SOUTH PORTLAND – Change is in the air at the South Portland Public Works Department, which for the first time is operating under its own director rather than shared leadership with Parks and Recreation. But the new man at the top of the totem pole is a familiar face. Doug Howard, 49, spent 18 years […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council in the last week has taken the debate on whether councilors should receive health insurance coverage behind closed doors. Councilors on Monday held an executive session on the matter, its second such meeting in a week. The issue is the subject of both a lawsuit against the […]

(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of Feb. 28, 2002 Old habits, like sports writing, die hard. At 90 years old, Tom Shehan still can’t shed the habits of a lifetime of sports writing. […]

Wednesday, Feb. 29 Community forum on mental health, 6:30-8:30 p.m., South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road, South Portland. Representatives from the police department and mental health agencies will be present. The goal is to provide a forum to discuss not only police interaction with the mentally ill, but also the community collaboration and network […]

Arrests Friday, Feb. 10 Andrew Huppe Kadish, 32, of Wheeling, Illinois, on Ocean House Road at 8:53 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Michael S. Tuttle, 52, of Cape Elizabeth, on Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m., on charges of criminal threatening, terrorizing, aggravated reckless conduct, […]

Arrests Friday, Feb. 10 Andrew Huppe Kadish, 32, of Wheeling, Illinois, on Ocean House Road at 8:53 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Michael S. Tuttle, 52, of Cape Elizabeth, on Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m., on charges of criminal threatening, terrorizing, aggravated reckless conduct, […]