As summer rounds the corner to July, the Sentry is one step ahead
keeping tabs on your local government while you entertain guests from
away.

    This week the South Portland City Council took a
vacation from their vacations to tackle a number of issues. They agreed
to ask voters to borrow $500,000 for paving projects and gave the green
light to $3.5 million in other capital projects.  SMCC can get to
the nitty gritty on their new dorm now that they know where it will be
and the brand-new Willard square zone got a tune-up. Spring Point Ledge
lighthouse is a great place to go to soak up some sun and history.

    In Cape, the big news was nothing happened, after
the town’s planning board didn’t reconsider its approval of Spurwink
Woods.

    South Portland’s attorney Mary Kahl talks about how
she makes up for her lack of artistic talent, among other things in our
interview of the week.

    Tolerating others intolerance is the subject of a
number of Letters to the Editor as well as our editorial. While another
letter shows at least one person is sorry to see the Ocean Street Auto
property turned into condos.

    Erin says goodbye in her final Reporters Notebook
entry for the sentry and plugs her new gig at our sister paper, The
Gorham-Westbrook Gazette.

    Say hello to Zack Anchors who will be covering South Portland for the Sentry.

    As always, there’s much more in the paper and online.