News in South Portland

As college-bound traffic increases, so does concern in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — Growing enrollment has made Southern Maine Community College a popular education choice over the last decade, but school success is adding to traffic woes on nearby Broadway. A community forum at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the SMCC Culinary Arts Building at 80 Fort Road wi...

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Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 11:30 am

South Portland branch library to close during repairs

SOUTH PORTLAND — The public library branch at 155 Wescott Road will be closed from Monday, Oct. 15, through at least the middle of November while the pedestrian bridges leading to library entrances are replaced. Library Director Kevin Davis said the closure is the best way to ensure ...

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Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 11:00 am

South Portland-Cape Elizabeth House race draws 3 candidates

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Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 10:50 am

South Portland Police Beat: Oct. 12

Arrests 9/30 at 1:04 a.m. Alejandro E. Urias, 32, of Kent, Wash., was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Jeffrey Warren on a charge of operating without a license.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

2 challengers hope to unseat South Portland incumbent in House District 122

SOUTH PORTLAND — As he seeks his third term in Maine House District 122, Democratic Rep. Terry Morrison is challenged by a "traditional conservative" Republican and an independent candidate. Morrison, 41, is an unmarried manager of a Portland inn who defeated Republican Howard Farr i...

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Former police officer challenges South Portland incumbent in House District 124

SOUTH PORTLAND — Both candidates in the Maine House District 124 election – retired police Officer Kevin Battle and incumbent Rep. Bryan Kaenrath – emphasize experience and their ability to work with others as what makes them stand out. Democrat Kaenrath, 29, of Barb...

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Remembering fallen firefighters

The Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band leads Portland firefighters past the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association memorial Oct. 7 at Forest City Cemetery in South Portland, at the conclusion of the annual service in honor of firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The monument was erected in 1913 a...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 9:10 am

Unsung Hero: Gary Fogg of Topsham, maintaining trails and forging connections

TOPSHAM — Gary Fogg is a Renaissance man, and he believes that every citizen has a duty to be informed about history, government, religion and science. He’s a maverick who spent a year between high school and college working minimum-wage jobs and driving a 1967 Volkswagen bug a...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 7:50 am

People and Business

Representatives from the Maine Red Cross Midcoast Chapter, serving part of Cumberland County and all of Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, recently joined with the state's four additional chapters and representatives from the Maine Cr...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Joyce K. Yankowsky, 76: A lover of books, movie trivia

PORTLAND— Joyce K. (Elliott) Yankowsky, 76, died at Mercy Hospital on Oct. 5 following years of declining health. Most recently she was a resident at the South Portland Nursing Home. She was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in South Portland.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012