The $18.5 million proposal includes two new town positions, replacement vehicles and improvements at Fort Williams Park.
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South Portland now allows residents to have small farm animals
Residents with at least 1 acre of land can be the keepers of two animals, such as goats, sheep or pigs, weighing up to 180 pounds each.
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South Portland may pursue air monitors closer to oil tanks
The City Council backs recommendations from the Clean Air Advisory Committee, paving the way for future action.
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Pesticide ban set for vote in Cape Elizabeth
The proposed ordinance would prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides on residential properties and bar any pesticides at all near water or wetlands.
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Heating system malfunction causes water damage at Cape Elizabeth school
Pond Cove Elementary School was fully reopened Thursday after going remote earlier this week.
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Willard Beach dune restoration project will put old Christmas trees to good use
The plan is for the discarded trees to trap sand in the damaged dunes so the city can then replant dune grass, but when results will be seen depends on the weather.
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Gnomes galore at South Portland-Cape Elizabeth upcoming SpringFest
The lead-up to the gnome-themed May event starts Saturday with a fireworks display at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.
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Games with grandfather inspire new chess club for those with memory loss
The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but “always remembered how to play chess.”
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South Portland council exempts future development from proposed rent control
The council postponed a preliminary vote to March 7 after criticism from the attending public.
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South Portland gives first OK to homeless shelter plan
The plan, which allows different sizes of shelters to be built in specific areas, gets preliminary approval and goes to an enactment vote March 7.