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PublishedMay 1, 2024
In the Know: Budget for new fiscal year invests in town employees
Our municipality is the workplace for nearly 200 full-time professionals maintaining the quality of Scarborough. The town relies on its employees to provide essential services like timely emergency response, snow and debris removal on streets, police keeping our streets safe and more. These are services the community has come to expect and ensure a satisfactory […]
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PublishedApril 30, 2024
Council establishes Yarmouth Climate Action Board
The Yarmouth Town Council has created the Yarmouth Climate Action Board, which will incorporate the Committee for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability and the Recycling Committee and act as one entity dedicated to implementing local solutions to climate change. “They’re encouraged by the opportunity to work together,” Town Manager Scott LaFlamme said. YCAB will function without […]
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Our Sustainable City: Help out or participate in the Resilient Yards program
The city of South Portland Sustainability Department is excited to announce the launch of its 2024 Resilient Yards program. The goal of the program is to provide technical expertise and resources to promote the transformation of South Portland properties into organic, resilient landscapes. The city has partnered with Maine Audubon, Garbage to Garden, Wild Seed […]
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
A Window on the Past: Hiram Hamilton, stone sloop captain
We briefly mentioned Capt. Hiram Hamilton in this column two weeks ago; his wife was a daughter of Deacon Daniel Anthoine, the farmer who had a homestead farm on Highland Avenue, near the intersection of Anthoine Street. Let’s take a closer look at Captain Hamilton and the dangerous life of early captains and sailors […]
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Through My Lens: Stop shouting about deportation – we are patriots and we’re here to stay
I find myself constantly worn down by the word “deport,” and I believe that everyone should feel the weight of its implications, particularly in a country that prides itself on diversity and inclusion. Each time I believe I’m settling into my life in this adopted land, this word surfaces, casting a shadow over my sense […]
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Council Corner: It’s time for a change from ‘tax and spend empire’
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” We are grappling again with our school and town budget. It has been complicated by leadership turnover in our schools and multiple crises from a local to national level. We have evolved from local control of education […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
A Window on the Past: Early history of Anthoine Street, Anthoine family
It can be very interesting to look at South Portland’s neighborhoods on the 1871 F.W. Beers & Co. atlas. Of course, our community was known as Cape Elizabeth back then and, in view of the early homesteads, it’s easy to see how some of our streets got their names. Let’s take a look at Daniel […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Council Corner: A unique year, a unique budget
On March 27, the town manager and superintendent submitted budget proposals after working for months with town and school staff. Now the budget is in the hands of the Town Council and the School Board to make adjustments. The budget is intended to reflect the values and priorities of the community, so it’s very important […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Letter: Support the For Our Freedom amendment to protect elections
Last year, I worked with a bipartisan group of legislators to pass a bill that would prohibit foreign government spending in Maine elections. The bill was eventually vetoed but was then placed on the statewide ballot to be decided by Maine voters. The initiative passed with a historic 86% yes vote, the largest margin of […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Through My Lens: Bad storms unite us as a community
For two stormy days last week, as the cold and power outage persisted, locals found themselves drawn to Yarmouth Community Hall. Amid laptops and steaming cups of coffee, snacks and fruit, neighbors’ stories flowed freely, ranging from reminiscences of past snowstorms to shared experiences of enduring power outages. It was a true community gathering, a […]
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