Governor Janet Mills declared a vacancy, leading to a scheduled special election on March 5, following the death of Lois Galgay Reckitt.
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Our Sustainable City – Driving toward sustainable transportation
Did you know that transportation accounts for approximately one quarter of South Portland’s greenhouse gas emissions? Our One Climate Future plan establishes strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions citywide. To lead the charge in enacting these strategies, South Portland hired its first sustainable transportation manager in 2021. The position has been the driving force behind […]
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South Portland City Council met to discuss transitional housing at Howard Johnsons
During a recent city council meeting, representatives from Maine State Housing, Catholic Charities, and Prosperity Maine discussed the progress of the transitional housing. The initiative aims to provide wraparound services for asylum seekers, with a deadline of June 30, 2024, to find alternative housing for the remaining 190 individuals.
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A Window on the Past – Wreck of the Clotilda is subject of historical society lecture
The South Portland Historical Society will host the next in its winter lecture series in the Casco Bay Room of the South Portland Community Center on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. Vivian Cunningham will present, “The Clotilda: A Bet That Cost Lives,” about the schooner Clotilda and Maine’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. […]
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Community News – Student Guitar Competition seeks contestants
The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced its third annual Student Guitar Competition. The contest is open to Maine high school students, grades 9-12. Contestants are required to submit a video of their performance by March 1, to be judged by members of the executive board of the Maine Country Music Hall […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Jan. 19-26
Cape Elizabeth Tue. 1/23 6 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Tue. 1/23 7 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/24 6 p.m. School Board Workshop CEHS Thu. 1/25 5 p.m. School Board Advisory Zoom Scarborough Wed. 1/24 8 a.m. Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/24 6 p.m. Conservation Commission Zoom, Town […]
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Asylum seekers living in South Portland hotel on track to move out by June
MaineHousing, Catholic Charities and Prosperity Maine have seen recent success helping people find permanent housing, and many asylum seekers have received work authorization and found jobs.
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Portland Harbor dredging project to finally move forward
Planning began more than a decade ago to clear sediment that is blocking access to the working waterfronts in Portland and South Portland.
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
From Augusta – Victims of Crime Act funding supports essential services
The second legislative session is back in full swing, and I am excited about the work I’ll conduct as senate chair of the Judiciary Committee this year. A large focus of my work this session is addressing the shortfall in the funding Maine receives through the federal formula-based Victims of Crime Act. The Victims of […]
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Transitions at South Portland asylum-seeker shelter on schedule, operators say
The 53 families at the temporary shelter at the Howard Johnson hotel will be moved to permanent housing by the June 30 deadline, according to the state.