A firestorm of controversy erupted when the mayor of Lewiston sent an open letter to newly-arrived Somali refugees advising them that the city’s resources were strained to the limit and asking them to tell other Somalis not to move to the city. The award-winning documentary, “The Letter,” explores the crossfire of emotions and events that […]

A firestorm of controversy erupted when the mayor of Lewiston sent an open letter to newly-arrived Somali refugees advising them that the city’s resources were strained to the limit and asking them to tell other Somalis not to move to the city. The award-winning documentary, “The Letter,” explores the crossfire of emotions and events that […]

The following students from Cape Elizabeth made the Southern Maine Community College dean’s list: Christina Barry, Conor Casey, Maria D’Andrea, Jason Gaudet, Elizabeth McGrath, Nancy Pezzullo, David Snyder and Kate Wentworth. The following students from Scarborough made the Southern Maine Community College dean’s list: Jacob Lee-McPhee, Kristie Anderson, Georgia Bell, Austin Blake, Stephanie Bragdon, Christen […]

The Alzheimer’s Association is sponsoring a discussion on “Stress Management for Family Caregivers” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the First Congregational Church on Meeting House Hill in South Portland. The discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, call 1-800-660-2871.

The Alzheimer’s Association is sponsoring a discussion on “Stress Management for Family Caregivers” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the First Congregational Church on Meeting House Hill in South Portland. The discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, call 1-800-660-2871.

Feeling that some changes need to be made in Washington, Rep. Darlene Curley, R-Scarborough has decided to run for Congress against incumbent Tom Allen. It will be a difficult election for Curley. Allen has been the District 1 Representative for five terms and has defeated most of his challengers by a healthy margin. In the […]

Complaints On Jan. 23 at about 8 a.m. I, Patrolman Dyer, met with a resident of the Ocean House Road area who had paid a contractor to do some work in September, but the work was still incomplete. The Lewiston contractor had not returned phone calls from the resident. I could not contact the contractor. […]

Kids Against Toxins, an environmental non-profit organization started by local teens, is now part of the Wooden Nickel Program at Wild Oats in Portland. For every shopping bag shoppers bring into the store and reuse, shoppers will receive a wooden nickel to donate to one of the store’s chosen charitable organizations. For more information about […]

On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Scarborough High School wind ensemble will be performing as one of the featured bands in a special concert at Gorham High School to celebrate the culmination of their band residency with Dr. Robert Spradling of Western Michigan University. The wind ensemble was invited to perform at this event by Dr. […]