The Cape Elizabeth Town Council has voted 4-2, with Kathy Ray and Jessica Sullivan opposed, to adopt a combined municipal and school budget of $37.8 million, which could add 66 cents per $1,000 of valuation to the tax rate. Overall, the budget represents a nearly 4 percent increase in spending, which Ray and Sullivan argued […]

Anthony Inhorn, a sophomore at Cape Elizabeth High School, is one of several students working to preserve the history of Fort Williams as a military base by recording and sharing the stories of those who once served there. The veterans oral history project is a collaboration among the local historical society, the Fort Williams Park […]

Ilaria Dana, a member of the Southern Maine Community College class of 2016, will soon be moving on to Smith College, an elite women’s school in western Massachusetts. When she enrolled at SMCC two years ago, Smith wasn’t on her radar. But with the support of faculty and staff, she excelled and was able to […]

Chicago Dogs, which originally opened in South Portland 15 years ago, is coming back to the city in a new location. Headquartered off Route 1 in Scarborough’s Oak Hill neighborhood since 2008, Chicago Dogs will open in its new location, on the corner of Westbrook and Main streets in South Portland’s west end, on July […]

Chicago Dogs, which originally opened in South Portland 15 years ago, is coming back to the city in a new location. Headquartered off Route 1 in Scarborough’s Oak Hill neighborhood since 2008, Chicago Dogs will open in its new location, on the corner of Westbrook and Main streets in South Portland’s west end, on July […]

For the third time since 2004, local developer Tim Soley is seeking to build an office complex in the Sable Oaks development off Running Hill Road in South Portland. The idea is to build a campus-style building that would offer on-site parking and easy access, according to Denine Leeman, chief executive officer of Soley’s development […]

When it meets this week the South Portland Affordable Housing Committee will hear from local lawyer Katherine McGovern, who will discuss recommendations for policy changes when it comes to issues facing low-income tenants. The meeting, scheduled for May 11, was held after the Current’s print deadline, but Chris Kessler, a committee member and head of […]

A proposed 98-room, four-story hotel on Maine Mall Road in South Portland would be the first project in Maine under the newly unveiled Tru by Hilton brand. The new, $8.5 million hotel, aimed at millennials and other travelers looking for simplified, low-cost accommodations, is being proposed by Florida-based hotelier Joe VanWhy, who also owns and […]

A proposed 98-room, four-story hotel on Maine Mall Road in South Portland would be the first project in Maine under the newly unveiled Tru by Hilton brand. The new, $8.5 million hotel, aimed at millennials and other travelers looking for simplified, low-cost accommodations, is being proposed by Florida-based hotelier Joe VanWhy, who also owns and […]