SOUTH PORTLAND – Governor’s Restaurant, a 50-year old family chain based in Old Town, has closed its South Portland location, though the restaurant was almost immediately reopened under different ownership. Governor’s CEO Randy Wadleigh, son of founders Leith and Donna Wadleigh, said a decision was made to not renew the restaurant’s lease at the Merry […]
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It's not just a band
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Teamwork, family support help South Portland marching band score a gold medal at Saturday’s state finals. OLD ORCHARD BEACH – There’s a saying in the arts world – “Never let ’em see you sweat” – meant to imply that the best performance is one that, from the perspective of the audience […]
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South Portland winter farmers market starts Sunday
SOUTH PORTLAND – No sooner has South Portland closed on the season on its first farmers market than it gets ready to claim another new initiative. On Sunday, the city will see the opening of its first winter market. “It’s going to include 11 vendors from the South Portland, Portland and Scarborough summer markets,” said […]
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Cape Elizabeth group connecting farmers with farmland
CAPE ELIZABETH – Farming, says Cape Elizabeth’s Penny Jordan, does not stop cold with the first frost. It continues year-round. Still, things aren’t quite so hectic as in the spring planting and fall harvest seasons and so, this winter, for the second year, Jordan will use the down time at the Wells Road farm she […]
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South Portland police log – 11/3
Arrests Saturday, Oct. 15 Derek Willerson, 31, transient, on Maine Mall Road at 5:37 p.m., on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking (four counts). Monday, Oct. 17 Timothy J. Crow, 28, of South Portland, on West MacArthur Circle at 1:46 a.m., on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, failure to […]
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Scarborough police log – 11/3
Arrests Monday, Oct. 24 Christopher J. Stackpole, 26, of East Waterboro, at Gorham Road and Tamarack Lane, on charges of violating bail condition of parole, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, possession of marijuana, and sale and use of drug paraphernalia. Tuesday, Oct. 25 Abdullahi A. Nur, 24, of Cambridge, Mass., on Payne Road, on charges […]
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Scarborough police log – 11/3
Arrests Monday, Oct. 24 Christopher J. Stackpole, 26, of East Waterboro, at Gorham Road and Tamarack Lane, on charges of violating bail condition of parole, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, possession of marijuana, and sale and use of drug paraphernalia. Tuesday, Oct. 25 Abdullahi A. Nur, 24, of Cambridge, Mass., on Payne Road, on charges […]
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Election information for Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland
With no federal or statewide race atop the ticket, the so-called “off-year” election can be a torpid time for local ballot clerks. That’s especially true this year in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland, where not one race for municipal office has been contested. Statewide referenda, it seems, are to be sole draw on the electorate […]
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Group honors South Portland superintendent
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland Superintendent Suzanne Godin has been named Maine’s 2012 Superintendent of the Year from the Maine School Superintendents Association. Godin received accolades for her focus on student achievement and her ability to generate community support for the city’s schools, the group said. Godin, who has been superintendent in South Portland since […]
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We loves sales and fairs
Two-day pie and book sale – Friday, Nov. 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Pies of all kinds at $10 each; books (paperback/hardcover) 25 cents-$1. 2nd annual yard sale – Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Gorham High School cafeteria, 41 Morrill Ave., Gorham. Sponsored […]