SCARBOROUGH – The question at Monday’s South Portland City Council meeting wasn’t whether the city supports senior citizens, it was whether it maybe supports them a little too much. The council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a zoning change needed to clear the way for a new 44-unit elderly housing complex to […]
2011
Posted inNews
Replicas of Nina, Pinta arrive in Portland Harbor
The ships were built in the village of Valenca, Brazil, using 15th-century tools and techniques.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – The road policy not taken
This week, Lucius Flatley called a weekend meeting of the coffee shop regulars to discuss the U.S. infrastructure and its affect on the future of the country. They talked mostly about transportation – roads, bridges, rail, air – since this was something on which they could agree as a national need and a national benefit. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – The road policy not taken
This week, Lucius Flatley called a weekend meeting of the coffee shop regulars to discuss the U.S. infrastructure and its affect on the future of the country. They talked mostly about transportation – roads, bridges, rail, air – since this was something on which they could agree as a national need and a national benefit. […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
MY SIDE OF SOPO – Showing a lack of interest
There are a lot of popular DIY (do it yourself) books and television shows. Sometimes DIY projects end up costing more than they save, because individuals don’t have the tools or experience to properly complete the project. I made this mistake more than 35 years ago, when I tried to change the oil and filter […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion, Southern Forecaster
MY SIDE OF SOPO – Showing a lack of interest
There are a lot of popular DIY (do it yourself) books and television shows. Sometimes DIY projects end up costing more than they save, because individuals don’t have the tools or experience to properly complete the project. I made this mistake more than 35 years ago, when I tried to change the oil and filter […]
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Community college trustees to meet
AUGUSTA — Maine Community College System President John Fitzsimmons will announce the nominee for a new president of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Fitzsimmons is to make his announcement to the system Board of Trustees when it meets today in Augusta. Southern Maine Community College President James Ortiz will retire at the end […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Mainers break two game skid with 5-1 win over Navigators
Sanford reliever Carson Cross delivers a pitch during the sixth inning of the Mainers’ 5-1 baseball win over the North Shore Navigators, Tuesday, at Goodall Park in Sanford. The win enabled Sanford to regain first place in the NECBL’s Northern Division. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)
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Mainers break two game skid with 5-1 win over Navigators
SANFORD — There’s no place like home. The old adage was true for the Sanford Mainers on Tuesday night, as the team broke out of a two-game losing streak by beating the North Shore Navigators 5-1 in front of 585 fans at Goodall Park. With the win, the Mainers are now 5-3 on the season […]
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Love of the forest: Is the feeling mutual?
“If I know a song of Africa ”¦ does Africa know a song of me?” ”“ Out of Africa, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) I could ask the same question of this place, whether it knows I’m here and if it will remember me after I’ve gone. Do these trees watch my every move and wonder […]