Freedom Realty, established in 2020, announced the hiring of Joseph De La Cruz as a sales agent. According to an April 6 news release from Freedom Realty, “Joseph A. De La Cruz is a Portland Realtor. His business foundation is firmly established on the philosophy of always providing competence and white-glove service to the public […]

Soil testing: Why it’s important, how to do it, how to read it.

We take a look this week at another significant person in Ferry Village’s past, Stephen Hubbard. Born in 1806, Hubbard became a house carpenter by trade and was living in Portland when he married Eliza Sawyer in 1831. Eliza was from Cape Elizabeth and was the daughter of Capt. David H. Sawyer who had operated […]

In the last weeks of April 2020, the South Portland War Veterans’ Memorial Association gathered at Stewart P. Morrill American Legion Post 35 for a parade meeting. Every year, the small group of veterans from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars meet to organize the Memorial Day and Veterans Day parades. Last year, […]

If you were to step into an average backyard in South Portland and take a really close look at what’s under your feet – you’d likely see grass and dirt. Maybe an earthworm, if you’re lucky. That dirt, however, is more than just dust or minerals; it’s a potential home for a thriving ecosystem of […]