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South Portland Cape Elizabeth NextSentry: Category Archive for Environment

Long Creek plan makes progress (June 13, 2008)

Kaler Elementary students show off green thumbs (June 6, 2008)

$20 a day – Scarborough fun on the cheap (May 23, 2008)

Letter: Ban dogs from Willard Beach (May 16, 2008)

Letter: Gooley deserves thanks for cleanup (May 16, 2008)

Testing the waters: Maine Healthy Beach seeks volunteers (May 9, 2008)

Letter: Kudos to Rep. Bliss (May 9, 2008)

City’s dog laws reviewed (May 2, 2008)

Digging deep: Grant monies to fund big dig in ocean (May 2, 2008)

Letter: Keep beach ‘public’ (May 2, 2008)

Letter: Mess is disgusting (May 2, 2008)

Turkey Hill Farm sprouts community (April 25, 2008)

A year later, clean up continues (Printed April 18, 2008)

Letter: Do your part, keep the Greenbelt trail clean (Printed April 18, 2008)

Cape tackles BA zoning (Printed April 11, 2008)

Letter: Support use of clean burning wood stoves (Printed April 11, 2008)

Nurture Nature challenges students to create green design (Printed April 4, 2008)

Beekeeping builds a buzz (Printed March 28, 2008)

Farm Share program feeds seniors wtih fresh produce choices (Printed March 21, 2008)

City council backs energy and recycling committee proposal (Printed March 21, 2008)

Wetlands amendment passes, grant approved (Printed March 21, 2008)

Study finds Maine birds are endangered by toxic contaminants (Printed March 14, 2008)

Cape Elizabeth farms seek viablility in the 21st century (Printed March 7, 2008)

Reducing traffic conjestion subject of east-west study (Printed Feb. 29, 2008)

On the city’s agenda (Printed Feb. 29, 2008)

Council reviews revised graffiti ordinance, vote expected Feb. 20 (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Weekly Interview: Roger Doiron (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Cities explore ‘major’ harbor dredging project (Printed Jan. 25, 2008)

City land use group seeks protection for freshwater wetlands (Printed Jan. 11, 2008)

Turbine ordinance spins toward council (Printed Dec. 21, 2007)

Guest Editorial: Keeping warm while paying less (Printed Dec. 21, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Richard Rottkov (Printed Dec. 14, 2007)

Cape board reviews wind turbine policy (Printed Nov. 23, 2007)

Condominium project delayed (Printed Nov. 16, 2007)

Cape committee to address local farm issues (Printed Nov. 9, 2007)

Cape officials adopt new development impact fees (Printed Nov. 9, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Aiding friend on 'meat-free' journey (Printed Nov. 9, 2007)

Maine Mall project unanimously backed by board (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Safety a concern for Cape condo project (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Cape council unanimously approves Comprehensive Plan

Election 2007: Three vie for two Cape Elizabeth Town Council seats (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Letter: Land, open space needs vote at polls (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Officials review condo plans (Printed Oct. 12, 2007)

Wind energy standards reviewed (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

City plans for Long Creek Watershed (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Officials review 40-acre condominimum subdivision plans (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Sawyer Marsh land swap complete (Printed Oct. 5, 2007)

Maine Harvest Day: Celebrating locally grown foods (Printed Sept. 28, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: "Fondness for the Farm" Printed Sept. 28, 2007

Cape council mulls Comp Plan comments, focuses on density (Printed Sept. 21, 2007)

Tour de Cliff: Hitting the road with the Eastern Trail Alliance (Printed Sept. 21, 2007)

Residents speak out on comprehensive plan (Printed Sept. 14, 2007)

South Portland 'gives peeps a chance' (Printed Sept. 14, 2007)

Letter: Outdoor classroom provides space for future stewards (Printed Sept. 14, 2007)

Different approaches to alternative energy (Printed Sept. 7, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Letterboxing (Printed Sept. 7, 2007)

Editorial: "Planning comprehensively" (Printed Sept. 7, 2007)

Access still an issue at Spurwink River pier (Printed Aug. 31, 2007)

Comp Plan: balancing values and needs (Printed Aug. 31, 2007)

Editorial "Stewing about tomatoes," (printed Aug. 24, 2007)

Cape considers development impact fees (Printed Aug. 17, 2007)

City looks to keep its cool as climate changes (Printed Aug. 17, 2007)

Editorial: Green up and cool down (Printed Aug. 17, 2007)

Letter: South Portland oil spill shows importance of animal rehab center (Printed Aug. 17, 2007)

Letter: Just get outside (Printed Aug. 10, 2007)

Council to take up chicken ordinance Monday (Printed Aug. 3, 2007)

Governor launches ‘Take it Outside’ (Printed Aug. 3, 2007)

Editorial: Peep talk (Printed Aug. 3, 2007)

Letter: Pet hens– not your grandmothers’ chickens (Printed Aug. 3, 2007)

City seeks to defuse ribbon dispute again (Printed July 27, 2007)

So. Portland firefighters add to arsenal for oil fires (Printed July 20, 2007)

CIP plans to go before So. Po. council at upcoming meeting (Printed July 13, 2007)

Inn by the Sea looks to expand (Printed July 6, 2007)

Council signal chickens will roost in South Portland (Printed June 29, 2007)

Bug Light Park awaits FEMA funds (Printed June 23, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: The scoop on ZOOP! (Printed June 23, 2007)

Letter: South Portlanders shouldn't have to cross road to keep chickens (Printed June 23, 2007)

Healthy beaches conference

Town looks to add parcel to open space (Printed June 8, 2007)

Clucking but no crowing– pet chickens in South Portland? (Printed June 8, 2007)

Letter: Graffiti ordinance inverts due process, bans most hard objects (Printed June 1, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Craig Lapine (Printed May 25, 2007)

Letter: Shame on So. Portland vandals (Printed May 25.,2007

Stop sorting– ecomaine goes single-stream (Printed May 11, 2007)

Emissions cap and trade proposal moves forward (Printed May 11, 2007)

New Lobster lines don't float on the waterfront (Printed May 4, 2007)

Letter: Is it just idle talk? (Printed April 27, 2007)

Storm of the (young) century (Printed April 20, 2007)

Augusta news briefs (Printed April 20, 2007)

Jersey Tawk: An inconvenient inconvenience (Printed April 6, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Warm Weather Musings (Printed March 30, 2007)

New CDBG funding formula focuses on infrastucture projects (Printed March 23, 2007

Maine’s endangered and threatened species (Printed March 23, 2007)

City considers increase of floodplain buffers (Printed March 16, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Matthew Robbins (Printed March 16, 2007)

Winnick Woods tour

Zack Anchors' Notebook: Your city in 1,000 words or less (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

Letter: Don't waste a chance to recycle (Printed Feb. 2, 2007)

Weekly Interview: Mary Cerullo (Printed Jan. 26)

Boat ramp gets funds (Printed Oct. 6)

Reporter's Notebook: A paddle up Long Creek (Printed Sept. 22)

Sentry Sound-off for Aug. 25