Rep. Paulette Beaudoin’s bill would restore a law that was repealed in the late 1970s.
2013
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Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland schools mull security plans
Area school departments are buzzing with new security measures, although superintendents say recent initiatives are only tangentially related to the last month’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Perhaps the most overt measures are in Cape Elizabeth, where the school board has approved plans to install a “controlled access” system on the main doors of the […]
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Bills highlight climate change
Two freshman legislators have filed bills to make dealing with climate change once again a priority for state government. Rep. William Noon, D-Sanford, wants the state to resume helping communities plan for the effects of climate change. That project was halted two years ago by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Rep. Paul McGowan, D-York, […]
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Search narrows for South Portland economic post
On Dec. 5, less than 24 hours after posting for a second-in-command, South Portland City Manager Jim Gailey told his economic development committee he was “a little shell-shocked” at interest in the job. Last week, following the deadline for applications, the barrage was given a more quantitative measure. In all, Gailey said, 85 resumes were […]
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EDITORIAL – Make rule changes on firearms worth it
On May 2 of last year, Jason Lee Morrill, a convicted felon, bought a Taurus 9mm pistol and two magazines from a man he found through an online classified ad. Morrill then almost immediately sold the firearm, which was found a few weeks later near the scene of a shooting in New York City involving […]
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Current Community Calendar – 1/24
Thursday, Jan. 24 Fight Fraud Town Hall Event, 2-3:30 p.m., Scarborough Town Hall, 259 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough. Learn best practices to avoid and detect several types of telecommunications fraud. Questions, or to RSVP, call Jim Pineau in Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s Portland office at 774?5019. South Portland Bicycle/Pedestrian/Transit Forum, 6-8:30 p.m., Opportunity Alliance, 50 Lydia […]
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Current Community Calendar – 1/24
Thursday, Jan. 24 Fight Fraud Town Hall Event, 2-3:30 p.m., Scarborough Town Hall, 259 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough. Learn best practices to avoid and detect several types of telecommunications fraud. Questions, or to RSVP, call Jim Pineau in Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s Portland office at 774?5019. South Portland Bicycle/Pedestrian/Transit Forum, 6-8:30 p.m., Opportunity Alliance, 50 Lydia […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
South Portland student chosen for U.S. Senate program
It was a very good week for senior Jackson Beck. On Jan. 14, the son of Matthew and Denise Beck announced at a meeting of the South Portland Board of Education, where he sits as a student representative, that he has been accepted to Yale University. Two days later, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, put out […]
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Briefs – 1/24
Local student news Kevin O’Connor, a resident of South Portland, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester at Alfred University. O’Connor is a junior in the College Liberal Arts/Sciences. Students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average to qualify for dean’s list. O’Connor is a biology major at Alfred […]
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Briefs – 1/24
Local student news Kevin O’Connor, a resident of South Portland, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester at Alfred University. O’Connor is a junior in the College Liberal Arts/Sciences. Students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average to qualify for dean’s list. O’Connor is a biology major at Alfred […]