CAPE ELIZABETH — High school sophomores Anthony Castro and Luke Dvorozniak are perfecting the scientific version of the basketball pick and roll. As members of team 56A of the Cape Robotics program, the two and senior Ethan DiNinno have designed, built and programmed a squat, wheeled fabrication of metal, wire and motors soon to be […]
2012
Posted inAmerican Journal
New Westbrook coach is eyeing playoffs
WESTBROOK – This spring, the Westbrook softball team will be led by a new coach who will be looking to lead the Blazes to the postseason. Dee Regan comes to Westbrook from Portland High School, where she was the Bulldogs’ softball coach for the past three seasons. While she is new to coaching in Westbrook, […]
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New Westbrook coach is eyeing playoffs
WESTBROOK – This spring, the Westbrook softball team will be led by a new coach who will be looking to lead the Blazes to the postseason. Dee Regan comes to Westbrook from Portland High School, where she was the Bulldogs’ softball coach for the past three seasons. While she is new to coaching in Westbrook, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Coaching legend makes his mark with local track athletes
GORHAM – On March 23, the University of Southern Maine in Gorham hosted a special event for track athletes from around the state. While coaching clinics have become a familiar way for athletes to enhance their skills and learn from instructors, it is not often that legendary coaches make their presence felt. That was the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Bath bank's 1st customer gets nod, 160 years later
BATH — One August day in 1852, when Millard Fillmore was president, there were just 31 states and the Civil War was nine years away, Francis B. Swift opened a bank account. The Bath man’s signature, one of many in a well-preserved ledger in a Bath Savings Institution vault, identifies him as the bank’s first […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
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Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Businesses sold on Gorham Marketplace
GORHAM – With an economy still in recovery, Gorham businesses are counting on Saturday’s annual Gorham Marketplace as the place for them to be, exhibiting products and services for thousands of potential customers. “It’s definitely valuable,” Kelly Leskowsky, a spokeswoman for the Dance Studio of Maine on School Street, said this week about participation in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Auto parts warehouse eyes major Westbrook expansion
WESTBROOK – A Westbrook warehouse and auto parts store is looking to expand its property on Larrabee Road, possibly leading to an expanding workforce. “We sure hope so,” said Paul Ferrien, operations manager at Genuine Parts Co., which owns a NAPA Auto Parts retail store and distribution center at 180 Larrabee Road. Ferrien said it […]