South Portland, ME Other News

American Officials Well Represented at IIHF Events This Season

Published May 25, 2023 09:45PM

American Officials Well Represented at IIHF Events This Season

Peter Schlittenhardt, JP Waleski and Riley Yerkovich served at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Moncton and Halifax, Canada from December 26, 2022 to January 5, 2023. Schlittenhardt and Waleski were both on the ice at the 2022 Under-18 Men’s World Championship, while this marked the first “A” pool event for Yerkovich.

Additionally, Nolan Bloyer and Shane Gustafson served as officials at the 2023 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship from April 20-30 in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland. The tournament marked the ... Read more

April shooting was self-inflicted, South Portland police say

Police are no longer investigating an April 12 shooting on B Street in South Portland after determining the victim’s gunshot wounds were self-inflicted.

“We do not think it’s suspicious anymore,” South Portland Police Lt. Chris T ... Read more

Maine Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Clients

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sean O’Hare, age 55, of South Portland, Maine, was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud his tax preparation clients. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Ketty Larco-Ward, I ... Read more

Charlotte Ranked #8 Best Places to Live in U.S.

ratedas one of the greatest locations to live in America.

Charlotte was placed eighth overall on the list of the finest cities to live in 2023-24. Also, U.S. News & World ranked the Queen City #62 best place to retire and #2 best place t ... Read more

Memorial Day parades planned in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough

Published May 24, 2023 08:47PM

Memorial Day Parades and other observances will be held Monday in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.

South Portland’s parade will start from the Southern Maine Community College parking lot at the north end of Broadway at 10:30. It will travel down Broadway to the Veteran’s Monument, across the street from Frank I. Brown Middle School, in Mill Creek Park where a recognition service will take place.

Cape Elizabeth’s parade begins at 9 a.m. at the middle school, turns right on to Scott Dyer Road, turns ... Read more

Ocean temperatures much lower than summerlike air temps

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — As warm weather rolls in this weekend, it’s hard to resist the urge to go to the beach. But just because the air temperature is unusually warm, that doesn’t mean the water is safe enough to swim in just yet.

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Rev. Patton Heeds A New Call

Rev. Alison Patton — the Saugatuck Congregational Church pastor, and an outspoken advocate for social justice throughout the broader Westport community — will leave her pulpit this summer.

After more than a decade leading the histori ... Read more

Tasker Payment Gateways LLC Celebrates 8 Years of BBB Accred

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For 20 years, Tasker Payment Gateways LLC has been a reliable partner for high-risk e-commerce businesses, offering payment gateway integrations and merchant account recommendations to USA-based tac ... Read more