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News in South Portland

Amnesty program brings 10 percent return

SOUTH PORTLAND — A two-month effort to retrieve outstanding parking fines netted almost $9,500 for city coffers before it concluded last Thursday. South Portland Deputy Finance Director Kristie Bradbury reported the amnesty period, which allowed for payment of outstanding parking tic...

News •
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 11:40 am

Tar sands subject of South Portland Council workshop

SOUTH PORTLAND — The public is invited to a City Council workshop next week on the potential impact of importing Canadian "tar sands" oil into the city. The workshop is at 6 p.m., Monday, March 11, at the Community Center, 21 Nelson Road. Representatives of city-based Portland P...

News •
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 11:40 am

South Portland Police Beat: March 8

Arrests 2/23 at 12:29 a.m. Allison Richardson, 32, of Portland, was arrested on Highland Avenue by Officer Kevin Gerrish on a charge of operating after revocation for being a habitual offender. 2/23 at 2:28 a.m. Linda Dy, 23, of Westbrook, was arr...

Police Beat •
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Top picks: Jewel, Cherish the Ladies

Female musicians take the top two spots on this week’s picks of the tix. The top act is Jewel, a singer-songwriter who has sold multiple millions of records over the past 18 years. She will play Merrill Auditorium this Sunday.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:10 pm

Local author chronicles her "food frenzy"

FALMOUTH — After struggling with “food frenzy,” a local woman is hoping her new book helps others cope with the confusing world of food. Susan Lebel Young, the author of “Food Fix: Ancient Nourishment for Modern Hungers,” was born and raised in Falmouth a...

Amber Cronin • News •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:40 am

Community Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Benefits Thursday 3/7 Taking Action to Make a Change: Service Learning Dinner Benefit, 7-9 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport, 865-4706 ext. 307.

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

People and Business

Recognition Waynflete School math, business and personal finance teacher Steve Kautz was announced as the first-ever recipient of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award. He was also the coach of Maine’s First New England Federal Reserve Cu...

Community •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Arts Calendar March 6-19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 3/6 Teen graphic novel club: "American Born Chinese," 3 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773. Brown Bag L...

Lifestyle •
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Letter: Access to health care should be guaranteed

Access to health care should be guaranteed to all citizens. Bruce LeClaire argued in a letter that government-run health care is inefficient...

• Opinion •
Monday, March 4, 2013

Letter: Legislature drops the ball on special interests

Thank you for printing Orlando Delogu’s columns exposing the issue of corporate welfare in our state. I do not want to subsidize bi...

• Opinion •
Monday, March 4, 2013
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