More than 130 volunteers will hit multiple sites on the South Portland and Portland waterfronts on Sunday in what the Friends of Casco Bay is calling a water sampling flash mob. The volunteers will collect water samples simultaneously at 10:10 a.m., just before low tide, along the Fore River and Portland Harbor, from docks and […]

Suffering from what he describes as “cubicle sickness,” South Portland native Jake Viola has just launched a new website designed to take advantage of the newly evolving sharing economy and allow people to enjoy the outdoors at a price they can afford. Called JOTL Rentals, the website, found at www.JOTLrentals.com, seeks to connect people who […]

The Soucy family, owners of Port Harbor Marine in South Portland, have received approval to build a new, two-story restaurant at the marina. The family also is expected to receive approval from the City Council this week for a new long-term lease for the marina at Spring Point. The new restaurant building, which likely would […]

South Portland’s newest brewery and pub, Foulmouthed Brewing, is now open in the city’s Knightville neighborhood. The brewery is offering six of its own brews and two guest taps. The mid-June opening went well. “We were packed through the weekend,” said co-owner Julie Dilger. Dilger and her husband, Craig, renovated a former garage at the […]

After 10 inches of rain fell in an 8-hour period, from June 23 to 24, the majority of of West Virginia’s 55 counties were under a state of emergency and a federal disaster declaration was given to three counties, Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas. In describing the damage, Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill told Weather.com that […]

In addition to hiring a new part-time stewardship coordinator, the Scarborough Land Trust has recently completed construction of a parking lot at the Pleasant Hill Preserve, as well as expanded the temporary trail on the property. The land trust hired Toby Jacobs of Freeport to act as its stewardship coordinator. He will work with volunteers, […]

Suffering from what he describes as “cubicle sickness,” South Portland native Jake Viola has just launched a new website designed to take advantage of the newly evolving sharing economy and allow people to enjoy the outdoors at a price they can afford. Called JOTL Rentals, the website, found at www.JOTLrentals.com, seeks to connect people who […]

In what authorities are calling the largest drug bust in state history, agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized more than 2 pounds of heroin from James Jamison, 33, of Connecticut, who was arrested early Friday afternoon after fleeing from police and causing a multi-car crash near the Fairfield Inn in Scarborough. Maine drug […]

Summertime in Maine means days at the beach, an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables – and road work. This summer, construction on two heavily traveled routes in South Portland will cause headaches for commuters and visitors alike as the projects will take many weeks to complete. Work started this week on a mile stretch […]

The Cape Elizabeth Town Council is expected at its July meeting to finalize an agreement to contribute $75,000 from the town’s land acquisition fund toward the purchase of a 21-acre parcel near Great Pond. The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has a contract to purchase the property for $315,000 from Barry Glew. At the June 13 […]