SOUTH PORTLAND — New food and drink establishments are popping up across South Portland and Scarborough. In South Portland, Willow’s Pizza has moved from its original location at 1422 Broadway to 740 Broadway, and is expanding in size and menu. Willow’s offers pizza, pasta, salads and grinders and is open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and […]
December 2016
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland schools may start later
SOUTH PORTLAND — City schools may have new hours next fall that will push back the daily start for most students by a half hour or more. An ad hoc School Start Times Committee, sanctioned by the School Board in July, proposed the changes at the Dec. 14 board meeting. The proposal will go to the board […]
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Trump picks Montana Rep. Zinke for interior post
Zinke has advocated for more drilling and mining on public lands and expressed skepticism about the urgency of climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Podcasts
Podcast: Like a Boss – One on One Live with Leeann Leahy of the Via Agency
Leeann Leahy, CEO of the VIA Agency discusses moving to Maine and where ideas come from
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Cuba would like to repay Czech debt with $276 million in rum
If the proposal becomes reality, the Czechs would have enough Cuban rum for well over a century.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Augusta police discover fake version of their Facebook page
Deputy Police Chief Jared Mills says the page resembles the real one but displays several false news stories.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Amtrak’s Downeaster train service at 15: More riders, more communities
Public service was inaugurated on December 15, 2001, when a train left Portland for Boston at 6:05 a.m.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough wrestles with demand for rental housing
SCARBOROUGH — With 127 new multi-family residential units approved and more than 700 more proposed, officials are grappling with the town’s changing identity. Town councilors, staff and committee members met Wednesday night in a workshop to discuss how the landscape of the town and its residents are changing in light of Scarborough’s growing inventory of residential […]
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Dangerous wind chill, snow and more changes in the forecast
Don’t expect a big storm on Saturday, but there may be enough snow to create problems on the roads.
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South Portland board fails to endorse energy benchmarks
SOUTH PORTLAND — Planning Board members deadlocked Tuesday on whether to support an energy benchmarking proposal for the Mill Creek area. But members were all on board when they supported a zoning change to allow a second home for developmentally disabled adults on E Street in Knightville. The seven-member board voted 2-2 to recommend the energy […]