‘A Night at the Light’ on July 25 is set to feature classical music beside Portland Head Light to mark Cape Elizabeth’s 250th anniversary. Music Director Robert Moody will never forget a letter he got from a young girl about the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s annual concerts at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth years ago, […]
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Land trust offers walks at Benjamin Farm
This summer the Scarborough Land Trust is offering two guided walks of the Benjamin Farm property. The first will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. And, the second walk will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 11. Both walks are free and open to the public, although carpooling is suggested since […]
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Development group drafts survey seeking public input
The South Portland Economic Development Committee has launched a new resident survey designed to guide the city’s future economic development plan. The Economic Development Committee is responsible for preparing the city’s new economic development plan, which will be shaped by resident input, as well as the city’s goals for smart growth and employment. All survey […]
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Beloved teacher remembered with trail naming
A nature trail behind Memorial Middle School in South Portland will be named in honor of the beloved teacher who made it possible. This week the city’s Board of Education agreed to name the path, which is used by the cross-country team and the Eco-Explorers program, among many others, for Greg Carter, who died unexpectedly […]
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Scarborough native training for Pan-Mass Challenge
Since the death of his grandmother from cancer 10 years ago, Scarborough native Brian York has been trying to find a way to make a difference and support cancer research. This summer he will take part in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day bike-a-thon that raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Each rider […]
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Parents protest consolidation of middle school sports teams
It wasn’t on the agenda, but that didn’t stop a group of concerned parents and students from urging the South Portland Board of Education not to move forward with plans to consolidate the sports teams at the city’s two middle schools. On Monday the newly formed group, “Parents of SoPo Middle School Athletes,” asked the […]
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Letters
We need ranked-choice voting Representative government is based on government officials being selected by a majority of voters. Majority rule sounds good and fair to me.?? Unfortunately, when there are more than two candidates vying for a position, votes can be split such that majority rule is replaced with minority rule. In Maine, our elected […]
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‘Magnificent ships’ sailing into harbor
Six Cape Elizabeth teens are on board for the festival. Man’s fascination with the sea has been documented since ancient times, but no period of shipping has fired the imagination quite like the age of the tall ships. These majestic vessels, with their multiple masts and yards of sail, opened up the world in a […]
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‘Magnificent ships’ sailing into harbor
Six Cape Elizabeth teens are on board for the festival. Man’s fascination with the sea has been documented since ancient times, but no period of shipping has fired the imagination quite like the age of the tall ships. These majestic vessels, with their multiple masts and yards of sail, opened up the world in a […]
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Hearing set for gun club license
The final report of an independent safety evaluation, being commissioned by Cape Elizabeth town officials at the 61-year-old shooting range on Sawyer Road, is expected to be submitted to the town by the end of the week, according to Cape Elizabeth Police Sgt. Paul Fenton. Fenton, a member of the Cape Elizabeth Firing Range Committee, […]