PORTLAND—Saturday afternoon, the South Portland boys’ basketball team rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit to edge host Thornton Academy in double overtime. After that, the Red Riots had to wonder what they could do for an encore. Well, Wednesday night they found out. This time, playing at up-and-coming Portland, South Portland was down 14 points […]
2011
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 20 – 26
Falmouth Thu. 1/20 9 a.m. Conservation Commission TH Mon. 1/24 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tue. 1/25 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals TH Cumberland Mon. 1/24 7 p.m. Town Council TH Freeport Tue. 1/25 7:30 a.m. Freeport Economic Development FCC Wed. 1/26 6 p.m. Cable TV TH Yarmouth Thu. 1/20 7 p.m. Town Council […]
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Harpswell's Carrying Place Assembly: 'We want our town back'
HARPSWELL — Their ancestors walked across the frozen mudflats to build ships at the Pennell shipyard. They constructed the old town hall in West Harpswell, and cleared fields that that have long since reverted back into forests. Between them, the members of the Carrying Place Assembly have nearly 1000 years of residency in Harpswell. But […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Jan. 20
Arrests 1/7 at 1:14 p.m. Spencer C. Smith, 20, of Portland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of operating after suspension and on a warrant. 1/7 at 9:06 p.m. Natasha Dionisio, 20, of South Portland, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Scott Corbett on a warrant. 1/8 at 11:44 […]
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Workforce housing a possibility for Scarborough's Broadturn neighborhood
SCARBOROUGH — An affordable housing development may be in Scarborough’s future if a $10,000 Community Development Block Grant is awarded to the town. Habitat for Humanity and the Scarborough Housing Alliance have teamed up in the hope that a small parcel of town-owned land just off Broadturn Road, between Saratoga Lane and the Maine Turnpike, […]
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Party on ice
Members of the Yarmouth High School Class of 2011 form a line while skating last Sunday afternoon at the Interact Club’s annual Pond Party. Proceeds from the event go to the Community Fuel Assistance Fund.
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Local & State Dispatches, Jan. 20
PORTLAND Portland Shellfish still awaits judge’s OK on safety decree A federal judge has still not signed a legal agreement between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Portland Shellfish Co. concerning food safety violations at the seafood processor’s plants. The proposed consent decree was filed Jan. 4 in U.S. District Court when the […]
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New RNC chairman takes responsibility for re-uniting GOP
After winning a hard-fought campaign to become chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus said his top priority will be to unify the factions of the party. “We have to get on track,” he said Saturday. “And together we can defeat Barack Obama in 2012.” We don’t endorse that partisan goal, but it’s probably […]
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BHS cleaning planned next week
BIDDEFORD — More should be done to determine whether the indoor air quality at Biddeford High School is causing some students to become sick while at school, according to an industrial hygienist who was hired by several high school students. The hygienist joined students and several parents in voicing concerns about what was, and what […]
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Wells nips Old Orchard in cross-class matchup
Josh Ingalls of Wells (front) jockeys with Old Orchard Beach’s Nate Dow for position beneath the basket during the fourth quarter at the Wells High Gym, Wednesday. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune)