CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council during a workshop Monday directed Town Manager Matt Sturgis to pursue a solar project recommended by an ad hoc committee in 2016. Councilors also reviewed a recommendation from the Fort Williams Park Committee on how to mitigate commercial vehicle traffic at the park. The Alternative Energy Committee in 2016 began […]
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South Portland keeps ban on unhosted vacation rentals
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Tuesday adopted revised restrictions on short-term vacation rentals that still ban non-hosted stays in residential neighborhoods. Councilors also voted to hold moderated community forums on the subject, which continued to be a point of contention among residents at the July 17 meeting. The council voted 5-2 in favor […]
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Camaraderie makes annual Tri for a Cure in South Portland a special event
SOUTH PORTLAND — Kate Kelly, who will compete in her 11th Tri for a Cure Women’s Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, said she started the race as an athlete and now participates in honor of her brother-in-law. “I’m one of the originals,” she said of the 18.3-mile event’s 1,300 female participants. Founded in 2008 by Julie Marchese […]
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Funding anchors Portland’s Gulf of Maine Research Institute
PORTLAND — With the completion of a nearly $23 million capital campaign, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute is confident it has secured its long-term viability. Specifically, the money will provide the research facility with “the flexibility to explore new initiatives (and) answer important questions around seafood growth, adaptive coastal communities and engaging the public,” Elijah […]
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Litter pick-up race planned in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Friends of Casco Bay and Team Long Run are partnering to host the inaugural Portland Plogathon on July 26. Plogging merges running or walking and picking up litter. The activity, from the Swedish “plocka upp,” provides a workout of aerobics and stretching – or cross training with a purpose, according to a press […]
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Armed 'dine and dash' foiled at South Portland restaurant
SOUTH PORTLAND — Two people were arrested July 14 and a third received a summons after they allegedly brandished weapons after trying to leave a Maine Mall-area restaurant without paying their bill. Bryan Frank, 39, of Portland, was arrested and charged with robbery, assault, criminal threatening and misuse of a public benefits instrument. Michelle Choate, 23, […]
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21st South Portland fishing contest to be the last
SOUTH PORTLAND — The 21st and final Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament will be hed Aug. 1-4 in honor of the late Philip H. Grondin, Sr., founder of the tournament. Grondin, who died at age 76 last September, helped grow the tournament and raise more than $800,000 for Maine’s community colleges and other worthy causes. The […]
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Inside Windham
Rich trove of stories Windham native and well-known businessman, Don Rich, will be the guest speaker at a program presented by the Windham Historical Society at 7 p.m. July 23. Rich has a wealth of stories to tell about life in Windham during the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. The audience will learn about gypsies and […]
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Mainewhile: The formula for social action remains the same
I was 5 years old the day my mother walked into the kitchen and asked me, “Are you enjoying that glass of Quik?” I was. “Good. Well, make it last, because that’s the last box we’re buying. The boycott is on.” Thus was I introduced to the world of social activism. I was not an […]
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Inside Gray
At the library Lisa Steele, author of “Fresh Eggs Daily” and “Gardening with Chickens, ” a fifth-generation chicken keeper, herbalist and Maine Master Gardener, will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Gray Public Library. Her talk is part of the Pat Barter Speaker Series. Light refreshments will be served. The GPLA is […]