SOUTH PORTLAND—Construction of the new $7.5 million Cash Corner fire station in South Portland is well underway, city officials said this week. A time-lapse video recorded in June shows the beginnings of the construction for the new station, which is replacing the original, 7,400-square-foot station constructed in the 1970s. City Manager Scott Morelli said he […]
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South Portland to start hybrid school year next month
The school board voted 6-1 to start the year in a part distance-learning, part in-person format.
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Pandemic brews stormy weather for local lobstermen
The economic fallout from plummeting demand and prices is producing the worst conditions local lobster fishermen have seen in years, and the peak season is only just beginning.
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The Downs begins new residential stage of development
The Scarborough Planning Board recently approved a new 23-lot subdivision, the first of several new residential projects that are the latest in the ongoing development of The Downs area.
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Bowdoin College prepares for largely off-campus learning this fall
New state-of-the-art iPads being issued to every pupil are geared toward ensuring equity of access to online learning and computing among all students.
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Many beachgoers undeterred after Harpswell shark attack
In response to Julie Dimperio Holowach’s July 27 death off Bailey Island in Harpswell, some beaches prohibited wading in past one’s waist.
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Cape Elizabeth names new public works director
CAPE ELIZABETH — Falmouth Public Works Director Jay Reynolds will be the new supervisor of public works in Cape Elizabeth, according to Town Manager Matthew Sturgis. “We’re overjoyed to have Jay come on board,” Sturgis said. “He’s just fantastic.” The Town Council confirmed Reynolds’ hiring on July 20 and he is expected to start Aug. […]
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Cape green-lights new solar panel project
The array will provide more than three-quarters of the municipality’s electrical needs, and save the town $900,000 over the lifetime of the project.
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Former So. Portland school psychologist censured for harassment
A number of former co-workers said Scott J. Davidson behaved inappropriately.
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Maine Bicentennial: South Portland
In 1922, the Portland Water District hired the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16-inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland to improve public water service to South Portland. In this photograph, men are working on a trench that appears to be the beginning of the submarine line. The former “Million Dollar Bridge” can be […]