The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts is an opportunity to reflect, through the achievements of the organization, on how far we have come, it is also a chance to shine a light on the parts of the world where women still live as second-class citizens. The organization that would become the […]
2012
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Housing on rebound in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – The jury may be out on whether the economy is rebounding or ready for a double-dip, but residential building in Scarborough, at least, appears poised for a comeback in 2012. The Scarborough Planning Board recently approved a new phase of development in the Eastern Village subdivision off Commerce Drive, to include seven new […]
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Community meeting informs plan for Scarborough schools
SCARBOROUGH – Nearly 70 questions put forth by members of the Scarborough community have been boiled down into four goals in an 18-month “improvement strategy” for local schools. Superintendent George Entwistle III and other key administrators drafted the strategy following an Oct. 12 community forum attended by more than 360 people. The plan, Entwistle said, […]
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Two longtime Scarborough antique stores closing
SCARBOROUGH – Two longstanding antique stores located on opposite ends of Route 1 in Scarborough, not to mention on opposite ends of the market, are closing their doors. Both businesses are run by septuagenarian owners who say the market has changed dramatically in recent years. Centervale Farm Antiques, which has offered fine antiques and collectables […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Jan. 2, 2002
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a new weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of Jan. 2, 2002 When John F. Kennedy met John Houbolt, a Scarborough resident, in the hallway of a Washington hotel in 1960, he had no idea […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Jan. 2, 2002
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a new weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of Jan. 2, 2002 When John F. Kennedy met John Houbolt, a Scarborough resident, in the hallway of a Washington hotel in 1960, he had no idea […]
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Scarborough police log – 1/05/12
Logs Monday, Dec. 19 Theft – At 4.p.m., Seacoast Motor Transport on Pine Point Road reported the theft of 20 aluminum side stakes from a logging trailer parked in its lot since Dec. 9. At some point since then, the posts, which keep logs on the flatbed, were taken. Each one measures two inches deep, […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 1/05/12
Summonses Thursday, Dec. 22 William Potter, 32, of South Portland, on Sawyer Road at 8:30 a.m., for failure to produce proof of motor vehicle insurance. Friday, Dec. 23 Forrest Maynard, 38, of South Portland, on Sawyer Road at 8:15 a.m., for operating an uninspected motor vehicle. Saturday, Dec. 24 Carey Gregor, 20, of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 1/05/12
Summonses Thursday, Dec. 22 William Potter, 32, of South Portland, on Sawyer Road at 8:30 a.m., for failure to produce proof of motor vehicle insurance. Friday, Dec. 23 Forrest Maynard, 38, of South Portland, on Sawyer Road at 8:15 a.m., for operating an uninspected motor vehicle. Saturday, Dec. 24 Carey Gregor, 20, of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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Scarborough High School honor roll
1st Quarter SENIOR HIGH HONORS: Dominique Burnham, Haley Carignan, Adam Cohen, Alison Davis, Daniel Farley, Garret Hazelwood, Alexander Henny, Kennedy Johnson, Alexander Kyte, Megan Loiselle, Samuel Moore, Lindsay Murphy, Kathryn Odden, Allison Orr, Sarah Pritchard, Susan Rundell, Mary Scott, Caitlin Stahl-Hodgkins, Emily Tolman, Mariah Volk. SENIOR HONORS: Zachary Albahary, Benjamin Alper, Hannah Anderson, Dayna Ankermann, […]