She seemed the least likely suspect to die of liver cancer. My aunt was lean, fit and athletic. Up until three years ago, she had never even had a pain medication. In touch with her body, though she was 73, you’d never know it. By all accounts, she seemed ageless. Death was something that hadn’t […]
2006
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Karen's Corner
She seemed the least likely suspect to die of liver cancer. My aunt was lean, fit and athletic. Up until three years ago, she had never even had a pain medication. In touch with her body, though she was 73, you’d never know it. By all accounts, she seemed ageless. Death was something that hadn’t […]
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Cape's crusaders: Hockey team finds identity and repeats as state champs
Through the first six, maybe seven games of the 2005-06 season, the Cape Elizabeth hockey team was miring away in mediocrity and struggling to find an identity. According to senior captain Kyle Dancause, the Capers’ natural inclination early on was to mimic the play of the state-championship-winning ’04-05 team. But, as Dancause and Co. found […]
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Right fight, wrong stage
I sincerely hope the South Portland school officials did not negotiate a lower sentence as a result of the sit-in. A more appropriate protest should have been done at the next School Board meeting, negotiating with minors during school hours is akin to a police officer negotiating with a speeder in the middle of a […]
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Right fight, wrong stage
I sincerely hope the South Portland school officials did not negotiate a lower sentence as a result of the sit-in. A more appropriate protest should have been done at the next School Board meeting, negotiating with minors during school hours is akin to a police officer negotiating with a speeder in the middle of a […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Biddeford Savings Bank expands service area to Scarborough
Biddeford Savings Bank will open a new branch in Scarborough in the summer of 2006. The new location will be at 360 U.S. Route 1, at the corner of Route 1 and Willowdale Road. The bank has hired Laurie Mooney, a Scarborough resident with 25 years of experience in the banking industry, as branch manager. […]
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Biddeford Savings Bank expands service area to Scarborough
Biddeford Savings Bank will open a new branch in Scarborough in the summer of 2006. The new location will be at 360 U.S. Route 1, at the corner of Route 1 and Willowdale Road. The bank has hired Laurie Mooney, a Scarborough resident with 25 years of experience in the banking industry, as branch manager. […]
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Tina
The Legislature’s joint Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee unanimously approved a bill on Monday aimed at curbing drivers under suspension from getting behind the wheel. The bill will now move to the House and Senate for a vote. The bill is commonly known as “Tina’s Law” after Scarborough resident Tina Turcotte, who was killed […]
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Marsh spring cleaning approaches
The Second Annual Spring Cleaning of Scarborough Marsh and Beaches will be held on Earth Day this year, April 22. This year there are 10 sites, from Pine Point to Black Point, for volunteers to gather and make a difference. Volunteers are asked to save the date. Look for more information by the end of […]
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City, theater in bidding war
The city of South Portland is once again trying to buy the Armory, and this time it’s in a bidding war with the Children’s Theater of Maine. It’s unclear how the city would use the building. City Manager Jeff Jordan said it could be used for parking, storage or even a new emergency services dispatching […]