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News in South Portland

The Universal Notebook: The government is us, governor

“The government is what we call ourselves when we agree to work together,” retired U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told an audience at Colby College in Waterville last month. The problem of partisan gridlock in Washington, Frank explained, is not a function of Republicans and ...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 2:50 pm

The View From Away: Laughter is the best medicine (followed closely by therapy and psychotropic meds)

One of the more enlightening aspects of my Canadian adventure, and a reason I will have a soft spot for Canada long after this job ends, is the experience of working without the specter of depression looming over my head all the time. The clinical kind, I mean. I still get plenty of the ga...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Policy Wonk: Balanced tax reform eludes Woodbury, 'Gang of 11'

It is not the boldness of the reforms that is troubling about LD 1496, the set of tax reforms proposed by the so-called "Gang of 11" and its principal architect, Yarmouth independent Sen. Richard Woodbury. It is the breadth of the legislation. The number of moving parts (proposed changes) ...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Forecaster Forum: Putting aside politics to reform Maine's tax code

What happens when one independent, five Democrats and five Republicans decide to leave their politics at the door in the name of Maine’s well being? A chance at real and meaningful reform is created. By now you have probably heard a good deal about the so-called “Gang of 11,&rd...

Rep. Mark Dion, Rep. Sara Gideon and Rep. Amy Volk • Opinion •
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Letter: Keep South Portland parks free of alcohol

South Portland has some very beautiful, alcohol-free parks, beaches and recreation areas. City councilors of the past have seen fit to keep the sale and use of alcohol out of those public areas. As I have talked with citizens about the ordinance change before the City Council to allow alcohol to ...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:50 am

Falmouth Spur turnpike ramps to close Monday

FALMOUTH — The Maine Turnpike Authority will close both southbound ramps connecting to the Falmouth Spur on Monday, May 13, to continue rehabilitating the Exit 52 interchange bridge, which carries Falmouth Spur traffic over the turnpike. The MTA, in a press release Friday, said the c...

• News •
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:50 am

Trena Jean Pinkham, 49: Outgoing, warm and giving

SOUTH PORTLAND — Trena Jean Pinkham, 49, of South Portland, died May 3 at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by her family, after a four-year battle with cancer. She was born in Portland, a daughter of Jack L. and Marlene L. Martz Cribby Sr. She attended local schools and was a 19...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 10, 2013

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...

• Community •
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...

Community •
Friday, May 10, 2013
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