I’ve got some deals for you. For just under $5,000 of your tax money, I can fix you up with Fred Wintle, a Republican state representative from Garland who is banned by court order from showing up at the State House because he allegedly threatened an innocent bystander with a gun. That five grand equals […]
2011
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – All that you paid for
I’ve got some deals for you. For just under $5,000 of your tax money, I can fix you up with Fred Wintle, a Republican state representative from Garland who is banned by court order from showing up at the State House because he allegedly threatened an innocent bystander with a gun. That five grand equals […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Surveys, stats and facts
Cleaning out the files of various random snippets of information collected during the past few months: Stop and frisk: The U.S. Border Patrol can legally perform warrantless searches for 100 miles within U.S. borders (including maritime). Two-thirds of Americans live within that area. Why Sarah left: The confirmed cases of gonorrhea in Alaska have risen […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – Surveys, stats and facts
Cleaning out the files of various random snippets of information collected during the past few months: Stop and frisk: The U.S. Border Patrol can legally perform warrantless searches for 100 miles within U.S. borders (including maritime). Two-thirds of Americans live within that area. Why Sarah left: The confirmed cases of gonorrhea in Alaska have risen […]
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Harpswell admiral promotes cause of wounded warriors
BATH — As a four-star admiral, Gregory Johnson has a resume with impressive depth and many tales to tell from a much-accomplished career. But one thing he particularly likes to discuss is the plight of the wounded warrior. When he serves with his wife, Joy, as grand marshal of the Bath Heritage Days parade on […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Cape lobstermen call for cove access
CAPE ELIZABETH – This may come as a newsflash, but lobsters don’t live long outside their natural environment. Pluck one off the ocean’s bottom, set it down in the noonday sun, and it’ll give up the ghost in as little as 10 or 15 minutes. For those who make their living off the Cape Elizabeth […]
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South Portland may mandate sprinkler systems
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland is mulling a complete “repeal and replace” of its Fire Protection and Prevention Ordinance and, although there are a host of changes, the one referred to by city officials as “the big, scary one” would mandate use of sprinkler systems. If the changes were adopted, any new construction in South […]
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Windows broken in Scarborough pellet-gun spree
SCARBOROUGH – A weeks-long streak that saw windows shot out of vehicles and homes intensified last week as the first businesses were reportedly hit. According to Detective Sgt. Rick Rouse, customers were in the Happy Garden Restaurant on Route 1 when a window was smashed there at about 8:30 p.m. on June 23. A window […]
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South Portland seniors to get tax break
SOUTH PORTLAND – It started last fall, with a hand-written note from a group of senior citizens. It was brief, according to South Portland City Councilor Patti Smith – “Times are tough, what can you do for me?” On June 20, after many months of work by city staffers, Smith and her peers passed an […]
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Pole vault pit eliminated from Wentworth proposal
SCARBOROUGH – At some point in your life, you’ve probably heard somebody say of an idea, it’s so bad, “I wouldn’t touch that with a 10-foot pole.” Nobody at a special meeting of the Scarborough School Board – held Thursday, June 23 – used that phrase. Not out loud anyway. But a few in the […]