Current Affairs – December Garden Club holiday Ten members of the Scarborough Garden Club gathered at the home of Martha Ritchie for its annual project of making wreaths for various buildings around town. Perhaps you noticed the large, beautifully decorated wreath over the main entrance to the library, the two wreaths on the doors to […]
2006
New books, exhibits and gatherings
Current Affairs – December Garden Club holiday Ten members of the Scarborough Garden Club gathered at the home of Martha Ritchie for its annual project of making wreaths for various buildings around town. Perhaps you noticed the large, beautifully decorated wreath over the main entrance to the library, the two wreaths on the doors to […]
Celebrate with pancakes
Nothing beats a pancake breakfast! Growing up, come Sunday morning, I knew what was on the menu: pancakes, served up by my father. Pancakes are his specialty. Ask him what’s his secret to making such great pancakes, and he won’t tell you. But no secrets are kept if you hang out long enough in the […]
Cape journalist turns author
Feeling most American adults struggle with writing, author Ken O’Quinn has written a book intended as a resource for writers paralyzed by the blank screen, struggling to find the right words. O’Quinn, of Cape Elizabeth, said his recently published book “Perfect Phrases for Business Letters” caters largely to corporate America where employees regularly relay important […]
For one and all: Red Storm wrestlers take on team and individual challenges
Brandon Carroll, Brian Smiley and Patrick Kelly each pinned their opponent, and Matt Darling fought hard to prevent a pin to lead Scarborough to a 30-29 victory Saturday over Windham in SMAA wrestling action. The Red Storm also squared off against Marshwood and Deering, a pair of quality programs, and held their own, winning some […]
Unhappy with new midterm schedule
Midterm exam week at Scarborough High School is here once again, but this year it can be seen in a different light. Not that I have ever looked forward to midterm week, but this year is especially undelightful. Rather than have half days with two exams scheduled per day, this year we have two exams, […]
Sports Digest Current 1-19
Pizza sales to help girls hockey The Flatbread Company will donate $3.50 for every large pizza ordered from 5 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, to help the Scarborough High School girls ice hockey program. The restaurant is located at 72 Commercial St. in Portland (telephone: 772-8777), with its entrance facing the Casco Bay […]
Dunkin' donuts to pay for traffic light
A developer is willing to contribute nearly half the cost of installing a traffic light at the Cape Elizabeth High School entrance in exchange for access to the light. The contribution by the developer will help defray the $213,835 cost of the the light, which the Planning Board required to be installed as a part […]
Scarborough wins with last-second drive
The screen was set up to the left, but Jordan Hicks wanted to go right. The game clock was an issue, but not really, because Hicks was in control. He knew where he wanted to go and he knew how much time he had to get there. So, with the scoreboard’s big digital seconds looming […]
Power play powers Red Storm
Saturday’s game against St. Dominic showed Scarborough boys hockey coach Jay Mazur why it’s important to continue spending valuable practice working on something that sometimes doesn’t even present itself. That something is the power play, and on Saturday the opportunities were plentiful. All the hard work the Red Storm put in fine-tuning its man-advantage strategy […]