City officials are working on a plan to fight the invasive insect, while state entomologists plant cocoons of flies they hope will attack the moth caterpillars next spring.
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South Portland urges federal judge to halt company’s lawsuit over oil pipeline
The city is fighting to defend an ordinance that effectively blocks future use of an underground pipeline to export Canadian oil through the city’s waterfront.
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Posted inHomegrown, Source
Sand jewelry brings back those summertime memories
If your life’s a beach, preserve part of it in one of Kate Clark’s necklaces or bracelets.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mainers honor veterans with parades, ceremonies
Attendees brave the cold and wind at Veterans Day events in Portland and South Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
South Portland police searching for man who robbed Circle K at gunpoint
The robbery occurred at 10:18 p.m. Sunday at the Main Street location.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
South Portland burglary suspect rode the bus to rob homes, police say
Large quantities of jewelry and other stolen items have been recovered at local pawnshops, secondhand dealers, and even in a dumpster, police say.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
SWAT team responds to South Portland store where man allegedly brandished gun
The Circle K/Irving on Westbrook Street was evacuated and roads were closed in the area during the incident Sunday evening.
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LGBTQ rights group seeks report on conditions at Long Creek juvenile facility
One year after the suicide of a transgender teen at the facility, Boston-based GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, or GLAD, files a request under Maine’s Freedom of Access Act.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland flips switches on new solar array
The field of photovoltaic panels is considered the largest municipal solar project in the state.
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Radar outages prompt change in Jetport flight patterns – and noise complaints
When the Portland International Jetport loses its FAA radar in Gray, airliners must take off over densely populated neighborhoods in South Portland.