The South Portland City Council approved Monday continued pursuit of a joint solar energy project with Portland. The cities are proposing construction of two solar farms, at South Portland’s landfill, off Highland Avenue, and in Portland, at the Ocean Avenue landfill. The trailblazing projects, if they reach fruition, would be the largest of their type […]

Town Manager Mike McGovern presented the proposed new fiscal year municipal budget of $13.6 million to the Town Council Monday, which, if approved, would add 10 cents to the tax rate of $16.88 per $1,000 of valuation. Overall, the municipal budget is up 2.4 percent from this year’s $12.8 million, according to McGovern. The largest […]

Rick Shinay has been elected as the new president of the Scarborough Land Trust. The election was held during last week’s annual meeting at Broadturn Farm. Shinay has been on the land trust board for many years and recently served as board clerk. He is also a member of the Acquisition Committee. Shinay has also […]

Rick Shinay has been elected as the new president of the Scarborough Land Trust. The election was held during last week’s annual meeting at Broadturn Farm. Shinay has been on the land trust board for many years and recently served as board clerk. He is also a member of the Acquisition Committee. Shinay has also […]

**Jane hoping to get a photo and also her salary, but haven’t heard back yet. Jessica Clark has been named the new special education director for the Cape Elizabeth School Department. Her first day on the job will be July 1. Her appointment was confirmed by the School Board last week. Clark is a consulting […]

The nearly 60-year-old Pine Point Crossing Bridge on Route 9 in Scarborough has been demolished and is being rebuilt under a $3.9 million Maine Department of Transportation project. A temporary bridge is now in place and the project is expected to take another 10 months to complete. When the new bridge is done it will […]

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, or PACTS, will hold a community forum on a draft update to its 2040 regional transportation plan, Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m., at the Merrill Rehearsal Hall, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Copies of the Destination 2040 plan are now available online at www.pactsplan.org. PACTS oversees a variety of […]

The jazz ensemble from South Portland High School took the Division 1 top honors at the Maine High School Instrumental Jazz Festival this past weekend. South Portland, which hosted the event, also had a couple students honored for outstanding musicianship – junior Owen Doane on trombone and sophomore Liliana Brandão on voice and flute. In […]