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The land will be preserved, and another 2 acres will go toward a condominium project if the developer wins city approval.

South Portland residents press Maine environmental regulators on oil storage tank emissions testing, remediation © WMTW South Portland oil tanks Dave Falatko lives in the shadow of oil storage tanks and worries about their emissions’ impact on his family’s health. “Typically, in the springtime, it smells almost daily, but it depends on the wind,” Falatko said in an interview. “I’ll call it tar. It’s at least petroleum. It has a strong odor to it.”Sign up for our Newsletters Around 120 oil storage tanks dot the city’s landscape — some active, some dormant — and they’...

‘What would Patrick want?’ Wilton parents ask for mercy for the driver in South Portland crash that killed their son in 2018. Share Patrick Donaghue on Sept. 16, 2018, while moving into his dorm at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. It is the family’s last known photo of him. Photo courtesy of the Donaghue family The stories never came from Patrick Donaghue himself, but his parents heard them anyway. The time Patrick got caught stealing food from the cafeteria in elementary school so his classmate would have enough to eat at home. The time he protected a middle schoo...

Read Article Patrick Donaghue on Sept. 16, 2018, while moving into his dorm at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. It is the family’s last known photo of him. Photo courtesy of the Donaghue family The stories never came from Patrick Donaghue himself, but his parents heard them anyway. The time Patrick got caught stealing food from the cafeteria in elementary school so his classmate would have enough to eat at home. The time he protected a middle school classmate from bullying. The time he gave a pair of brand new shoes to a homeless man with none. The time he showed up in...