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South Portland Police Beat: Dec. 14

Arrests 12/1 at 2:04 a.m. Benjamin E. Wilson, 24, of Cumberland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Michael Armstrong on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 12/1 at 7:11 p.m. Phiel Y. Waddell, 35, of South Portland, was arr...

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Rain can't dampen holiday spirit in South Portland

The lights in Mill Creek Park are lit and a horse-drawn wagon takes visitors around the block at Holiday Fest in South Portland on Friday, Dec. 7. Despite rainy weather, the annual event attracted hundreds of people.

• News •
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm

New Public Works HQ tops South Portland council's priorities for 2013

SOUTH PORTLAND — Big goals are fine, Brunswick consultant Craig Freshley told city councilors Monday night, but defining them clearly and defining what is needed to achieve them is even better. At the end of a two-hour workshop held at the South Portland Community Center, councilors ...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Comic relief

Dayton resident Melanie Sughrue donates to a Salvation Army kettle outside the Christmas Tree Shops in South Portland last Friday afternoon as comics Bob Marley, center, and Tim Sample thank her for her contribution. Marley and Sample pitched in to rings bells outside the store and help the Salva...

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 11:50 am

Homeless student transportation strains school budgets

PORTLAND — It's a scene vividly described last month by South Portland School Superintendent Suzanne Godin. "If you go out on I-295 between 7 and 7:15 a.m., you will see lines of school buses heading north," Godin said during a joint workshop of city councilors and school board membe...

David Harry • News •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:20 am

Community Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

• Lifestyle •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Out & About: Monster and magician top holiday fare

Holiday A&E fare takes some unusual forms this week. Most intriguing is an original play, “The Legend of the Golem,” written by longtime Portland theater activist Michael Levine. The Golem is a benevolent monster-like creature who saved thousands of Jews in 16th-century Eur...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm

Judge: South Portland store discriminated against customer

SOUTH PORTLAND — Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Nancy Mills awarded a $123,000 judgment to a woman who was discriminated against while trying to shop at a Maine Mall jewelry store. Portland resident Ryishisa Morris, who is African-American and Native American, sued Piercing...

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Monday, December 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm
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