A road would run through it The town council has removed a zoning impediment to the Spurwink Woods subdivision, against the objections of neighbors who are opposed to the project. The zoning change will allow the developer of the 42-unit subdivision to run a road through a portion of the subdivision, where the developer hopes […]

Elm Street Studio’s Third Annual Used Book and Music Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Elm Street United Methodist Church in South Portland. The church is located at 168 Elm St. The sale will feature books and music at low prices.

I was sitting in a pediatrician’s waiting room recently reading a book while my 13-year-old daughter was in the examination room getting her annual physical. On both sides of me, young children and babies with their parents waited patiently – or not so patiently – for their respective appointments with the doctor. Because none of […]

Hannah Holmes, will sign copies of her book, “Suburban Safari: A Year on The Lawn,” Saturday, April 8, from noon to 2 p.m. at Nonesuch Books & Cards at the Mill Creek Shopping Center in South Portland. 799-2659. Holmes spent a year studying the life in and around her South Portland backyard. The result is […]

The Scarborough High School Academic Decathlon team will be hosting a bottle drive to raise money this Saturday, March 18, for the team to represent the state of Maine at the 2006 USAD Nationals April 26 and 29 in San Antonio, Texas. Residents may leave their bottles at the end of the driveway for pickup […]