Some residents say short-term rentals are driving up home prices, turning houses into hotels and changing the character of their neighborhoods.
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Wave of immigrants brings ‘richness,’ rapid change to Maine’s classrooms
Data reflect how racial diversity that was initially clustered in bigger cities like Portland and Lewiston is moving into smaller towns and suburbs.
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Posted inMaine, News
South Portland school bus driver battling cancer gets an uplifting surprise
Jamie Creamer wipes away tears and declares ‘Now I feel awesome’ as the high school marching band plays outside his hospital window and a convoy of buses passes nearby.
Posted inMaine, News
Red’s Dairy Freeze helps with directions, marks the seasons – and now, can hang from your tree
The South Portland Historical Society has previously made ornaments of more traditional landmarks like Fisherman’s Point, Bug Light and the city’s World War II-era shipyards.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s Catholic bishop shocks parishioners with details of priest’s affair with employee
Bishop Robert Deeley informs church members in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland that retired Monsignor Michael Henchal is living with a former church administrator.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Avesta Housing pitches 64-unit mixed-use project in West End of South Portland
The $13 million mixed-use building is being developed on the site of a popular neighborhood variety store known for its Vietnamese soups and sandwiches.
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Casco Bay Bridge reopened to traffic after morning crash
Traffic is reportedly moving both ways across the span.
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South Portland joins battle against tree-killing winter moths
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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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.