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News in South Portland

David A. Swanson, 64

SOUTH PORTLAND — David A. Swanson, 64, of South Portland, died peacefully May 4 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Swanson was born July 12, 1948, in Portland, a son of Carl E. and Elizabeth J. Swanson. He was educated in South Portland schools and gradua...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 10, 2013

Southern School Notebook: May 10

Scarborough, Westbrook student volunteers honored in D.C. Two students from southern Maine, Katherine Elliott, 18, of Scarborough, and Marissa Bates, 10, of Westbrook, were recently honored in Washington, D.C., for their outstanding volunteer service. At the 18th annual presentation of t...

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Southern Meetings: May 10-16

Cape Elizabeth Mon.  5/13  4 p.m.  Library Planning Committee  TML Mon.  5/13  7 p.m.  Town Council  TH Tues.  5/14  6 p.m.  Conservation Commission Special Meeting  TH Tues.  5/14  7 p.m.  Co...

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Friday, May 10, 2013

South Portland High School graduate remembered as kind, ambitious

SOUTH PORTLAND — Kim Lim, a 2010 South Portland High School graduate and University of Southern Maine junior, died April 28 in a hiking accident in the Philippines. In a news release, USM President Theodora Kalikow said Lim, 20, was studying at Sogang University in South Korea. He we...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:20 am

South Portland councilors call for 1st hearing on 'nuisance' properties

SOUTH PORTLAND — A Thornton Heights homeowner said he is working hard to clean up his Wythburn Road yard and complete home renovations, but he will have to present his case to the City Council at a June 3 public hearing. Craig A. Patterson, 53, of 119 Wythburn Road, became the first ...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:10 am

Kaler community responds: State grade 'blatantly not reflective' of South Portland school

Kaler Elementary School fifth-grader Chelsea Morin explains an ecosystem food chain at "Kalerbration" last week in South Portland. The event highlighted the school's project-based learning methods, and coincided with the state's release of a public school report card that gave the school a failin...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 9:30 am

South Portland Police Beat: May 10

Arrests 4/27 at 3:24 a.m. Ha Luong, 55, of South Portland, was arrested on Lawn Avenue by Officer Jeff Levesque on charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence criminal threatening. 4/27 at 4:49 p.m. A 16-year-old male, of South Portland, w...

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bug Light kite fest takes flight May 18

SOUTH PORTLAND — The fourth annual Bug Light Kite Festival will fill the skies over Bug Light Park from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Members of Noreasters Kite Club and Kites Over New England will also hold a workshop and help with kite assembly and repairs. Kites will be so...

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11:10 am

'Bark for Life' coming to South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — The fight against cancer will be waged on two and four legs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the first American Cancer Society Bark for Life at Bug Light Park. The noncompetitive dog...

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11:10 am

Preschool registration set for S.P. schools

SOUTH PORTLAND — Parents of children in neighborhoods served by Waldo T. Skillin and Frank I. Brown elementary schools can learn more about and register for preschool programs at a 6-7 p.m. meeting at the Opportunity Alliance, 50 Lydia Lane, in Brick Hill, on May 16. For more informa...

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11:10 am
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