During Maine’s often stormy winters, the occasional power outage is a fact of life. But what happens when power is cut short, not due to fierce winds or inclement weather, but through a controlled power outage known as a rolling blackout? All six states on the New England power grid have been warned that the […]
2006
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Chairman Mao
Really folks, the devil made me do it and I will gladly tell you why. I cannot agree with socialism for many reasons and the biggest reason is our government cannot tax us into prosperity. Our country was founded as a republic in order for all of us to contribute, not take. Lately, in Windham […]
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Bryant University students named to Dean
The fall semester Dean’s List at Bryant University includes the following area residents: Jennifer L. Millett, a senior in Marketing, of Windham and Kari L. Snow, a sophomore in International Business, of Windham. Located in Smithfield, R.I., the university has more than 3,600 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. The university is accredited by […]
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Scarborough nets 'ugly win'
Bill McHugh scored the gamewinner and Jason Barden made 15 saves Saturday to give Scarborough a 3-2 victory over Portland at the USM Ice Arena. The game was marked by intense physical play from both squads. In the end though, the Red Storm (12-3-1) proved to be too much for Portland (3-10-2), winning their fourth […]
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Under pressure
A high school gym teacher once gave me some of the best advice I ever got. He gave it to me after I finished explaining to him why I wasn’t going to be able to get to my homework until much later that night, after tennis practice and several hours at my job shelving books […]
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Storm sweeps swim regionals
There weren’t many places louder than Westbrook’s Davan Pool over the weekend, as athletes and their fans packed the facility for the Southwestern swimming and diving north division championships. Scarborough faced some tough competition, but topped the field at the boys meet Friday and again at the girls meet Saturday. “The seniors really got everyone […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports
Storm sweeps swim regionals
There weren’t many places louder than Westbrook’s Davan Pool over the weekend, as athletes and their fans packed the facility for the Southwestern swimming and diving north division championships. Scarborough faced some tough competition, but topped the field at the boys meet Friday and again at the girls meet Saturday. “The seniors really got everyone […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
999 bottles of…root beer
Scarborough resident Matt Seiler wanted a soda pop to match the quality food served at Portland’s Flat Bread Company, where he worked as a waiter, and decided to undertake the project himself. Using some home brewing equipment and the knowledge he gained while brewing his own beer, Seiler made the first batch of Maine Root […]
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Cuts for math team story 14606
Math meet 1 Cape Elizabeth Middle School’s fifth grade math came in first place at a recent math meet. Pictured left to right: Emma Inhorn, Daniel Epstein, Travis Delano, Rohit Srungavapru, Sam Sherman, Cam Caswell, Alex Cooley, and Matt Gilman . Courtesy photo Math meet 2 Cape Elizabeth Middle School’s sixth grade math team came […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Cuts for math team story 14606
Math meet 1 Cape Elizabeth Middle School’s fifth grade math came in first place at a recent math meet. Pictured left to right: Emma Inhorn, Daniel Epstein, Travis Delano, Rohit Srungavapru, Sam Sherman, Cam Caswell, Alex Cooley, and Matt Gilman . Courtesy photo Math meet 2 Cape Elizabeth Middle School’s sixth grade math team came […]