CAPE ELIZABETH – Creating a municipal energy supply company could be a boon to businesses and residents seeking lower energy costs, but the project, which is rare for Maine, would also come with a multitude of risks. It is those risks that caused municipal officials from South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth, to put the […]
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South Portland reels in fish market
SOUTH PORTLAND – A familiar face in the seafood industry is setting up shop in South Portland. Bob Coppersmith, who owned and operated Bob’s Seafood in Windham for nine years, is aiming to open Dock’s Seafood at 15 Evans St., the former home of Three Brothers Eatery, on March 1. The business, he said, will […]
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Q&A – Tarot reader discusses new book
SOUTH PORTLAND – Jeanne Fiorini, a South Portland resident who has been working as a Tarot card reader and teacher for the past 20 years, has just had her latest book on to the craft, “Tarot Spreads and Layouts,” published by Schiffer Publishing. Fiorini, the founder of Tarot Works, a locally based company devoted to […]
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EDITORIAL – LePage town hall meeting a good start, but needs work
It comes as a surprise that, in a time of such political upheaval and economic turmoil in Maine, a governor whose short tenure has proved so divisive would be welcomed with such goodwill and warmth by a bipartisan public. But that is exactly what happened last Friday, when Gov. Paul LePage held a town hall-style […]
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South Portland police log – 2/24
Arrests Feb. 6 Jason Scott, 35, of South Portland, on Wermuth Road on charges of domestic violence assault, criminal mischief and criminal restraint. Feb. 7 Milan Misljenovic, 27, of South Portland, on County Way on an outstanding warrant. Feb. 8 Brian William Cobb, 20, of South Portland, on Broadway on charges of trafficking in a […]
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CURRENT calendar – 2/24
Thursday, Feb. 24 Free tax preparation, Scarborough Public Library, 4-8 p.m. This is an appointment-only site. Call 883-4723 to make an appointment. Fundraiser for Job for Maine’s Graduates (JMG), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m., at Uno Chicago Grill, 280 Maine Mall Road, South Portland. Go to www.jmg.org/donate and clink on link to get voucher. Uno’s will donate […]
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Girls basketball: Lions oust Red Riots
<p class="MsoNormal" style=" “line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”><span style=" “font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;”>PORTLAND – <span style=" “mso-spacerun: yes;”> The No. 7 South Portland girls basketball team went into the Portland Expo on Monday hoping for an upset of No. 2 McAuley, but it wasn’t to be as the Lions pulled away with a 52-27 […]
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Girls basketball: Lions oust Red Riots
<p class="MsoNormal" style=" “line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;”><span style=" “font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;”>PORTLAND – <span style=" “mso-spacerun: yes;”> The No. 7 South Portland girls basketball team went into the Portland Expo on Monday hoping for an upset of No. 2 McAuley, but it wasn’t to be as the Lions pulled away with a 52-27 […]
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Cape Elizabeth advances with OT win over Wells, 49-45
PORTLAND – Cape Elizabeth Head Coach James Ray was smiling on Saturday. His hair was a disheveled tangle from having run a hand through it nervously for two hours, his suit wrinkled from repeatedly leaping to his feet, but his eyes were alight, and there was a wolfish grin on his face. What else could […]
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs send Riots packing
PORTLAND – The Portland Expo wasn’t kind to the South Portland basketball team Friday night as the No. 4 Red Riots were eliminated from the Class A West basketball playoffs by No. 5 Portland. South Portland never got on track in the second half as Portland kept the offensive pressure up, pulling away to a […]