Sable Lodge, on Executive Drive, adds a large apartment project to the mix in the Maine Mall area. Nearly two years ago, Resort Lifestyle Communities, based in Nebraska, announced its plan to build an upscale, $30 million, three-story, 128-unit congregate housing project for those 55 and older off Running Hill Road in South Portland. The […]

For the past 20 years, students, staff and families from the Aucocisco School and Learning Center in Cape Elizabeth have come together for a local coastal clean-up effort. This week, the group will be at Willard Beach in South Portland. In addition to protecting the environment, the school sees the clean-up events as a way […]

It took months and hours of patient waiting for Scarborough wildlife photographer Marc Lausier to get these shots of a bald eagle nesting near Ferry Beach on Prouts Neck in Scarborough. Lausier, who is best known around town for his photos of piping plovers taken at Western Beach, said he visited the eagle nest and […]

Data from surveys, as well as experience on the ground, show that marijuana is the of choice for teens in South Portland. That’s one of the reasons a new coalition, called SoPo Unite: All Ages, All in, applied for and received a Drug Free Communities grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy in […]

Following the surprise resignation last wek of Tappan Fitzgerald, a member of the South Portland Board of Education, the City Council is now seeking candidates from District 5 interested in replacing him on the school district’s governing board. Potential candidates are scheduled for interviews during a council workshop on Oct. 17, according to City Clerk […]

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has scheduled an  informational meeting and site visit to discuss creating more habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit, a state endangered species, as well as other species in the Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. IFW wildlife biologists will be at the Scarborough Municipal Building on Tuesday, […]

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has scheduled an  informational meeting and site visit to discuss creating more habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit, a state endangered species, as well as other species in the Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. IFW wildlife biologists will be at the Scarborough Municipal Building on Tuesday, […]

Offering a family-friendly atmosphere, trampoline parks are a trendy new way for kids of all ages to be physically active and have fun. Although two trampoline parks operate in Maine, including one in Portland, the concept is a new one to South Portland. Now, local entrepreneur Anthony Dill plans to open the state’s first Urban […]

Tappan Fitzgerald II has resigned from the South Portland school board, resulting in a vacancy for District 5. Fitzgerald, who resigned Monday, Sept. 12, served as board chairman in 2014. The City Council will appoint a District 5 resident next month to fill the vacancy until December 2017, when he or she will be replaced […]