Only one property was registered, inspected and licensed in the first two weeks – a single-family waterfront home near Willard Beach offering hosted stays overlooking Casco Bay.
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With bills due and paychecks in doubt, Maine Coast Guard families see shutdown as ‘big slap in the face’
Several hundred Coast Guard employees won’t get paid on schedule Tuesday if the government shutdown drags on, and that has many feeling disrespected.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
South Portland’s approval of 1st marijuana store uncovers lost history
The SeaWeed Co. will build a recreational-use marijuana store near the Maine Mall on a site that could be the resting place of Revolutionary War soldiers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Anthem promotes industry veteran to Maine commercial business president
Denise McDonough has more than 20 years in the health insurance industry.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
South Portland to change controversial proficiency-based grading at high school
The change will take effect in the 2019-2020 school year, a decision that followed increasing complaints about the accuracy, fairness and complexity of the system adopted four years ago.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Meth was mailed to suspect in South Portland standoff, authorities say
A criminal complaint filed by a U.S. postal inspector includes two felony counts against Patrick Clark, 52, of South Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Source
South Portland forming municipal coalition to back pro-solar legislation, energy-saving construction
The coalition would push for an overhaul of ‘outdated energy policies at the state level that have not kept pace with progress’ when it comes to practices that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
Posted inMaine, News
Bill seeks to reduce state reliance on Long Creek Youth Development Center
Legislator Michael Brennan is calling for a task force to offer practices that phase out the need for the youth incarceration facility in South Portland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Standoff in South Portland occurred after execution of federal search warrant
The warrant was obtained by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency official says.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Person barricaded in South Portland apartment taken into custody
The standoff began when police executed a ‘high-risk’ search warrant at the Kings Wood Park complex on Route 1, which officials believed might contain hazardous chemicals.