Hires, promotions, appointments Greater Portland Landmarks added two new members: Alison Frazee is the new director of advocacy and Julie Gondzar has joined as director of development. Frazee spent more than a decade at the Boston Preservation Alliance. Gondzar comes from the Rocky Mountain West, where she most recently served as natural resource program manager […]
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News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 24-31
Comedy Friday 1/24 & Saturday 1/25 Sean Patton: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Thursday 1/30 Free Showcase Thursday: 7 p.m., followed by open mic, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. Free. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “The Roast of Sean Boucher”: 9 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $5 suggested […]
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A Window on the Past: Albert J. McLean of South Portland Heights and Thornton Heights
Well known in South Portland in the early 1900s, Albert J. McLean was born in Richmond, Quebec, in 1861. After his mother died in 1879 and his father in 1882, McLean immigrated to the United States in 1883, arriving in the Portland area about 1887. In his first appearances in local directories, about 1889, McLean […]
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SP, Cape teams in contention as stretch run nears
Plenty of work to do before postseason arrives.
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Community News – Carney welcomes Cape Elizabeth student to the Maine Senate
On Jan. 14, Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, welcomed Dax Barrett-Nedwell, of Cape Elizabeth, to the Senate Chamber. Dax, a fifth-grader at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, served as an honorary page in the Senate Chamber. “I love having young people actively participate in public service,” said Carney in a news release. “Honorary pages deliver documents […]
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Mainewhile: Musings on ownership vs. stewardship of land
Land. Land has been much on my mind of late. There is a lot of joy in taking on this old and quirky home, lots of weirdness too as I change things I know my mother would resent me changing. Mostly, though, it is a lot of work. This house is big on “character,” low […]
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South Portland girls surge past Gorham for pivotal victory
Red Riots close first half on a 20-3 run, go on to a 52-33 victory.
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Greely boys stay red-hot with win over Cape
Rangers put on a show in front of a packed house, roll to 75-46 victory, their seventh in eight outings.
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Sentry Meetings: Jan. 17-24
Cape Elizabeth Fri. 1/17 9:30 a.m. Privacy Advisory Committee Town Hall Tue. 1/21 3:45 p.m. School Board Negotiations Town Hall Tue. 1/21 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall South Portland Tue. 1/21 6:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Housing Authority Housing Authority Wed. 1/22 6:30 p.m. Planning Board City Hall […]
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Beacons hold off Cape Elizabeth for much-needed victory
Capers’ four goals in the third period not quite enough in a 5-4 thriller.