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South Portland's Willard beach is expected to be closed until at least Tuesday after a sewer pipe burst near Southern Maine Community College Thursday afternoon.

The new rules would require many tanks to install a "fenceline" monitoring system, which would measure emissions around the facility and frequently collect and analyze data.

The two cities are looking for about $10 million, the last of the funds needed to move forward with a long anticipated waterfront dredging project.

Maine's largest cities say they have been flooded with applications for the new senior property tax stabilization program.

South Portland has passed a new rule requiring developers to consider electric vehicle charging infrastructure when building new parking areas. The new ordinance applies to new or reconstructed parking lots with at least five parking spaces.

The city passed a six-month moratorium in June, after tenants of South Portland's Redbank Village apartments faced rent increases of hundreds of dollars.

The solar farm is massive —nearly 13,000 panels in all. Generating 4.7 megawatts of power, it is projected to offset more than 60% of the City of South Portland's municipal energy needs.

The proposed ordinance would apply to any new or reconstructed parking lots and garages with five or more new spaces. For lodging facilities, employee parking, and large housing developments, at least 10% of spaces would need EV chargers.

On Tuesday night, the South Portland City Council passed a six month eviction moratorium and a rent increase limited to 10% to try to help residents coping with inflation.

Dhalac was first elected to the South Portland City Council three years ago, but has long worked in community-building roles: as an activist, social worker, and currently, as the family engagement and cultural responsiveness specialist for the Maine Department of Education.