Bulletin Board Friday 5/10 Spelling Bee: Hosted by Patten Free Library, participants 16 and up, 5:30 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. $25 advance, $30 at door, $5 students. $100 team registration. patten.lib.me.us/spelling-bee Flying Colors Benefit Art Auction: 7-10 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. 21-plus. $75-$300. […]
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News from and about South Portland from Mainely Media.
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People and Business: May 8
Hires, promotions, appointments Lindsay Colle joined the American Heart Association in Maine as development director for the Go Red for Women campaign. She was recently a senior development director for the association’s Heart Walk campaign in Hawaii and previously worked at the American Cancer Society overseeing the Relay For Life program and Making Strides Against […]
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Sentry: Spring sports season hits midway point
Cape, South Portland teams continue to excel
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Through My Lens: College protests in U.S. a ray of hope for Gazans
In the middle of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, an unexpected beacon of hope has emerged elsewhere: the U.S. college protests demanding a cease-fire and advocating for Palestinian rights. As we witness these protests unfold, it’s easy to perceive them as chaotic and disruptive. However, their impact extends far beyond American borders, resonating particularly in […]
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Mainewhile: Pesticides are problematic, but possums are not
Ticks. Nature, what even were you thinking? This week alone, I have pulled at least 10 off my dog, two off the barn cat, one off my honey and had a doctor treat my mom. The walk? The one my son and I went on where we stopped counting at 76 ticks we had to […]
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Sentry Meetings: May 10-17
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 5/13 7 p.m. Conservation Committee Town Hall Mon. 5/13 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Tue. 5/14 6:30 p.m. School Board Town Hall Thu. 5/16 8:30 a.m. School Building Advisory Zoom Thu. 5/16 6 p.m. F.W. Park Committee Town Hall Thu. 5/16 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town Hall South Portland Mon. 5/13 […]
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Gov. Mills asks president for disaster declaration for April 3-4 storm
ALFRED – Gov. Janet Mills has requested that President Joe Biden issue a major disaster declaration to help Cumberland and York Counties recover from the April 3-4 snow and windstorm that resulted in significant damages across southern Maine. In a May 2 letter to the president, Mills wrote that costs resulting from the two-day storm […]
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Letter: Calls for deportation aimed only at illegal immigrants
Abdi Iftin’s April 23 article, “Stop shouting about deporting us – we’re here to stay,” shares his distress, as a legal immigrant, hearing the word “deport” in a country of “diversity and inclusion.” He considers the word “emotionally draining,” “deeply unsettling,” and he feels “disheartened.” However, in this nation of laws, the call for deportation […]
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A Window on the Past: Deacon Joshua Marean and the Marean family of Knightville
We’ve been looking at some of the early families who lived along Highland Avenue in the 1800s. Deacon Daniel Anthoine lived near the top of Anthoine Street and his neighbor, John D. Buzzell, lived near the top of Scamman Street, across from where Hinckley Park is today. Let’s take a look this week at Buzzell’s […]
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Greely girls get back on track with win at Cape
Rangers surge in second quarter to a 7-2 victory.