I am no stellar athlete, and I’m not a die hard sports fan. In a culture where sports rule, there’s lots of pressure to participate. As my children engage in normal sports activities, I’m often annoyed by the time commitment, duration, and intensity of it all. Not to mention, the high participation costs. And, don’t […]

Many teenagers look at Muslim and Middle Eastern women in the caricature portrayed in a political cartoon of a buxom, bikini-clad Jerry Hall with four veiled Muslim women kneeling behind her, and see oppressed women worshipping at the feet of women who enjoy greater freedom. “Jerry Hall’s new line of swimwear might have raised some […]

A Kennebec Superior Court ruling says the Taxpayers Bill of Rights referendum should not appear on the November ballot because all the needed signatures were not handed in on time. Superior Court Justice Donald Marden ruled, “The Secretary of State had no authority to accept petitions presented subsequent to Oct. 21, 2005,” the statutory deadline […]

A two vehicle accident in front of Maine Medical Center on Route one in Scarborough Tuesday at about noon sent two people to the hospital, including a three year-old girl. On right, Rescue worker Caroline Harden and others hoist the girl onto a stretcher before bringing her to the ambulance. Police said the girl was […]

April is a time of rebirth. Baseball flourishes at Hadlock, and mosquitos come back to our pristine life on the shore. Baseball started for me in the early 1930s, during those dark days of the Great Depression. Most summer days, there would be a bunch of us at Crosby Park with our black-taped baseballs and […]

Cape resident Bob Neely has an unusual hobby. He likes to re-enact American wars. Neely, a former Marine, is fascinated by the life of the foot soldier. Donned in the traditional redcoat attire, he expounded recently upon the details of daily life, explaining everything from the structure of a British company down to the shoes […]

Cape Town Councilors Mary Ann Lynch and Ann Swift-Kayatta should be applauded for taking a fiscally responsible and politically risky stand on the school budget. The two town councilors said this week they would try to hold the schools to the spending cap adopted by the Town Council last year. Despite their stances, it appears […]

The Cape Elizabeth Grange is sponsoring a poster contest in conjunction with their annual Arts Alive presentation and open house, which will be held on April 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Grange hall is located at the junction of Route 77 and Charles Jordan Road. The theme of poster contest is “the Farm,” […]

With spring finally here, there are plenty of places to stretch your legs and breathe some fresh air into your lungs right here in Scarborough. On the coastal side of Route 1, the beaches are wonderful to walk on, but there are also several interesting trails that cut through gorgeous Scarborough terrain: the Eastern Trail, […]