South Portland News

Published: Nov 05, 2009 6:10 am - By Randy Billings SOUTH PORTLAND a ' The City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a two-year contract with firefighters, who will not receive across-the-board raises, but gained a no-layoff clause.

10/29 at 10:26 p.m. Pressley Neil, 41, was arrested on a warrant on Anthoine Street by Officer Jeffrey Pooler.

Supporters of a gay marriage law rejected by voters took heart Wednesday in the 47 percent they received in a referendum that drew a turnout close to what's seen in a presidential election year.

Its smack dab in the middle of four of the busiest roads in South Portland, and for years parents say students at Brown Elementary School have taken their lives in their hands going to and from school.

Pet owners in South Portland can continue taking their dogs to a local beach after voters rejected a proposal that would have banned dogs there for much of the year.

Saturday was Howl-o-ween for dogs and their owners at Willard Beach in South Portland.

More than one hundred No On One volunteers gathered in a basement on Commercial Street Saturday morning to prepare for a long day.

SOUTH PORTLAND a ' The state Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices on Nov.

Isabel Stock, 6, a first-grader at Dyer Elementary School in South Portland, poses with the 90-pound pumpkin she grew with her family.

SOUTH PORTLAND a ' Two months ago, Anna Bulger could go to the bowling alley, rent a pair of shoes, play a few strings, socialize with friends and pay the cashier without too much of a problem.

A developer won approval from the South Portland Planning Board on Tuesday to redevelop the Wyndham Hotel property on Maine Mall Road, across from the mall's main entrance.

Frank Gifford of South Portland prepares the Lydia & Maya, a groundfishing vessel in port at the Portland Fish Exchange pier, for a new paint job on Friday.

Jean Maginnis, Maine Center For Creativity executive director, applies the first stroke of paint on Oct.

Share + Oct 25, 2009 10:05 am US/Eastern SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine Supporters of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights referendum question have filed a complaint with the state ethics commission over a mailer sent out by the city of South Portland urging residents to vote against two referendums on November's ballot.

A man from Portland is accused of being part of a group responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of DVDs from Target stores in Biddeford, South Portland and Topsham.

SOUTH PORTLAND a ' Incumbent Michael Eastman, who died in September, is the only School Board candidate on the District 3 ballot.

CAPE ELIZABETHA a ' Voters will elect four town councilors on Nov. 3 and have seven candidates to choose from.

A national transportation organization says Maine faces a huge funding shortfall in the coming decade to address the state's most critical transportation needs.

Police in two southern Maine communities say their weekend drug drop-off netted thousands of old and unused medications.

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