Students in SMCC’s class of 2018 ranged in age from 19 to 69 and came from across Maine, 18 other states and 22 foreign countries.
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South Portland council rezones part of planned housing site
The city wants to add affordable places to live, but critics say the project is too large for the dense Thornton Heights neighborhood.
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Gas leak repaired in South Portland rail yard
The fire department responds to a propane gas leak in a railway car at Rigby Yard.
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Crime connected with 2 South Portland motels prompts council to vote to deny them licenses
For the first time in 24 years, Police Chief Ed Googins recommends the licenses be denied, or conditions be imposed on operations.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
State denies Long Creek lawsuit’s claim that guards beat boy, broke his teeth
A lawsuit alleges that after being beaten and losing teeth, the 11-year-old boy received ‘indifferent’ medical care and was not taken to a dentist for 6 days.
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Maine man learns truth of his past: Nuns stole him as a baby from his mother in Ireland
Kevin Battle of South Portland has always known he was adopted. Only recently, as clues emerged about his mysterious birth, did he learn the truth.
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Massachusetts jury finds driver not guilty in 2014 crash that killed Portland theater co-founder
Susan Reilly and her husband, the actor Tony Reilly, who was seriously injured in the crash, were the co-founders and driving force behind the American Irish Repertory Ensemble in Portland.
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Winter moth threat in South Portland halts home-grown plant sale
Fear of spreading the tree-killing insect has forced groups in the city to stop selling plants from local gardens at popular annual events.
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South Portland council advances 42-unit affordable housing project
Members tentatively approve a zoning change for the site of the former St. John the Evangelist Church on Route 1 in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.
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Vehicle crash delays South Portland school bus departures
A crash shut a key section of Broadway, hampering the ability for school bus drivers to traverse the city.