Color run The date of the second annual Color Run in South Portland has been set for Sunday, June 22. At its Monday meeting, the South Portland City Council authorized the closure of several streets on the city’s west end on that day from 8-11 a.m., to facilitate the 5K race, in which runners are […]
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Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Rotarians aid homeless Maine veterans
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, which has emphasized assistance to Maine’s homeless veterans, has made another donation of both transportation passes and beds in cooperation with Maine Veteran’s Affairs. Many of Maine’s homeless veterans have difficulty getting to medical appointments, job interviews and other obligations due to lack of transportation and […]
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Brunswick mobilizing to fight green crabs, save clams
BRUNSWICK — Memo to green crabs: Brunswick is coming for you. The invasive crab species that has dealt a destructive blow to softshell clams, eelgrass and other marine features of Maine’s coast will be the subject of a large removal project conducted by the the town next year. Using a nearly $39,000 planning grant from […]
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Current Calendar – 12/19
Friday, Dec. 20: The Scarborough High School Chorus presents a Multicultural Choral Concert with a special invitation to area senior citizens from 10-11 a.m. at SHS Auditorium. Admission is free. Saturday, Dec. 21: Bean Supper, 5-6 p.m. at Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Baked beans, casseroles, homemade pies and more. $8 each, […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Current Calendar – 12/19
Friday, Dec. 20: The Scarborough High School Chorus presents a Multicultural Choral Concert with a special invitation to area senior citizens from 10-11 a.m. at SHS Auditorium. Admission is free. Saturday, Dec. 21: Bean Supper, 5-6 p.m. at Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Baked beans, casseroles, homemade pies and more. $8 each, […]
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Maine-linked Greenpeace activist awaits amnesty in Russia
A Russian bill passed Wednesday may let the ship captain and his wife, an Islesboro woman, return to the U.S.
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Arts Calendar – 12/19
Theater Friday, Dec. 20 and Sunday, Dec. 22 1950s Holiday Show, musical tribute to Christmas TV specials of the 1950s, 7:30 on Friday, 2:30 on Sunday, Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. $10. www.portlandplayers.org. Through Saturday, Dec. 21 “Annie,” Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Whole Foods loses its taste for Chobani
Part of the decision to discontinue selling the popular brand of yogurt might be fueled by the chain’s push to phase out foods that use genetically modified ingredients.
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Whole Foods loses its taste for Chobani
Part of the decision to discontinue selling the popular brand of yogurt might be fueled by the chain’s push to phase out foods that use genetically modified ingredients.
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cape Elizabeth Notes – 12/19
Children’s Garden At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council accepted a $529,735 plan to construct a children’s garden at Fort Williams Park as part of the Fort Williams Foundation’s ongoing arboretum project. The site, designed by Mitchell & Associates Landscape Architects of Portland, is scheduled to be built behind the tennis courts […]