South Portland Parks and Rec is holding a different book challenge each month for school-age children.
2021
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
How Protect South Portland protects us all To the editor, I marvel at the grit and resilience of our neighbors in South Portland. This small city has become a leader in responding to the challenges of climate change. It was they, led by Protect South Portland, who blocked the Enbridge Pipeline Company’s plan to reverse […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Elizabeth School Board supports facility replacement recommendation
Cape Elizabeth School Board approved the recommendation on Dec. 15.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough Public Library temporarily closes for browsing
It is open for computer lab and curbside pick-up.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
New committee to help shape Scarborough’s new downtown
SCARBOROUGH — A new group of Scarborough residents has started weighing in on what a new downtown should eventually look like. The Downtown Development Committee was scheduled to meet for the first time Jan. 7. Town Manager Tom Hall said the committee and its work is a part of the 2018 tax finance district agreement […]
Posted inNation & World
Questions raised about Capitol Police’s inability to secure Capitol building
It is unclear how the Capitol Police force — with 1,879 sworn officers and a budget of $515.5 million — was unable to protect Congress.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. vaccine rollout hindered by faulty coordination, messaging
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration’s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000
The continued weakening of the U.S. job market coincides with other signs that hiring and economic growth are faltering under the weight of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Thirteen more people die of COVID-19, as worrisome trend continues
The total number of deaths has nearly doubled in Maine since Dec. 1, and the state reported 535 new cases on Thursday.