Five candidates for Mayor of Portland convened Tuesday, September 26th, for the first televised debate ahead of the upcoming ranked-choice election in November, with the hot-button issue of homelessness taking center stage. […]
Portland Mayoral Candidates Debate Solutions to Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Do You Still Qualify for Free Tuition???
SMCC has taken a significant step towards enhancing access to higher education by offering two years of free college tuition to high school graduates who faced the challenges of the pandemic. This […]
Spring Point Tavern Breaks Bad, and SMCC Students respond
If you attend SMCC on the South Portland campus, you most likely have seen the Spring Point Tavern, located right near the main parking lot. What you might not know about the […]
Surfing Hurricane Lee
Despite the prior safety concern, there was no way Long or other locals were going to miss out on surfing Hurricane Lee.
An Original Replacement Returns
A road-worn alternative rock pioneer returns to Maine, inspires, and proves the kid is alright
Strangers in a Strange Land: How SMCC Students Live in USM Dorms
I give the Portland Commons a rating of 7 out of 10. Nice dorms, decent food, and a horrible commute. This year SMCC, whose enrollment has ballooned, was forced to partner with […]
Fort Preble’s Future Uncertain
SMCC’s fort stabilization project addresses immediate needs, but climate resilience considerations are not part of the plan.
Working Hard
Jose Ramirez was signed by the Boston Red Sox 2018 out of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Ramirez was signed as a 17; he looks back at it as a difficult […]
A different road
Austin Ehrlicher was the 18th-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. Ehrlicher attended Santa Rosa Junior College in California. He took me through the draft […]
President Cassidy Leaves : Next Steps for SMCC
A major shift has taken place at Southern Maine Community College. President Joseph Cassidy recently announced that he would be leaving SMCC to take on the role of President at St. Joseph’s […]
The SMCC Beacon 