Phil Rumery of Gorham has a new gig after 25 years with the South Portland Fire Department.
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Kinship Support Group strengthens Maine families through collaboration and care
Led by Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, the group offers community-based assistance to adoptive, foster, and kinship families.
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South Portland City Council and school board collaborate on budget guidance
The council, school board, and Superintendent Timothy Matheney collaborate to discuss fiscal year 2025 budget guidance, addressing challenges such as a diverse student body, enrollment shifts, and the impact of COVID-era fund losses.
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Cultivating well-being during the winter months
Cultivating Well-Being’s winter solstice event, led by Laura Simonds-Rumpf and Colleen E. Griffin, highlighted therapeutic horticulture’s sensory activities and community connection.
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A Window on the Past – Hews Company brothers, Charlie and Bob
This week we share another segment regarding South Portland High School sibling graduates: Charlie and Bob Hews. Most remember the Hews brothers as being mammoth linemen on Red Riot football squads. Charlie, a 1964 graduate and younger brother Bob, a 1966 graduate, shared the turf for head coach Frank Bettencourt and assistant coach Jack Flynn […]
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Community News – Southern Maine Community College selects next president
The Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System confirmed the recommendation of President David Daigler and appointed Dr. Kristen Miller as the next president of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC). She will begin in February. Miller was most recently the vice president of academic affairs at White Mountains Community College in New Hampshire, […]
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Southern Meetings: Jan. 12-19
Cape Elizabeth Wed. 1/17 4:15 p.m. School Board Policy Town Hall Wed. 1/17 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Thu. 1/18 3:30 p.m. School Building/Grounds Town Hall Thu. 1/18 5 p.m. School Building Advisory Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 1/18 6 p.m. F.W. Park Committee Town Hall Thu. 1/18 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – Sand buckets, shoveling available for seniors
Age Friendly South Portland would like to thank Rob Keirstead. Ryan Green, Charlotte Phillips, Lola Strom and Angela Strom, students from South Portland High School. The students, along with councilor Richard Matthews and Muriel and Jeff MacDonald, delivered sand buckets to elder residents who requested them from the public works department. They delivered 70 buckets. […]
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Letter: Decision about Trump on ballot raising wrong questions
Should the people of Maine decide whether Donald Trump is on the primary ballot? Should Secretary of State Shenna Bellows be impeached? These are the wrong questions to be asking in our democracy. The duties of Maine’s secretary of state include ensuring that candidates who appear on the primary ballot are qualified for the office […]
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South Portland accepting donations for Keeping Me Warm Fund
The city of South Portland is accepting donations for its Keeping Me Warm Fund, which is used to help residents in need of assistance with heating costs. To donate, make a check payable to the City of South Portland with “Keeping Me Warm Fund” in the memo line, and send it to South Portland Social […]