Maine Green Power targets the city as the next area to expand the state’s effort to subsidize renewable energy generation.
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Driver charged in South Portland car-crash death pleads not guilty
William Blanchard, 19, is charged with manslaughter in the September 2018 crash that killed a 20-year-old man from Wilton.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
South Portland fire leaves 1 homeless
SOUTH PORTLAND — A fire that displaced one tenant Aug. 5 happened in a building that is exempt from the city’s sprinkler requirement. The building at the Kingswood Condominiums, which includes the two largest structures in the city, isn’t required to have sprinklers because it was built in 1972, before the city’s fire and protection […]
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South Portland library increases hours
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city’s public library will expand its hours as part of an effort to increase community outreach programming. Starting Aug. 18, the main library at 482 Broadway will be open on Mondays. The branch library, at 155 Wescott Road, will be open six days a week, from 1-5 p.m. Sunday through Friday. […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Flag reaches final resting place, in memory of a soldier
A movie depicting World War I prompts a search for a home for a relic of a great-uncle’s service.
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Driver injured when vehicle strikes parked car, rolls over in South Portland
The accident took place in front of DiPietro’s Market around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Watch: Humorous ‘Duckasaurus’ video has serious message in South Portland
The public service announcement is a humorous take on 1950s sci-fi monster movies, but its goal is to promote a new ban on feeding waterfowl and gulls.
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Maine Voices: Hard work of dedicated Long Creek staff unfairly overlooked
The Press Herald Editorial Board keeps taking swipes at people who help youths with no other place to go.
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South Portland plans crackdown on short-term-rental scofflaws
Eight months after voters approved rules for rentals promoted on websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway, city officials are preparing to take action against 62 operators who appear to be breaking the law.
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State admits it was wrong to resist federal crackdown on oil tank pollution
From 2011 to this year, the Maine DEP sided with oil companies and ignored Environmental Protection Agency attempts to rein in hazardous emissions from tanks in South Portland and Searsport.