SOUTH PORTLAND — The Boston law firm Foley Hoag will defend South Portland against a lawsuit filed last month by Portland Pipe Line Corp. The City Council unanimously approved the hiring Monday night. In the nine-count lawsuit, Portland Pipe Line and American Waterways Operators allege the city’s Clear Skies Ordinance, enacted last August, unconstitutionally limits […]
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American Idol contestant, others displaced by apartment fire
SOUTH PORTLAND — People living on the top floor of a two-unit apartment on Ocean Street were cooking Sunday morning and somehow started a fire that displace them, and the people living below them, including American Idol contestant Cherry Lemonade. The fire was reported at 10:05 p.m. at 143 Ocean St., and when firefighters arrived […]
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Three Weathervane Restaurants in Maine to close
Four Weathervane Restaurant locations, including three in Maine, have decided to close their doors, according to a statement released Monday. Restaurants in Brewer, Waterville, South Portland and Bedford, New Hampshire, will be closing, according to the statement. “My family and I are sorry to have to make this difficult decision and truly appreciate the hard […]
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Kaci Hickox explains what it’s like to treat Ebola victims
SOUTH PORTLAND — Much of the world has seen the photos of peering from a tent outside a New Jersey hospital. But on Tuesday evening, the Maine nurse shared images of herself in a tent she entered willingly, where she treated Ebola patients at the heart of the devastating outbreak in West Africa. Hickox, who […]
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LePage: Critics of new service building should ‘get over it’
The new 75,000-square-foot structure, which cost approximately $10 million, will consolidate the regional offices of the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education, now housed in several buildings in downtown Portland. The appeal of consolidating agencies under one roof is to make the services more accessible for […]
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South Portland approves marijuana use
SOUTH PORTLAND — Voters in South Portland have voted to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Ballot initiatives in South Portland and Lewiston call for the cities to allow adults ages 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana without facing any penalty. South Portland voters approved the measure Tuesday, while Lewiston defeated […]
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Coast Guard rescues three after sailboat capsizes in Portland Harbor
SOUTH PORTLAND — A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued three people Sunday afternoon after their sailboat capsized in Portland Harbor. The people aboard the 19-foot sailboat told rescuers they had been tacking, or changing direction, by Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland a little before 1 p.m., when a gust of wind caught them […]
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Laura Gagne
1918 – 2014 LEWISTON—Laura Gagne, 96, formerly of 20 Owen St., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 25, at d’Youville Pavilion with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston on March 9, 1918, the daughter of William Sutton and Marie Denis Sutton. She was educated in local schools and was married in 1940 […]
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South Portland voters to decide on legalizing marijuana
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — South Portland’s City Council has voted to place a measure on the November ballot that would legalize possession of marijuana. The council voted unanimously Monday night to put the question on the ballot. The measure would make it legal for people 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of […]
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South Portland City Council bans tar sands
SOUTH PORTLAND — South Portland made history Monday night when the City Council voted 6-1 to pass a land-use ordinance meant to prevent the bulk loading of tar sands oil on the city’s waterfront. It makes South Portland the first municipality in the country to ban tar sands, and sets a major regional and national […]