The local race for the State House is taking shape for Scarborough’s Democratic Party with Shawn Babine and Peggy Pendleton running for the House and incumbent Phil Bartlett seeking reelection to the Senate. The candidates were introduced during Sunday’s Democratic Caucus at Scarborough Town Hall, with 35 people in attendance. During the meeting, Bartlett told […]
2006
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Scarborough Democrats pick candidates
The local race for the State House is taking shape for Scarborough’s Democratic Party with Shawn Babine and Peggy Pendleton running for the House and incumbent Phil Bartlett seeking reelection to the Senate. The candidates were introduced during Sunday’s Democratic Caucus at Scarborough Town Hall, with 35 people in attendance. During the meeting, Bartlett told […]
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Spending cap jeopardizing education
As a long time teacher at Pond Cove Elementary School and the parent of two students at Cape Elizabeth High School, I am very concerned about the proposed school budget for the 2006-2007 school year. As reported in the Feb. 23 edition of The Current, Superintendent Alan Hawkins is looking for ways to trim the […]
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Spending cap jeopardizing education
As a long time teacher at Pond Cove Elementary School and the parent of two students at Cape Elizabeth High School, I am very concerned about the proposed school budget for the 2006-2007 school year. As reported in the Feb. 23 edition of The Current, Superintendent Alan Hawkins is looking for ways to trim the […]
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Sanford defense suffocates Riots
As the awards presentation began after Saturday’s Class A girls basketball western Maine championship, Christina Aceto looked over at her teammates sitting on the bench at the Cumberland County Civic Center and she noticed that some of them had their heads down. The South Portland junior, with a bag of ice wrapped tightly to one […]
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Cape councilor runs for House
Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Cynthia Dill is going to run for Maine House of Representatives in the November election. Dill is running as the Democratic nominee for the District 121 seat in the House, representing part of Cape Elizabeth. This pits her against fellow Town Councilor Mike Mowles, who announced his intention to run for […]
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Scarborough outlasts TA
The first two times the Scarborough and Thornton Academy boys hockey teams played this season there was a total of seven goals scored. By the end of the second period of Tuesday night’s Western Class A quarterfinal game, the two teams had that number matched. Neither coach expected the frenetic pace of play, but both […]
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Scarborough outlasts TA
The first two times the Scarborough and Thornton Academy boys hockey teams played this season there was a total of seven goals scored. By the end of the second period of Tuesday night’s Western Class A quarterfinal game, the two teams had that number matched. Neither coach expected the frenetic pace of play, but both […]
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Leighton recognized at Quinnipiac
Sarah Leighton of Scarborough was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Quinnipiac University. Students who earn a grade point average of no lower than 3.0 are recognized by being placed on the dean’s list.
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Living with the dying
After Eben Marsh’s wife, Polly, was diagnosed with cancer, they decided they could no longer stay in their two-story home in South Portland. They were lucky enough to have a friend that allowed them to stay in an Old Orchard Beach condominium, where Polly Marsh could use a wheelchair and bring in a hospital bed. […]