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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Community News – Paint for Preservation puts out call for artists
Annual three-day plein air event raises money for land conservation in Cape Elizabeth.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Obituary – Theodore Searles
Theodore A. Searles (Teddy, Ted), of Coles Hill Road, passed away at his home peacefully with family by his side. Born Oct. 8, 1941, to Theodore W. and Natalie Perkins-Searles. His mother was in the hospital giving birth to him while his soon-to-be dad and brothers were moving them into the home that his dad […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Community News – York County Audubon hosts loon expert
York County Audubon announced that it will host Dr. James Paruk, “one of the world’s experts on loons” for a Zoom program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. According to a Feb. 3 news release from York County Audubon, “Paruk, professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s College, is considered one of the world’s experts on […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Guest Column – Kennebunk deserves quality street lighting
Kennebunk citizens may not be aware that the town has been on a program to convert its existing street lights – mostly high pressure sodium – but also a few mercury vapor and incandescent ones – to light emitting diode (LED) lights to save the town’s carbon footprint and electricity cost by 40 to 60 […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Our Sustainable City – Support our circular economy; We’re hiring
The South Portland Office of Sustainability is hiring. We’re seeking an energetic and environmentally conscious waste reduction intern to assist the sustainability program manager with the launch of our new South Portland Electric Tool Library and to help manage the city’s Swap Shop. The electric tool library is a new edition to South Portland’s sustainability […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Hidden Stories featured at University of Southern Maine
Art show spotlights the works of Kate Cheney Chappell and Annie Lee-Zimerle.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Obituary – Helen Newton
Helen Leone Pratt Newton, of West Kennebunk, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. She was born in Easton, New York, in 1936, daughter of Forrest and Eva Pratt. She graduated from Greenwich (New York) High School and Cornell University’s then College of Home Economics, and later received a master’s from the College of Saint […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
A Window on the Past – Sewers and sewage collection in South Portland
When you live in a city, sewers are a critical need which is often taken for granted. I’ve always wondered what the sewers were like under the streets of South Portland, and how the system works in conjunction with the sewage treatment plant. I thought it would be interesting to document the history of sewage […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Community News – Riley family creates scholarship for hospitality management students at SMCC
Southern Maine Community College announced Monday, Jan. 30 that Dayna and Sean Riley, of Maine Course Hospitality Group, have created an endowment to establish the Riley Family Scholarship. The scholarship will provide financial assistance and support to Southern Maine Community College Hospitality Management students annually. Dayna and Sean Riley have spent 40 years in the […]
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Our Sustainable City – Bird safe cities
This week, we’re introducing you to BirdSafe Maine, a collaboration between Maine Audubon, the Portland Society for Architecture, and the University of Southern Maine. Through volunteer work and advocacy, this collaboration addresses the issue of bird glass strikes here in Maine, contributing to an international community of nonprofit organizations working to protect the lives of […]
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