Our poor federal government. The Muskrats’ reckless behavior is so unsafe, and the trampling on the Constitution is so lawless. But the cruelty and uncaring for the common folk is just as dangerous for our sense of ourselves as a country. What do we stand for, if not for a nation of laws and compassion? […]
South Portland Sentry
News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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Our Sustainable City: Building social resilience through repair, share and reuse
Feeling overwhelmed by excess stuff and constant cycles of waste? While overconsumption may appear inevitable in our fast-paced, profit-driven culture, sharing resources is one way to lessen our collective consumption while building social resilience. Neighbor-to-neighbor connection nurtures mutual care and trust, ultimately resulting in a community that is better prepared to support one another through […]
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A Window on the Past: Sagadahoc Farms of South Portland and Scarborough
Sagadahoc Farms was located on a piece of land that started southeast of Main Street in South Portland, roughly to the rear of the Fred and Mabel Lund (Lund’s Dairy) and Charles R. Dean (Cloverdale Dairy) properties on Main Street, and ran south over the town line into Scarborough to the Pleasant Hill Road (known […]
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Cape Elizabeth and South Portland Meetings: Feb. 28-March 7
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 3/3 4:45 p.m. School Board Exec. Session Town Hall Tue. 3/4 9 a.m. Riverside Cemetery Committee Town Hall Tue. 3/4 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Thu. 3/6 10:30 a.m. School Board Building/Grounds Town Hall Thu. 3/6 6:30 p.m. TML Working Group T.M. Library Thu. 3/6 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public […]
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Maloney Magic has the Red Riots on the brink of glory
First-year coach Brianne Maloney and her father, John Maloney, have helped guide the South Portland girls to the Class AA state final.
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South Portland seeks applications for Mahoney committee
The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 5. The committee will be tasked with creating a plan to transform the Mahoney Middle School property into “a vibrant civic and cultural hub.”
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$86.5 million school project headed to Cape Elizabeth’s ballot
The proposal, a modified version of one that failed by less than 200 votes in November, would build a new middle school, conduct renovations and additions at the elementary school and repairs at the high school.
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Mainewhile: Susan Blanchard Russwurm and standing up for what’s right
This week holds an interesting spot on the calendar – the bridge space between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, two celebrations to which our current president has said, “Nyet!” But which I shall continue to celebrate anyway. I urge everyone to go biography diving on their own, while I take a moment to […]
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Southern Maine School Notebook: Feb. 26
Scholarships available for Maine students from OUT Maine, the MES Foundation and Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation.
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Southern Maine people and business news: Feb. 26
Recent hires, promotions, appointments and other business news from United Way of Southern Maine, Saco and Biddeford Savings, The Boulos Co., Verrill, Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and St.Germain.