South Portland, Maine

• Food on stove cause of Westbrook fire
  

  A fire Wednesday in a four-unit apartment building that injured one man and left some tenants without a place to live was caused by food left on a stove, said the city's fire inspector A Westbrook firefighter opens up a wall to see if fire has spread behind a kitchen stove at the scene of a blaze on Brown Street on Wednesday.

• Letter: South Portland Food Cupboard says thanks
  

  When we started, the South Portland Food Cupboard never imagined we would have so many visitors.

• Thieves grab $160,000 in jewelry at mall store
  

  Two people blocked the view of clerks while a third person accessed a display case, police say.

• Investigators say South Portland motel fire caused by propane leak
  

  A leaky propane tank caused a fire that burned four rooms at the Knights Inn Motel in South Portland.

• Babies sought for Alfond scholarships
  

  Eligible Maine babies and their families are invited to come to the Holiday Inn on Main Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to apply for a $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant.

• Police: Jewelry theft suspects spotted in Auburn
  

  Police in South Portland say three suspects wanted in a jewelry theft at the G.M. Pollack store at the Maine Mall were spotted at another area jewelry store.

• Police investigate armed robbery
  

  SOUTH PORTLAND Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday night at 58 Broadway.

• Propane Tank Blamed For Maine Motel Fire
  

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• Crews fight fire at South Portland motel
  

  Fire crews are at the scene of a two-alarm fire at a motel in South Portland. It happened around 9:30am at the Knight's Inn at 634 Main Street.

• David Turin's Meatloaf
  

  David Turin is the owner of David's Restaurant in Portland and David's 388 in South Portland.

• Maine High Court Rejects Murder Conviction Appeal
  

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• Police: Thieves took $125k of jewelry from store
  

  Police in South Portland say three people took more than $125,000 worth of jewelry from the G.M. Pollack store at the Maine Mall.

• South Portland school plan worries many
  

  The Board of Education learned Monday that the consolidation of the city's two middle schools could result in savings of $889,000 per year for the district -- and that many residents are upset about the proposal.

• Officers getting new tool
  

  Cameras help nab criminals through tags February 25, 2010 Technology is continuing to add to the tools that law enforcement officials have in their quest to make the streets safer for law-abiding citizens.

• Global Matters: Communicating across cultures
  

  Perry B. Newman is a South Portland resident and president of Atlantica Group, an international business consulting firm based in Portland, with clients in North America, Israel and Europe.

• South Portland draft budget includes deep cuts in fire, police departments
  

  More than $250,000 in public safety cuts are part of the city manager's preliminary proposal to reduce the budget by $1.3 million.

• Scratch Baking Co. of South Portland, Maine, is built on fresh foundations
  

  Lou Slingerland retrieves freshly-baked bagels from the oven. SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - "You've gotta meet Lulu,'' says Allison Reid, setting down a 5-gallon bucket of sourdough starter on the workbench.

• Man faces burglary charges 2 times in 1 month
  

  A man is facing burglary charges for the second time in February after an early morning arrest.

• Maine: Legislative Committee Considers ANPR Ban
  

  Police agencies around the country have increased the deployment of automated license plate recognition cameras to track motorists.

City Description

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,324. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of Portland and the islands of Casco Bay. Due to South Portland's close proximity to air, marine and highway transportation options, the city has become a center for retail and industry in the region. South Portland is a principal city of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Portland was first settled in 1630, and it grew to become a small residential community with many farms. On March 15, 1895, it was incorporated as a town after it broke away from Cape Elizabeth, based on a disagreement on a future source of public drinking water. Three years later South Portland became a city, destined to receive its drinking water, like Portland, from Sebago Lake, while Cape Elizabeth used wells or other local sources. In 1940, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp (later called the “East Yard”) was established to build cargo ships for Britain. When the United

City Contained By:

• Cumberland County
• Maine
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Southern Maine Community College
• United States lightship Nantucket
• State Reform School Historic District
• Spring Point Ledge Light Station
• Portland Breakwater Light
• Spring Point Ledge Light

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 37.0368299778 km squared

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