SOUTH PORTLAND — There’s already takeout. There’s already delivery. Now there will be a drive-through option for Chinese food in the city when China Express fills vacant commercial space at 1122 Broadway. The application received Planning Board approval Oct. 10, although members expressed concerns about increased traffic at the intersection of Broadway and Evans Street. The applicant, […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — A local provider of handyman and home improvement services is embarking on a capital campaign to take the business 5,000 miles south, where it can lend a helping hand in Panama. If they raise at least $28,800, members of the Willard Square Home Repair team will travel in February to help build a playground […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Harlem Superstars are returning to South Portland High School on Nov. 9. This will be the comedy basketball team’s second time playing against a team of “local celebrities.” Proceeds will fund school-sanctioned events, including prom and Project Graduation for the Class of 2019. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Polling places will be open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth on Election Day, Nov. 6. Among other things, voters in all three municipalities will be asked if they want their respective school departments to join the Greater Sebago Education Alliance Regional Service Center. In South Portland, residents in District […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Dr. G. Paul Savidge’s medical license was placed on probation after the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Maine Office of the Attorney General entered into a consent agreement that resolved two complaints regarding Savidge’s prescription and medical record-keeping practices.  The agreement also imposed a reprimand and assessed a $1,000 civil penalty on Savidge, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Kathy Germani was named Maine’s 2019 Assistant Superintendent of the Year by the Maine School Superintendent’s Association at its annual meeting Oct. 24. Germani has been South Portland’s assistant superintendent since 2011. She was previously principal of Mahoney Middle School and joined the School Department as a special education teacher in 1980.  “Ms. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The town will be holding a public forum to discuss a draft of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, Oct. 30 beginning at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. The forum will be hosted by the Comprehensive Plan Committee and will focus on chapters within the plan, including Existing Land Use, Future Land Use […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Four men were arrested Thursday, Oct. 18 at a South Portland hotel for allegedly engaging in prostitution. Local law enforcement agencies and the Law Enforcement Greater Portland Coalition Against Sex Trafficking and Exploitation conducted a “John” operation, during which a female officer acted as an undercover decoy. The officer communicated and met with […]