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South Portland Police Beat: Jan. 18

Arrests 1/5 at 10:34 a.m. Sarah Blanchard, 27, of South Portland, was arrested on John Roberts Road by Officer Scott Corbett on a charge of violating probation. 1/5 at 1:31 p.m. Alvin E. Shephard, 51, of Portland, was arrested on Broadway by Offic...

Police Beat •
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Panel seeks input for safer biking, walking in South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — On Monday morning, Michael and Elijah Esposito approached the traffic lights at the intersection of Broadway, Waterman Drive and the approach to Casco Bay Bridge. Michael pressed the button for a walk signal. Elijah sat snug in his stroller. The walk signal came, and...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Auditor praises financial operations at South Portland schools

SOUTH PORTLAND — While School Board members brace themselves for a difficult budget process for the next fiscal year, the accountant who audited current finances praised School Department operations during Monday's meeting. Hank Farrah, a principal of Runyon Kersteen Ouellette, said ...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 3:00 pm

SMCC hosts small business conference

SOUTH PORTLAND — Area business leaders will gather at 8 a.m. Jan. 25 at Southern Maine Community College for a conference designed to help new businesses start and existing businesses grow. The first Launch or Grow Small Business Success Conference will be held at the SMCC Entreprene...

News •
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Experts warn Mainers about flood-damaged cars

LEWISTON — It's shiny, runs like a dream and the price is fantastically low. Frankly, you're pretty sure you've hit the used car jackpot. But experts warn that some of the cars flooded during this fall's Hurricane Sandy are now starting to make their way onto the market. In Ma...

Lindsay Tice, Sun Journal • News •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 10:00 am

People & Business

Grants The Portland Performing Arts Festival recently received a $4,000 grant from the Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation in support of the expansion of the festival's activities in 2013.

Community •
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Community Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 1/16 Keep ME Warm fundraiser, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Gelato Fiasco, 425 Fore St., Portland and 74 Maine St., Brunswick, all profits from sales go toward Keep ME Warm.

Community •
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Arts Calendar Jan. 16-29

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Musica de Filia, auditions for several all-female choirs, Jan. 2-22, 550 Forest Ave., Portland, 807-2158. Books & Authors Friday 1/18

Lifestyle •
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Abby's Road: Gone skating

Parenting was hard even for Albert Einstein. I mean, he is the man who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Clearly, he had that breakthrough after commanding “indoor voices!” and hearing no reduction in volume. I don't underst...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:20 am

The Universal Notebook: The governor flunketh

Gov. Paul LePage has nothing but contempt for public education, public school teachers and administrators and public school students. A man possessed of the worst combination of ignorance and arrogance, he seems to have no idea of the damage he does every time he opens his big mouth and badmouths...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:10 am
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