Councilors insist that it’s proper to require licensure for a Peaks Island golf-cart taxi that accepts only tips.
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Our View:Houses no longer the best investments
The loss of value in our homes means that many lifestyle choices will be foreclosed, too.
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High school fall season fast approaching
SCARBOROUGH – Football season has already begun as local teams have started preseason games and scrimmages, and the rest of the sports aren’t all that far behind. The South Portland boys soccer team was scheduled to travel to Freeport on Tuesday afternoon (after The Current’s deadline) and will return South Portland for its first preseason […]
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Recovery in danger as firms,homebuyers cut back
Business orders for capital goods took their sharpest drop since January 2009, when the economy was stuck in the deepest recession in decades.
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Recovery in danger as firms,homebuyers cut back
Business orders for capital goods took their sharpest drop since January 2009, when the economy was stuck in the deepest recession in decades.
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Current Calendar
Saturday, Aug. 28: Sunset canoeing and stargazing at Scarborough Marsh, at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the colors of sunset and watch shorebirds flying to their evening roosts while paddling through the marsh in canoes. Once night has fallen, participants will explore the night sky from the water before going back to shore to stargaze with a […]
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City Council to vote on closing Gorham Road Extension
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland officials are getting closer to permanently closing a section of Gorham Road, between Western Avenue and Westbrook Street, known as Gorham Road Extension. The closure of the road is aimed at making way for a small commercial development on the property, which was sold by the city to Vinny Maietta, […]
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City Council to vote on closing Gorham Road Extension
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland officials are getting closer to permanently closing a section of Gorham Road, between Western Avenue and Westbrook Street, known as Gorham Road Extension. The closure of the road is aimed at making way for a small commercial development on the property, which was sold by the city to Vinny Maietta, […]
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Betting on Biddeford
SCARBOROUGH – Horse owners and race patrons alike said this weekend they would be sad to see harness racing leave Scarborough should a Biddeford racino proposal prove successful. But, they agreed, the relocation of Scarborough Downs and the addition of slot machines could help save what many see as a dying industry. “I’ve been coming […]
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$44.2M – Price tag for high school renovation nearly final
SOUTH PORTLAND – After a strong showing of support from parents of school-aged children and city education officials, the South Portland City Council on Monday took its strongest step yet toward putting the high school renovation project out to voters. By a 4-2 vote, councilors passed the first reading of a measure to place the […]