Construction of the $15.7 million project will continue this winter. With a good start this fall, work on South Portland’s new multimillion dollar, 63,000-square-foot Municipal Services Facility will continue throughout the winter with substantial completion scheduled for sometime in late 2017. A groundbreaking for the building, which will house the city’s public works, parks and […]

Construction of the $15.7 million project will continue this winter. With a good start this fall, work on South Portland’s new multimillion dollar, 63,000-square-foot Municipal Services Facility will continue throughout the winter with substantial completion scheduled for sometime in late 2017. A groundbreaking for the building, which will house the city’s public works, parks and […]

Moving with the times, the South Portland Historical Society has just launched a new online museum, giving the public 24-7 web access to thousands of photographs, documents and other materials related to the city’s history. With the support of Kaplan University, the historical society has already uploaded more than 6,500 photos, and it will continue […]

More than 60 parishioners from Catholic churches in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland partnered recently with Catholic Charities Maine to build window inserts to help in weatherization efforts for locals receiving fuel assistance. The window inserts offer an inexpensive alternative to window replacement and help reduce energy loss, thereby saving heating fuel. An assembly […]

Like other local school districts, the Cape Elizabeth School Board has adopted a new policy designed to make transgender students feel safe and supported. The policy, which was approved on Nov. 8, is nearly identical to one adopted this past summer by the Scarborough Board of Education. The goal is to create a safe learning […]

Ever since the statewide ban on the sale and use of such fireworks was lifted four years ago, Scarborough has been one of the few local communities to allow them within the town limits. But there’s been ongoing talk about whether to impose further limits on fireworks or ban them all together, and now, the […]

After being jilted by their first choice for a new city manager, the South Portland’s City Council’s second search won’t include a residency requirement. In a Monday night council workshop, councilors agreed they don’t want qualified candidates to be deterred because they live in another Maine municipality and don’t want the inconvenience of moving to […]

The results of the Scarborough local election have not changed after uncounted absentee ballots were counted, according to new vote tallies announced by Town Clerk Yolande Justice late Wednesday. Kathleen “Katy” Foley and incumbent Bill Donovan were still the top vote-getters. The new tally is set to be officially confirmed by the Town Council during […]