The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland will be joining a national campaign to “clear the shelters” this Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will bring in animals from a number of other local shelters. The shelter, on Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, will have more than 150 animals available for adoption between 9 a.m. and 3 […]

South Portland leaders are considering joining Portland in banning or charging fees for certain containers. The city of South Portland is likely to pass new ordinances that mirror those adopted by Portland last year, which charge a 5-cent fee for the use of plastic bags and ban Styrofoam food containers. At a workshop Monday the […]

South Portland leaders are considering joining Portland in banning or charging fees for certain containers. The city of South Portland is likely to pass new ordinances that mirror those adopted by Portland last year, which charge a 5-cent fee for the use of plastic bags and ban Styrofoam food containers. At a workshop Monday the […]

This week South Portland officials celebrated the official groundbreaking for a new $15.7 million Municipal Services Facility and transfer station that is “long overdue,” according to Mayor Linda Cohen. The first phase of the project will be construction of the new transfer station, which should be completed by mid-December, according to Rick Towle, the city’s […]

A 4-foot drift boat named the “Red Storm,” which was launched on behalf of students in Scarborough schools in February, made landfall in Ireland on July 31 – six months and five days after leaving the East Coast. Prior to its launch off the Georges Bank by lobstermen aboard the “Gladys Elaine” on Feb. 6, […]

A Cape Elizabeth teenager, who grew up making lemonade with his neighborhood friends every summer to sell for 50 cents in front of Fort Williams Park, is planning to take his business to the streets of Portland next week. “We would use lemonade mix you’d get at the stores,” said Nat Jordan, 16. “We had […]

With no autopsy planned, the official cause of death for Scott Ducott, 56, of Scarborough, is drowning. However, first responders this week told the Current they believe a sudden medical emergency preceded Ducott’s calls for help around noon on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Pine Point Beach. Meanwhile, friends of Ducott said his tragic death has […]

This week South Portland officials celebrated the official groundbreaking for a new $15.7 million Municipal Services Facility and transfer station that is “long overdue,” according to Mayor Linda Cohen. The first phase of the project will be construction of the new transfer station, which should be completed by mid-December, according to Rick Towle, the city’s […]

This week South Portland officials celebrated the official groundbreaking for a new $15.7 million Municipal Services Facility and transfer station that is “long overdue,” according to Mayor Linda Cohen. The first phase of the project will be construction of the new transfer station, which should be completed by mid-December, according to Rick Towle, the city’s […]