South Portland, Scarborough, and Cape Elizabeth will commemorate Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, with parades, ceremonies and fundraisers. South Portland will host its annual Veterans Day parade, beginning in the Southern Maine Community College parking lot and making its way to Mill Creek Park where a wreath ceremony will take place. The parade begins at […]
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South Portland removes restrictions on in-law apartments
Accessory dwelling units can now be built in all residential zones.
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South Portland Middle School to open as city’s first ‘community school’
The Community School model uses a coordinated approach involving families, social service organizations and others to provide needed resources.
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South Portland extends eviction moratorium for six more months
The council also requires landlords to give tenants more notice of upcoming rent increases.
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Cape Elizabeth’s school building problems: The big debate
The elementary and middle schools need to be fixed, both sides say, but how and at what cost to taxpayers is in dispute as the Nov. 8 vote on a $115.9 million proposal nears.
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Dodgeballers needed for SPHS Project Graduation fundraiser
The South Portland High School senior class is hosting a dodgeball tournament fundraiser Nov. 13 and is in need of teams. Money raised will support Project Graduation, an annual celebratory event for seniors held after commencement ceremonies. This year’s event is especially important, said one of its organizers, Cybil Kipp, a parent of a senior. […]
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Cape Elizabeth board cuts school project price by $10.6 million
The Town Council on Aug. 22 will hold a public hearing on the $115.9 million project and vote whether to put it on the November ballot.
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South Portland puts tighter conditions in place for hotel shelters
The new rules are designed to alleviate the growing burden on the city’s emergency services.
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South Portland Food Cupboard marks 25 years amid increasing demand
The South Portland Food Cupboard has helped feed over 7,000 families since 1997 and expects that number to keep climbing in the wake of the pandemic.
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Scarborough considers doubling housing permits at The Downs
The Town Council and developers of The Downs are trying to come to a compromise to let Crossroads Holdings build more than 850 housing units over the next decade.