SOUTH PORTLAND — Collaboration got a jump start Wednesday night as city councilors and School Board members discussed a wide range of topics at a 2 1/2-hour City Hall workshop. From an assessment of municipal and school operations to the possible budgetary challenges coming next year, current and incoming councilors and board members swapped thoughts […]
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South Portland students discover invasive seaweed on Cape Elizabeth shore
CAPE ELIZABETH — An invasive species of seaweed is rapidly moving north and was recently found on the town’s shore by South Portland High School students. Researchers are concerned the plant will dominate native seaweed and other plants. It might also turn into a nuisance for lobstermen, if it gets caught in their traps, and […]
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Green Friday in South Portland
South Portland residents Andrew Lupien and his daughter, Sarah Beth, got a sneak preview of trees for sale in Mill Creek Park in South Portland on Friday, Nov. 23, about two hours before the annual Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Christmas tree sale began. Sarah Beth did not go away empty-handed, as club members […]
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Legislators, Cape Elizabeth elected officials wary of charter schools
CAPE ELIZABETH — Town Councilors and School Board members met with newly elected legislators Wednesday morning to discuss objectives and goals for the upcoming legislative session. The discussion with Rep. Kim Monaghan-Derrig, D-Cape Elizabeth, Rep.-elect Scott Hamann, D-South Portland, and Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, ranged from charter schools and technology to gridlock in the […]
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Occupying Sandy: Hurricane relief effort relies on South Portland, Scarborough shoppers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Thanksgiving road trips and Black Friday shopping were a common tableau last week. Add stunning scenes of devastation and a truckload of donated supplies, and you have the weekend experienced by several Portland and South Portland residents. Dawn Eve York, Mike Anthony and William Hessian were in the cab of a 26-foot […]
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Construction costs for Brunswick police station lower than expected
BRUNSWICK — The ultimate cost of the new police station could drop after bids from subcontractors were lower than expected, Town Manager Gary Brown said Monday. The winning bids totaled about $4.58 million, Brown said, or more than $52,000 less than an estimate in August. He said the new figure is final until any change […]
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Architect presents preliminary plan for Brunswick schools
BRUNSWICK — One of the architects working on planned renovations at Coffin Elementary School and Brunswick Junior High School on Monday presented the work his firm has done. This is the beginning of the second phase for the school facilities plan, which has received an appropriation of $174,500 from the Town Council. Estimates from the first […]
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Collins staff to hold office hours
PORTLAND — Staffers representing U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will hold local office hours in all 16 Maine counties on Tuesday, Dec. 4. A Collins staff member will be at Falmouth Town Hall from 10-11 a.m., at the Cumberland Town Office from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at South Portland City Hall from 1:30-3 p.m. and at Cape […]
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Correction
The Nov. 15 School Notebook item “Students learn value of service, complete projects” should have referred to Freeport High School.
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Holiday celebrations ahead in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Buckle up the sleighs and fasten the bells – the holidays are coming in a big way over the next two weekends. The annual round of holiday events begins Saturday at 3 p.m. when the Cape Elizabeth Business Association hosts its second Christmas on the Cape event. Sixteen businesses are participating in the […]