On Saturday, the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Buy Local group held its third annual Bug Light Festival under sunny skies, which brought out local families who enjoyed food, children’s games, live music and more. Having a great time were, from left, Joseph Grela, 9, Isabel Pollick, 7, and Halina Greal, also 7.Posing as pirates, the Jones […]
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Sun shines on third annual Bug Light Festival
On Saturday, the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Buy Local group held its third annual Bug Light Festival under sunny skies, which brought out local families who enjoyed food, children’s games, live music and more. Having a great time were, from left, Joseph Grela, 9, Isabel Pollick, 7, and Halina Greal, also 7.Posing as pirates, the Jones […]
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Letters
Ready for the school year South Portland parents, students and community, welcome to the 2015-16 school year. The first day of school is almost upon us. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, we begin welcoming over 3,000 students to our eight schools for the adventure of another school year. Grade one through nine starts on Sept. 8, […]
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Guest Column: ‘We deserve to know where politicians get their money’
The only people politicians should ever owe any favors to are their constituents. Not wealthy special interests. Not lobbyists. Not rich campaign contributors. That was always my belief when I served as a Republican State Senator in the Maine Legislature and it continues to be my belief today, which is one of the reasons why […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): My summer vacation
Here is what I did on my summer vacation. Or, rather, here is what I learned during my summer vacation. $$$$ – The trend in the modern world is if you want to have fun, you have to spend money. Similarly, if you didn’t spend $$, you could not have had much fun. Poppycock to […]
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District restores some middle school sports
Acknowledging that students involved in activities such as sports, music and the arts do better in school, the South Portland School Department has agreed to bring back individual basketball teams at the city’s two middle schools. In addition, new superintendent Ken Kunin has also agreed to review the possibility of adding soccer back into the […]
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Edlund among finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year
Talya Edlund, a third-grade teacher at Pond Cove Elementary School, is one of three finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year 2016. Edlund was selected as Cumberland County Teacher of the Year in May. Brenda LaVerdiere, a teacher at Academy Hill School in Wilton, and Mia Morrison, a teacher at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft, are […]
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Editorial: Salute the entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs make our country the economic powerhouse it is. This Labor Day weekend, we salute those who go out on a limb and sometimes risk it all to produce a product or service that betters someone else’s existence. We tend to forget that America is not only a shining example of democracy, but also capitalism, […]
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Current Briefs
Inn by Sea offers free concert The New England Quintet will perform a free concert on the lawn at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7. The rain date is Thursday, Sept. 10. Bring a beach chair or picnic blanket and enjoy the music. The hotel will […]
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Current Briefs
Inn by Sea offers free concert The New England Quintet will perform a free concert on the lawn at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7. The rain date is Thursday, Sept. 10. Bring a beach chair or picnic blanket and enjoy the music. The hotel will […]