, has recently finished a major research project for the South Portland Historical Society. Jackie spent several months researching the Brown family, for which Brown’s Hill in South Portland is named. She created a family tree for the society, starting with John and Hannah Brown who moved here in […]
Letter: July date unacceptable for Mahoney report
I just received my weekly Sentry and there on the front page was the headline: “City Council hires outside expert to assist with Mahoney decision.” I quickly started to read and then was stunned. “Carl Cooke, of Frontline Construction Services … is scheduled to present his findings and recommendation to the City Council on July […]
Sentry Meetings: June 14-21
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 6/17 6:30 p.m. Town Council/School Board Workshop Town Hall Tue. 6/18 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom Thu. 6/20 6 p.m. F.W. Park Committee Town Hall Thu. 6/20 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall South Portland Mon. 6/17 6:30 p.m. Conservation Committee Planning/Dev. Wed. 6/19 7:30 a.m. Bike/Pedestrian Committee Planning/Dev. Thu. 6/20 6 […]
Maine hazmat teams simulate mass decontamination in training at SMCC
Maine Army National Guard Civil Support Team and the Maine Emergency Management Agency held a series of full-scale training exercises across the state this week. This scenario involved a simulated mass decontamination.