SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) — More Tim Hortons restaurants are closing in Maine, and employees say they were caught off guard. The company told CBS 13 it decided to close locations in Maine and New York. It’s still unclear exactly how many stores are closing, but at least two locations in Maine are shut down. Employees […]
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South Portland weighs moratorium on propane storage
SOUTH PORTLAND — Concerned neighbors who live near Rigby Yard, where a $3 million liquid petroleum gas storage facility is proposed, urged city councilors Wednesday to halt the project by enacting a six-month moratorium on the planning process. A second workshop to continue the discussion was set for Monday, Nov. 9. More than one councilor […]
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Grover Lance
1937 – 2015 OCALA, Fla. — Grover Lance passed peacefully at Hampton Manor in Ocala, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, where he had been a resident for the previous eight months. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. He was born in Murphysboro, Ill., Jan 19, 1937, the son of James and Mina Lance. Grover Joined […]
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Gary L. Darling
1950 – 2015 SOUTH PORTLAND — Gary L. Darling of South Portland transitioned on to heaven, surrounded by his loving family, after his courageous battle with cancer ended on Sunday, Sept. 20. He was born on April 6, 1950, in Portland to Louis A. and Anita M. (Violette) Darling. Much to his disappointment, he was […]
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South Portland small-lot owner wins case, can build home
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three Maine residents who took a complaint about the size of a neighbor’s lot all the way to the state’s highest court have lost. Court records say Mary Campbell, Maureen Conroy and Edward Conroy appealed the issuance of a permit that allowed neighbor Kay Loring to build a small single-family home in […]
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South Portland moves ahead on 5-cent fee on plastic bags
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a 5-cent fee on single-use shopping bags and a ban on the use of polystyrene food containers. The fee would apply to paper and plastic bags at any retail store that primarily sells food products. Only retailers whose sales of food or drink items are less than 2 percent […]
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Robert M. Simpson
1958 – 2015 AUBURN — Robert M. Simpson passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 7, surrounded by his loving family. Rob was born in Portland, attended South Portland schools and went on to the University of New Hampshire on a full baseball scholarship. In 1979, Rob married his high school sweetheart, Anne Dyro, and raised […]
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Vehicles collide at Routes 133 and 156 intersection
JAY — A two-vehicle collision Friday slowed traffic at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156 at Bean’s Corner. Randall Pollis, 16, of Wilton was driving a 1999 BMW on Route 156 and was crossing Route 133 when he collided with a 2003 Jeep driven by Steven Blanchard, 59, of South Portland, who was traveling […]
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South Portland brewery aims for October launch
SOUTH PORTLAND — An auto technician, a landscape contractor and a state government employee walk into a bar. The framework of an otherwise overused joke describes the inception of the Fore River Brewing Co., except the bar is an old salt storage shed that would require renovation and an expansion and the punchline has yet […]