SCARBOROUGH – After eight months of work by a 41-person ad hoc committee, the cost of replacing Scarborough’s outdated Wentworth Intermediate School has begun to take shape. At a special School Board meeting June 23, a floor plan for the new building was unveiled by Wentworth Principal Anne-Mayre Dexter, Building Committee Chairman Paul Koziell, and […]
2011
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Owner of empty sailboat comes forward; search ended
The boat’s owner contacts the Coast Guard after hearing media reports.
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Murder suspect apparently swam across river
William Hall, 29, is found about 2 miles from the psychiatric hospital where he had been held since his June 15 arrest.
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Every leaf is unique
A tree-trimming crew has been in the area, cutting back growth that threatens the power lines. As I watched them here just on the edge of my property one day last week, I was amazed at how quickly the scenery changes with the removal of just a few saplings and shrubs, how more blue sky […]
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A day in the sun
By DAVE DYER Staff Writer BOSTON — It was a day that won’t soon be forgotten for five area NECBL players. For at least one day in their careers, A.J. Bazdanes knew what Jonathan Papelbon feels like on an every day basis. Paul Kronenfeld and Mike Montville patrolled the outfield like J.D. Drew and Jacoby […]
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Voters will decide on Biddeford racino
BIDDEFORD — It was a close vote, 19-15, but on Tuesday the Senate failed to pass a bill that would allow racinos in Biddeford and Washington County. Now voters will decide the fate of the bill at the ballot box in November. Scarborough Downs and Ocean Properties, LLC have proposed building a $120 million racino, […]
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Rodger L. “Shorty” DeVine, 81, of Springvale, died June 25 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland after a short illness. A memorial celebration will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale, with Pastor David Rowe of the East Limington Baptist Church officiating. Burial […]
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Old Orchard Beach loses 11th straight game
Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide hurler Chris Carmain, who was stellar for nine innings against the North Adams SteepleCats, but wound up on the losing end of a 2-0 heartbreaker, Tuesday, at The Ballpark. Carmain struck out 10 hitters, walked just one, and scattered five hits. The Raging Tide have now dropped 11 games in […]
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Old Orchard Beach loses 11th straight game
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Sometimes a team can make up for a bad first inning in the remaining eight, getting out from behind the eight ball on the way to a comeback victory. Other times, a hole dug in the maiden inning is just a little too big of which to get out. Unfortunately […]
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Snowe, Collins should support Clean Air Act
Clean air is under attack in Washington as some legislators seek to cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency or weaken existing regulations that limit the amount of toxins that can be released by the energy industry. About a half dozen amendments have been proposed recently to weaken the Clean Air Act or prevent the […]