SOUTH PORTLAND — A recount will be conducted Friday to decide the final tally of the Nov. 8 election for two City Council seats. The unofficial third-place finisher, Kate Lewis, requested the recount after losing by 58 votes to second-place finisher Susan Henderson, 4,439 to 4,381. In the seven-person race for two seats, incumbent Councilor Maxine […]

SCARBOROUGH — More than 70 rental apartments will be added to the town’s housing stock after unanimous Town Council approval on Wednesday. The 11-acre project at 79 Mussey Road, proposed by Risbara Properties, will include 36 one-bedroom units priced at $1,250 per month, and 36 two-bedroom units priced at $1,450, with heat and hot water included. […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A nondescript office building behind the Maine Mall may become home to the city’s third brewery. The new addition to the burgeoning local industry is Island Dog Brewing at 125 John Roberts Road. The business, approved unanimously by the Planning Board Tuesday night, is owned by South Portland residents Jim Denz, his wife Jodie, and […]