CAPE ELIZABETH — Sprawled across several acres in town, thousands of strawberries will ripen as summer unfolds. The problem is the unfolding may not happen in time for the 11th Cape Farm Alliance Strawberry Festival at Maxwell’s Farm on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29. The two-day celebration on Two Lights Road will begin […]
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Artists to paint the town for Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
CAPE ELIZABETH — Over the course of a weekend, 30 award-winning landscape painters from Maine will spread across town to paint the natural landscape en plein air. The outdoor painting event is the center of the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s annual Paint for Preservation fundraiser and Wet Paint benefit auction. Artists will paint from Friday, […]
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South Portland to offer free summer meals for kids
SOUTH PORTLAND — The School Department is participating in the Summer Food Service Program to offer free meals to all children under 18 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “It’s critical that kids have access to healthy food over the summer when school isn’t in session,” Superintendent of Schools Ken Kunin said. “We’ve been doing this […]
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Construction closes section of South Portland Greenbelt through at least July
The project involves replacing the sewer trunkline from the intersection of Mussey Street, down 3rd Street and onto the Greenbelt 800 feet toward Broadway.
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Annual Cape Elizabeth strawberry festival ‘praying’ for better weather
The Cape Farm Alliance Strawberry Festival is scheduled at Maxwell’s Farm on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29.
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Scarborough library to recall events of 1968
SCARBOROUGH — The public library at 48 Gorham Road will commemorate 1968 and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Apollo 11 moon landing and the Woodstock music festival with a free Retro Summer documentary film series. On June 25 at 6:30 p.m., the library will screen “Stonewall Uprising,” a film about the events […]
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Portland shows ‘remarkable’ support for asylum-seekers
PORTLAND — Residents across southern Maine responded to ensure asylum-seekers who recently came to the city have the immediate support they need. But now, a week after opening the Portland Exposition Building to shelter more than 200 people, the city is looking at ways to provide for the new immigrants on a more permanent basis. While […]
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Hospice launches new Scarborough center
SCARBOROUGH — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins delivered remarks at the groundbreaking of a nearly $6 million, 14,550-square-foot hospice center on June 13, praising the importance of the new space as the demand for end-of-life services in Maine increases. According to a June 14 press release, the space at 390 U.S. Route 1 will serve as […]
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Portland music festival brings back shower singing
PORTLAND — The seventh annual Make Music Portland festival will bring back an event that garnered national attention last year – shower singing. The schedule for this year’s festival, which runs from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, June 21, also includes new venues, new performers and free music lessons, many of which are family-friendly. Make Music Portland, which began […]
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Public invited to keep eyes on Casco Bay with Water Reporter app
SOUTH PORTLAND — Since it was founded 30 years ago, Friends of Casco Bay has found it takes a community to properly monitor and care for Casco Bay. “We can’t be everywhere at once and we can’t see everything,” said Sarah Lyman, Friends of Casco Bay’s community engagement coordinator. One of the key ways the organization is […]