SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday to lease the old armory building on Broadway to Fore River Sound Stage, LLC, which hopes to transform it into a movie production facility. The agreement caps nearly three years of negotiations with Fore River, on top of several years of hand-wringing, going back […]
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Neighbors speak out against Willard Square store proposal
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland city councilors were presented with a petition Monday asking them to halt development in Willard Square while new design standards and zoning are considered. The controversy stems from a development, still in the pre-application phase, for a “Mr. Delicious” food market, to be built at the corner of Pillsbury […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Driving in circles
I have Peter Mills’ E-Z Pass. Mills is the acting executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority. His pass allows him to ride on the toll road for free. Or it would, if he had it. Which he doesn’t, because I do. A friend of mine found the gizmo on a Portland street a few […]
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Scarborough residents demand more public spending
SCARBOROUGH – As Scarborough councilors prepared to conduct a final vote on the town’s $65.1 million budget proposal, which they approved Wednesday, May 4, they heard from residents who said the town is not spending enough on schools. About 50 citizens were present when the gavel pounded to open a public hearing April 27, and […]
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All eyes on District 7 race
Some observers see the Dill-Maietta race as a referendum on LePage, while others see only two solid candidates for the district, which serves Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and part of Scarborough. When voters in State Senate District 7 enter the polls May 10 to replace Democrat Larry Bliss, who’s taken a job in another state, […]
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Vendors set for Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH – There may be no more perfect place on the planet to eat a fresh Maine lobster roll than in the shadow of historic Portland Head Light. Beginning this summer, visitors to Fort Williams Park will have the opportunity to do just that. However, Cape Elizabeth Town Manager Michael McGovern cautions that revenue […]
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Vendors set for Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH – There may be no more perfect place on the planet to eat a fresh Maine lobster roll than in the shadow of historic Portland Head Light. Beginning this summer, visitors to Fort Williams Park will have the opportunity to do just that. However, Cape Elizabeth Town Manager Michael McGovern cautions that revenue […]
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SoPo council, school board talk test scores, surplus
SOUTH PORTLAND – Although called a workshop on the proposed $42.8 million school budget, Monday’s special session of the South Portland City Council turned into a protracted debate on test scores – information school board members seemed at first reluctant to release in that venue. In fact, the only budget item discussed at any length […]
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SoPo council, school board talk test scores, surplus
SOUTH PORTLAND – Although called a workshop on the proposed $42.8 million school budget, Monday’s special session of the South Portland City Council turned into a protracted debate on test scores – information school board members seemed at first reluctant to release in that venue. In fact, the only budget item discussed at any length […]
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New llimits on deck for aquifer zones
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Town Council is on track to impose new limits on homeowners and businesses within 10 newly proposed “aquifer protection districts.” The largest of the restricted-use areas, all based on Maine Geological Survey maps, is in North Scarborough, between Gorham and County roads. Smaller protection districts lie on both sides of Broadturn […]