With a working waterfront and panoramic views of Portland Harbor and Casco Bay, South Portland has not only coastal charm, but also the bustling activity of a larger city. Southern Maine Community College brings students and the Maine Mall brings shoppers, but residential neighborhoods abound. Local restaurants dot the city, offering a taste of various cuisines. Walking trails and parks give residents plenty of quieter spots to relax, and a beach is never far away.
October 2018
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Maine College of Art celebrates migration, and many others follow
Erin Hutton and her colleagues at Maine College of Art began talking about migration in July 2016, before the election of Donald Trump and before conversations about immigration and border walls divided the country. “Then the election happened, and things changed,” said Hutton, director of exhibition and special projects at MECA. “We knew this was […]
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Tim Sample discusses Maine’s brand of humor, power of laughs in Brunswick
Brunswick — Maine humorist Tim Sample will talk about his career and Maine’s unique brand of comedy and storytelling on Thursday in Brunswick. The Brunswick Downtown Association is hosting Sample as its fall speaker on Thursday, Oct. 11, at The Brunswick Hotel & Tavern, 4 Noble Street in Brunswick. The public is invited to attend. Novelist […]
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Faith Notes: ‘Don’t give up before the blessing’
Early this past summer, between the rows of kale and marigolds in my make-do garden, I planted four leafy-green Brussels sprouts. Tomatoes I knew. Cucumbers and green beans and zucchini, too. I’d never grown Brussels sprouts, but the thought of harvesting my own organic, farm-to-table mini cruciferous cabbages was too delectable to resist. So I […]
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Bowdoin International Music Festival names operations director
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival has named Grace Bell as the festival’s new director of admissions operations. “I’m honored to serve as the Director of Admissions and Operations at such an exceptional music festival,” said Bell, who has been with the Festival for the past year as development associate. Bell, a native of […]
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Mattress Firm, with 7 Maine locations, files for bankruptcy
The company says it will shutter up to 700 stores as it restructures.
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Scarborough police officer hospitalized after ‘serious’ Route 1 crash
Officer Michael Beeler was on a department motorcycle when he rear-ended a pickup truck that was turning left.
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Senator Collins backs Kavanaugh, paving way for confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine declared Friday she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, all but ensuring that a deeply riven Senate will elevate the conservative jurist to the nation’s highest court despite allegations that he sexually assaulted women decades ago. The dramatic Senate floor announcement by perhaps […]
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Collins says she will vote to confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
In a floor speech Friday, she also praises the #MeToo movement and says sexual assault victims deserve to be listened to.
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Tesla releases first quarterly safety report
The one-page report did not include any details on the collisions but follows some crashes that were highly publicized.
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