Join us Friday, Aug. 12 from 9 to 10 a.m. for this month’s Coffee & Climate featuring En-ROADS and Citizens’ Climate Lobby. This month we will be joined by Peter Dugas, En-ROADS climate ambassador and Citizens’ Climate Lobby liaison, for an introductory tour of MIT’s En-ROADS climate simulator. Join us to learn how this tool […]
South Portland Sentry
News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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Cape Elizabeth school project estimated at $126.5 million
The bond previously created some debate during the April meeting before councilors eventually passed the project.
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Volunteers needed for the August Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH — The TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth is back after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, and they are looking for volunteers. It takes about 800 general volunteers and 100 medical volunteers to pull off the Aug. 6 event. Approximately 8,000 runners from all over are expected to participate […]
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At-home abortion pills now in Maine
SOUTH PORTLAND — Carafem expands personalized and medically supported abortion pills to Maine. The world continues to cope with the news about the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case. Many women wonder what their next steps are regarding having an abortion. On June 24, the Supreme Court made […]
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A Window on the Past – Old Sparhawk Mills
Old Sparhawk Mills was a fixture in Mill Creek for over 35 years. The company was incorporated in 1922 and was originally located in Portland. After just a couple of years, however, the business moved to South Portland and it remained in operation on Cottage Road from 1925 to 1961, then moved to Yarmouth. A […]
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Our Sustainable City – Share your plastic-free experience with us
For the month of July, the South Portland Sustainability Office attempted to be plastic free and asked residents to join us. A core reason the South Portland Sustainability Office decided to pursue going plastic free for a month was to acknowledge how difficult it is to be plastic free, find the areas of our life […]
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Mayor Deqa Dhalac is vying for a seat in the legislature
Dhalac will face Republican Michael Dougherty in November.
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South Portland City Council considers rent rules
A third workshop on rent stabilization is scheduled for Sept. 27.
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Letters to the Editor
What’s going on? Is this unethical? City councilor Jocelyn Leighton ran in District 1 in November and has since moved to District 3. The city clerk, attorney and council have decided she can remain in her city council seat despite the language of the city charter. In fact, the charter does not permit more than […]
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Our Sustainable City – Plastic Free July: Cultivating a reuse economy and community
At our July Coffee and Climate session, Dr. Cindy Isenhour of the University of Maine described New England as the attic of the United States, and Maine “the attic of that attic.” This was in reference to our region’s engrained tradition of reuse, full of antique shops, thrift stores, and garage sales. Maine’s reuse economy […]
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