A few quick news items as we head into the Thanksgiving break. First we have a short piece from David Bruneau from the South Portland Thornton Heights Lions Club and the incredible work they do with vision screening in South Portland Schools. Second, we have a recap of the wildly successful first Project Graduation dodg […]
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News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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Letters to the Editor
Letters provide civic involvement lesson To the editor, I am an instructor at Southern Maine Community College and teach preparatory writing to non-native and native English speakers. Please find their first effort to be civic minded and write letters to the editor. I think you will find them all interesting and rewarding to read. Your […]
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Sunday Chat at the museum with Russell Dole
South Portland Historical Society completes its Sunday Chat Series at the museum at Bug Light Park this week. We invite residents to drop by to take in the museum and chat with the author who is visiting with us. This coming Sunday, Dec. 1, Russell Dole will be on hand to talk about Joshua Chamberlain […]
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Long-running Thanksgiving tradition provides Wayside assistance
Turkeys roost in trees, but they trot on the roads of Cape Elizabeth. Sunday was another eventful gathering at Cape Elizabeth Middle School as hundreds of runners, many outfitted with Thanksgiving-themed apparel, participated in the 51st edition of the Maine Track Club Turkey Trot 5K. The event is one of the oldest road races in […]
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Community News: After record online vote, Town & Country FCU awards $25,000 to area nonprofits
The 2019 Better Neighbor Fund fecipients were recently announced.
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South Portland marching band wins gold The South Portland high school marching band won a gold medal at the Maine Band Directors Association’s final competition on Nov. 2, at Sanford High School. The 70-plus member band was led this season by senior drum major Blake Morin, senior assistant drum major Ethan Blier, and senior color […]
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Fort Williams commercial vehicle fees to increase
On Nov. 13, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council voted in favor of new fees for commercial vehicles visiting Fort William Park.
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South Portland High School student performs in national choir
Toby Laber-Smith, a tenor vocalist, was chosen to perform at the 2019 National Association for Music Education All-Honors Choir in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 7 through Nov. 10.
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Cape Elizabeth Middle School hosts robotics competition
Maine robotics students in grades seven through 12 at Cape Elizabeth Middle School were tasked to design and build a robot that could stack and place cubes to obtain a high score within the time limit.
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Girl Scouts to host new member sign-up events Girl Scouts of Maine announced that it will host new member sign-up events for potential members and volunteers at locations throughout the state every month. The events will bring together girls from kindergarten through third grade and their caregivers, and allow them to discover why Girl Scouting […]