Time Warner Cable has restored all services to its New England customers affected by this afternoon’s network issue. According to the company, this issue began at about 2:30 p.m. Additional flooding and storm damage impacted its fiber-optic network, causing a loss of service for customers in New England. This past weekend its network was severely […]
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South Portland Borders has buyer
SOUTH PORTLAND – It appears books will remain on the shelves at the South Portland Borders location. They’ll just be sold by a different company. In an Aug. 24 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Borders’ attorneys presented a Letter Agreement to sell unexpired leases at 14 “superstore” locations, including South Portland […]
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Scarborough Beach parking lot plan submitted
SCARBOROUGH – That noise you just heard in Scarborough was the sound of the other shoe dropping. Of course, it wasn’t so much a shoe as a beach sandal, but it fell on the sands off Prouts Neck, and that’s what has so many people worked up. A beachside development project initiated by the Sprague […]
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WELCOME BACK – First day at school not just for kids
SOUTH PORTLAND – To David Brenner, it’s an all-too-common story. Chris Jones, moving away from a bad situation in Florida and toward a girlfriend in Maine, was struggling to find work. Finally, the 22-year-old, who had run a lawn care business in Florida after dropping out of high school, caught a break: A temp agency […]
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New instruction method takes aim at Kaler's absenteeism, test scores
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s something new happening on South Kelsey Street in South Portland, and it’s kind of a big deal. So big, in fact, it’s prompted an unofficial name change at the neighborhood school there. When K-5 students step off the bus this week and lug their backpacks through the main entrance, those who […]
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New instruction method takes aim at Kaler's absenteeism, test scores
SOUTH PORTLAND – There’s something new happening on South Kelsey Street in South Portland, and it’s kind of a big deal. So big, in fact, it’s prompted an unofficial name change at the neighborhood school there. When K-5 students step off the bus this week and lug their backpacks through the main entrance, those who […]
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Pine Point condo proposal resurfaces in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – One of the most controversial properties in Scarborough is poised to once again pack board meetings. Nick and Peter Truman, who co-own the Lighthouse Inn at Pine Point, have initiated plans to convert their 22-unit seasonal motel at 366 Pine Point Road into 12 luxury condominiums that would be occupied year round. This […]
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Pine Point condo proposal resurfaces in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – One of the most controversial properties in Scarborough is poised to once again pack board meetings. Nick and Peter Truman, who co-own the Lighthouse Inn at Pine Point, have initiated plans to convert their 22-unit seasonal motel at 366 Pine Point Road into 12 luxury condominiums that would be occupied year round. This […]
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South Portland police log – 9/1
Arrests Saturday, Aug. 13 Hector P. Gomsalez, 55, of South Portland, on Ocean Street at 1:01 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Darolyn Feeney, 28, of South Portland, on Granby Street at 1:31 a.m., on a charge of domestic violence assault. Casey R. O’Donovan, 18, of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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South Portland Borders may have buyer
It appears books will remain on the shelves at the South Portland Borders location. They’ll just be sold by a different company. In an Aug. 24 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Borders’ attorneys presented a Letter Agreement to sell unexpired leases at 14 “superstore” locations, including South Portland and Bangor, to […]