SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland Mayor Tom Blake said Wednesday he will sign a petition that seeks to block so-called tar sands oil from city ports. Last week, the group Concerned Citizens for South Portland announced the launch of a petition drive to force a “Waterfront Protection Ordinance” before the City Council. If adopted, it […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Red Storm blitz Kennebunk, 11-3
John Wheeler scores five goals for the Red Storm, seeking another state title.
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Two members of South Portland's Maietta family charged with perjury
SOUTH PORTLAND – Things have gone from bad to worse for two members of South Portland’s prominent Maietta family. Following the five-month suspension on April 2 of a city license for the Maietta Towing wrecker service, Vincent and Robert Maietta were indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury June 7 on charges they committed perjury. […]
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Two members of South Portland's Maietta family charged with perjury
SOUTH PORTLAND – Things have gone from bad to worse for two members of South Portland’s prominent Maietta family. Following the five-month suspension on April 2 of a city license for the Maietta Towing wrecker service, Vincent and Robert Maietta were indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury June 7 on charges they committed perjury. […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Brush up your etiquette
Now that Memorial Day weekend is over, the 2013 yard sale season has begun here in Maine and will soon be in full swing, with sales blooming like ragweed on lawns across Maine, from Kittery to Fort Kent, Rockport to Rangeley. As this robust industry awakens to another season of wild, raucous, unmeasured, completely unregulated […]
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Farmers market opens Friday at Maine Mall
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Maine Mall to bring its farmers market out of the parking lot and into center court for its sophomore season, which opens Friday. “So, last time did not work out, I gather?” asked Planning Board member Caroline Hendry. “That’s one way […]
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South Portland Planning Board recommends selling land to Otto Pizza
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend the city sell 1,500 square feet of land belonging to the main branch of the public library to a nearby pizza place. Otto Pizza, a popular Portland-based chain with five locations in Maine and Massachusetts, is scheduled to open in August […]
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South Portland Planning Board recommends selling land to Otto Pizza
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend the city sell 1,500 square feet of land belonging to the main branch of the public library to a nearby pizza place. Otto Pizza, a popular Portland-based chain with five locations in Maine and Massachusetts, is scheduled to open in August […]
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School budgets passed in Scarborough, South Portland
In a record turnout, Scarborough voters on Tuesday narrowly approved the second attempt to get a school budget passed the polls. In the final tally, 1,490 voters (52.3 percent) said “Yes” to the $38.8 million operating budget for the 2013-2014, while 1,332 voted “No.” The 18 percent voter turnout was nearly double the traffic on […]
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School budgets passed in Scarborough, South Portland
In a record turnout, Scarborough voters on Tuesday narrowly approved the second attempt to get a school budget passed the polls. In the final tally, 1,490 voters (52.3 percent) said “Yes” to the $38.8 million operating budget for the 2013-2014, while 1,332 voted “No.” The 18 percent voter turnout was nearly double the traffic on […]