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South Portland

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW Maine.


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South Portland Police Chief Dan Ahern said a school resource officer and detectives are investigating and consulting with state and county prosecutors to determine if a crime was committed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

The fishing shacks that once perched on the rocks at Willard Beach in South Portland were part of a childhood that Maureen Connolly described on Monday as “quintessential Maine.”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Ms. Connolly and others with a connection to South Portland learned of their destruction in a widely shared video of them tumbling into the water.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Erskine, who has lived in South Portland all her life, said her son had his senior photos taken at the shacks and wedding parties often visited them.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

I can’t have cash, but she’ll make a call and I can pick up a food voucher at a South Portland Shop-n- Save.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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