Consumers’ outlook for the next six months deteriorated to its lowest level since 2011.
2012
Gorham Notes – 12/27
GHS renovation could cost $11M Kyle Currier, chairwoman of the Gorham School Committee, said on Dec. 21 that the estimated cost of a renovation-expansion planned for Gorham High School would be $11 million. The School Committee this month authorized forming a building committee to oversee the project. “We are in the process of populating that […]
Parking bans, storm closures and postponements
The deepest snowfall will likely be west of the turnpike, where 12 inches to 18 inches could fall before the storm passes.
NFL’s top man building in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – The gated community at Prouts Neck in Scarborough has a long history of housing the rich and famous. Now, it appears Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League since 2006, is moving to the neighborhood. A $4.6 million, 6,110-square-foot home designed by New York City firm Miller & Wright Architects, now under […]
NFL’s top man building in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – The gated community at Prouts Neck in Scarborough has a long history of housing the rich and famous. Now, it appears Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League since 2006, is moving to the neighborhood. A $4.6 million, 6,110-square-foot home designed by New York City firm Miller & Wright Architects, now under […]
Plan to restore Trout Brook almost ready
SOUTH PORTLAND — If all goes according to plan, there will be more bugs in the system. The Trout Brook ecosystem, that is. As he assessed conditions on the waterway that flows through the center of the city, South Portland Stormwater Program Coordinator Fred Dillon told city councilors at a Dec. 17 workshop the signs […]
Scarborough Police log – 12/27
Summonses Tuesday, Dec. 11 John M. Palaia, 61, of Westbrook, at 5:18 p.m. on Gallery Boulevard, for shoplifting. Candice B. Camfferman, 21, of South Portland, at 8:27 p.m. on Route 1, for driving when license suspended. Thursday, Dec. 13 Bertha E. Bille, 30, of Portland, at 11:31 a.m. on Gallery Boulevard, for shoplifting. Misty L. […]
Scarborough Police log – 12/27
Summonses Tuesday, Dec. 11 John M. Palaia, 61, of Westbrook, at 5:18 p.m. on Gallery Boulevard, for shoplifting. Candice B. Camfferman, 21, of South Portland, at 8:27 p.m. on Route 1, for driving when license suspended. Thursday, Dec. 13 Bertha E. Bille, 30, of Portland, at 11:31 a.m. on Gallery Boulevard, for shoplifting. Misty L. […]
QUINN'S CORNER – A hunch about decision-making
At a recent coffee klatch, Professor Lucius Flatley again took up the subject of decision-making, asking the assembled coffee drinkers if they were aware of the invisible forces of brain chemistry. He insisted that most choices made in day-to-day life are prompted by impulses lodged deep within the old brain case. “We are captives of […]
EDITORIAL – Expert predictions are mixed, at best
With the Mayan apocalypse now proved a bust, we know we now have to deal with 2013. Each year at this time, we turn to a Current Publishing tradition in using the most sophisticated technology available in the newsroom for predicting events in the coming year – the Magic 8 Ball. It’s proven to be […]