The South Portland Planning Board is set to take public comment next week on a proposed 118-unit, market-rate apartment complex in the Brick Hill neighborhood. The board will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. This will be the first of two formal meetings on the proposal, according […]

The South Portland Planning Board is set to take public comment next week on a proposed 118-unit, market-rate apartment complex in the Brick Hill neighborhood. The board will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. This will be the first of two formal meetings on the proposal, according […]

Nomination papers for November’s municipal election in Cape Elizabeth are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. Two seats on the Town Council and two seats on the School Board are up. The seats are currently held by councilors Caitlin Jordan and Molly MacAuslan and School Board members Susana Measelle Hubbs and Michael Moore. All […]

Nomination papers for November’s municipal election in Cape Elizabeth are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. Two seats on the Town Council and two seats on the School Board are up. The seats are currently held by councilors Caitlin Jordan and Molly MacAuslan and School Board members Susana Measelle Hubbs and Michael Moore. All […]

In an unusual move Monday, the South Portland City Council overruled the city clerk and declared that a petition drive attempting to return to one-way traffic on a block of Ocean Street in Knightville was officially dead. Through a series of procedural maneuvers, and against the advice of City Attorney Sally Daggett, the majority of […]

Worried by the high number of piping plover chick deaths this season at Western Beach, some Scarborough residents are calling for a meeting to discuss the possibility of enhanced wildlife management techniques that could be put into place before the start of the plover season next spring. Ryan Wynne, the beach monitoring coordinator in Scarborough, […]

The new swap shop at the South Portland transfer station opened to the public this week. The goal is to recycle and reuse gently ­used items of all kinds. The shop will be open Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The city is still seeking volunteers willing to staff the swap shop. Volunteer duties include keeping items […]

In an unusual move Monday, the South Portland City Council overruled the city clerk and declared that a petition drive attempting to return to one-way traffic on a block of Ocean Street in Knightville was officially dead. Through a series of procedural maneuvers, and against the advice of City Attorney Sally Daggett, the majority of […]

Fourteen residents living near the former St. John the Evangelist Church on outer Main Street in South Portland have signed a petition asking the City Council to declare the property a nuisance. However, since the petition was filed with the city early last week, the property owner, Cafua Management, has cleaned up much of the […]