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Letter: Right goal, wrong strategy from Beem

While I agree with Edgar Allen Beem's goal of ending hunger, as expressed in his column of Sept. 12, I believe his solution of a tax on meals at restaurants is not necessarily the best appr...

• Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012

Letter: South Portland rep backs Hamann

As term limits prevent me from seeking re-election, I would like to encourage the voters of House District 123 to support Scott Hamann as their new state representative. Scott embodies all the qualities that I would love to see in my representative, and he will make sure that the voices of the ci...

• Opinion •
Monday, September 24, 2012

Southern Meetings: Sept. 21-27

Cape Elizabeth

Community •
Friday, September 21, 2012

Milton F. Farnsworth, 93: Man of service, many talents

CAPE ELIZABETH — Milton F. Farnsworth, 93, of Cape Elizabeth, died Sept. 13 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born in Jonesport on Nov. 3, 1918, to Clara Dunning and Lester Farnsworth. Farnsworth graduated from Jonesport High School in 1936 and joined the Civilian Con...

Obituaries •
Friday, September 21, 2012

Senate District 7 candidates contrast on energy, business, welfare

CAPE ELIZABETH — It's been rapid turnover for voters in state Senate District 7, which will elect a senator Nov. 6 for the third time in two years. State Sen. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth, who won a special election in the district in May, is not seeking re-election because she is ...

Will Graff • News •
Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 9:30 am

South Portland traffic, parking revision heads to final vote

SOUTH PORTLAND — A one-block section of Ocean Street is now a vote away from becoming a one-way street with angled parking, after a City Council vote Monday night. The 6-1 council vote, with Councilor Rosemarie De Angelis opposed, paves the way for convertin...

Will Graff • News •
Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 8:20 am

South Portland Police Beat: Sept. 21

Arrests 9/8 at 1:01 a.m. Irina I. Kostenyuk, 26, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of operating under the influence. 9/8 at 4:02 a.m. Donald Leclair, 37, of Standish, was arrested o...

Police Beat •
Thursday, September 20, 2012

South Portland launches 2nd public preschool program

SOUTH PORTLAND — Some furniture was still on order, and the first bus was about 30 minutes late, but the expansion of the city's preschool program was met with enthusiasm and energy Sept. 10 at James O. Kaler Elementary School. Parents who put their children on the bus and then came ...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:20 am

Arts Calendar: Sept. 19-30

Greater Portland Auditions/call for art Yarmouth Art Festival accepting entries through Sept. 21. Painting, sculpture, photography, etching and digital media; from any artist 18 and older who maintains a residence in Maine. $15 per ...

Lifestyle •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

King cites $900M tax-break program as a job creator

HALLOWELL — The No. 1 issue on voters’ minds this year is jobs.

John Christie and Naomi Schalit, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting • News •
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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