Park dedication The city of South Portland will hold a re-dedication ceremony of Mill Creek Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the park gazebo. The event will celebrate completion of a $321,000 first phase of renovations to the 10-acre site, including path and pond construction along with filling, grading, seeding and creation […]
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Cape Elizabeth Notes – 10/25
Seeking applicants The Town Council Appointments Committee announced last week vacancies on the following boards and commissions: Board of Assessment Review, Fort Williams Advisory Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals. Terms will begin Jan. 1, 2013. Interested applicants can fill out an application at capeelizabeth.com. Applications may also be obtained at the Town Hall, or […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Oct. 24, 2002
Local students beat state averages on the Maine Educational Assessment tests, but still many are not meeting the standards set by the state. The scores, released last week, have changed little from last year’s results. Since then, student scores in grades four, eight and 11 have held steady, landing predominantly in the “partially meets” standard […]
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South Portland students inspire museum project
SOUTH PORTLAND – If you’ve ever seen a nature program about penguins and watched the flightless waterfowl as they appear to jump for the sky, only to crash into the frigid ocean below, you know from the moment they touch water and dart off after a silvery meal how there can be beauty and grace […]
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SMCC, South Portland promise traffic solutions
In 2002, New York developer John Cacoulidis proposed building twin 640-foot towers on land he owns in South Portland behind Bug Light Park and connecting them to Portland by a cable car that would run across the harbor. A decade later, traffic congestion on Broadway between Cottage Road and the Southern Maine Community College campus […]
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Western Maine field hockey finals: Scarborough states case
Class A: The Storm win the West, keep a no-goals-against year and will meet a scoring machine for the state title.
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South Portland council endorses same-sex marriage
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Monday, Maine’s fourth-largest city became the third municipality in the state to publicly endorse same-sex marriage. The City Council voted 5-1 to adopt a resolution “in support of an affirmative vote on the November referendum to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.” Only Councilor Alan […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Social Security, Medicare on our mind
Social Security recently announced a 1.7 percent cost of living adjustment increase in benefits, effective in January. Most recipients of Social Security won’t say no to an increase of any size, but the 1.7 percent increase will not amount to much since the annual Medicare increase usually takes the total amount – and sometimes more. […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Hot under the collar
I don’t know about you, but I find it a little annoying to pick up the paper and read that the cost of keeping warm this winter could be higher, but then again, it could be lower. That’s what it said: Could be higher, could be lower. And they get paid for saying things like […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Hot under the collar
I don’t know about you, but I find it a little annoying to pick up the paper and read that the cost of keeping warm this winter could be higher, but then again, it could be lower. That’s what it said: Could be higher, could be lower. And they get paid for saying things like […]