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November 24, 2017 / Community

Great Person Award noms begin

It’s time for the Sentry’s Great Person Award nominations. Each year we ask our readers to tell us who has influenced their lives. More...

SMCC offers on the spot acceptance

Southern Maine Community College is holding two On-the-Spot Acceptance Days that will allow prospective students to complete the entire admissions process for the spring semester in a single visit for free. More...

AT hiker to talk about new book

Jeff Ryan, a Maine based author, speaker and photographer, will visit South Portland Public Library’s main location at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. More...

Part of holiday sales to go to Camp Sunshine

Local jewelry artist Chaya Caron, owner of Chaya Studio Jewelry at 22 Cottage Road in South Portland, will host the fifth annual Holiday Art Show to spotlight local artists, encourage holiday shoppers to buy local and give back to the community. More...

A Window on the Past

The Edward J. Lawrence – at the bottom of Portland Harbor

By Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo
South Portland Historical Society

As a continuation of last week’s column on the schooners of Portland Harbor, this week we look at another of the six-masted schooners that used to frequent Portland Harbor, the Edward J. Lawrence. More...

Senior input sought for survey of elder needs

By Wm. Duke Harrington
Staff Writer

SOUTH PORTLAND — Over the past few weeks, mysterious signs with the words “Thank You Senior Citizens” have cropped up on telephone poles across South Portland. More...

SoPo PD invites you to become a Cop-for-a-Day

New program aims to increase collaboration between public, police

By Wm. Duke Harrington
Staff Writer

SOUTH PORTLAND — Richard Matthews doesn’t need to rely on his expertise as chairman of the South Portland Board of Education to know there’s a traffic problem around Brown Elementary School. More...