South Portland - Cape Elizabeth Sentry

27/12/2024

27/12/2024

A $116 million referendum was soundly rejected by voters in 2022 and a $94.7 million one was narrowly defeated in November.

27/12/2024

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by excessive packaging waste, you are not alone. Maine has been a leader in enacting Extended Producer Responsibility or “product stewardship” laws, which have a proven track record of saving taxpayer dollars, reducing waste and protecting our environment. Un...

27/12/2024

When we look back at Portland Harbor news in the early 1900s, there are a few local divers who stand out. The term “submarine diver” was what they called themselves back then, using the term sub-marine to mean “under water.” These divers were not like the scuba divers that we think of today....

25/12/2024

Hello, hello, hello and Yuletide greetings to all. Last week, I gave myself the present of writing down some notes, a quick sketch if you will, of my ideal community. I had more to say – so I am keeping that rolling right through the holiday season up to the end of the year. OK, […]

24/12/2024

The development would consist of 60 affordable units for people 55 and older in one building and another 36 units of workforce housing spread across three buildings.

20/12/2024

At South Portland Historical Society, we recently received donations of several items related to Capt. Irving Anderson and his family. Among the items are Irving’s telescope and his gorgeous Bacon Professional FF five-string banjo. Let’s take a look at this interesting Ferry Village man and his ...

18/12/2024

Several dramatic games already in the books.

18/12/2024

The South Portland City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to hire an owner's representative for the project to consolidate municipal departments in the building.

18/12/2024

Due to popular demand, an adult learn-to-play pond hockey program is offered this year.

18/12/2024

Stags close on a 30-9 run to prevail, 66-44, stay undefeated.

18/12/2024

Reigning champion, new-look Stags ride 26 points from junior Kylie Lamson, prevail in battle of unbeatens, 57-47.

18/12/2024

Here we are in mid-December. Everyone doing OK? I hope all of you are getting an ample supply of cookies, eggnog and merriment. I have decided to give myself the gift of using this space to sketch out my ideal community. Right here, in black and white, the way I wish life would be. Now, […]

16/12/2024

Red Riots close game on a 16-2 run to prevail, 51-32, earn a measure of revenge from last year's playoff ouster.

12/12/2024

We pick up where we left off last week in our story about the Depression-era jobs program and the resulting Electrical Building in Mill Creek. During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a program known as the Civil Works Administration. This short-lived, job-creation progra...

11/12/2024

The $1.5 million purchase will use money from the city's Open Space Fund, created by voters in 2021, which is designated for purchasing land for conservation or providing open space with public access.