Local residents have had long-standing traffic and safety concerns in the area while some beachgoers have argued parking restrictions would limit public access to the beach.
South Portland Sentry
News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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South Portland Red Riots Fall Sports Preview
FOOTBALL Coach: Aaron Filieo (fifth year, 22-17 overall record) 2023 record: 4-5 (no playoffs) Top returning players: Matt Berry (Senior), Addison Blais (Senior), Alex Bunnell-Parker (Senior), Eli Filieo (Senior), Brady Haynes (Senior), Easton Healy (Senior), Isaac Perry (Senior), Will Stanley (Senior), Josh Cyr (Junior), Connor Gerard (Junior), Alex Horton (Junior), Tristen Sanders (Junior), Kai Turner […]
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Cape Elizabeth Capers Fall Sports Preview
FOOTBALL Coach: Peter Cekutis (second year) 2023 record: 3-7 (Lost, 59-26, to eventual champion Leavitt in Class C South semifinals) Top returning players: Aidan Connolly (Senior), Nick Eremita (Senior), Luke Gagne (Senior), Tyler Granata (Senior), Danny Gray (Senior), Brady Inman (Senior) Pivotal games: Sept. 6 @ Wells, Sept. 20 @ Fryeburg Academy, Oct. 5 @ York, […]
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Teens tune in for car care basics
Prince Memorial Library hosted a car maintenance session for teens, taught by a local auto professional.
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Letter: Turf fields aren’t perfect, but good to get kids outside
At a recent council meeting there was a citizen discussion about the high school field refurbishment positioned as a simple question of “turf or grass” question. As a city resident and coach of a city soccer team I would like to offer that the question is unfortunately not that simple. The core issue is we […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
From Augusta: Honoring Maine’s suffragettes and voting rights
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, determining the right to vote in elections should not be based on an individual’s sex and effectively giving women the right to vote. Voting rights for women came after decades and generations of protest through civil disobedience, marches, lobbying and so much […]
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A Window on the Past: The Inness family of South Portland and their longtime Inness Photo Service
We take a look this week at the Inness family that lived in South Portland and ran their popular Inness Photo Service business in our Knightville/Mill Creek neighborhood for over 60 years. The founder of the company, Edwin L. Inness, was the son of Everett and Alice Inness, and was named after his grandfather, Captain […]
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Letter: South Portland City Council spending our money, not much to show
I was taken aback by watching the South Portland City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6. It started with the city-hired consultant from Frontline Construction Services who brought very little to the table for recommendations on what to do with Mahoney Middle School, quite literally. The one-and-a-half-page recommendation offered nothing more than support for the […]
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Council sends only one school bond to Cape Elizabeth voters
The Town Council voted unanimously to send a $94.7 million bond to voters in November and voted 4-3 to reject sending the chairman’s $42 million alternative.