Former Red Riot makes splash in return home Former South Portland boys’ basketball player Matt Russell returned to Maine Monday night with his current team, Curry (Mass.) College, and put on a show in a 66-38 win at the University of New England. Russell, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, had a career-tying 10 points and seven rebounds […]
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Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81
HARPSWELL — Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81, of Harpswell, died Monday at her home following a long illness. She was born April 18, 1931, in Brunswick to Hollis and Helen Driscoll. She attended schools in Brunswick and graduated with the class of 1949 from Brunswick High School. Purinton worked from an early age on her father’s farm. […]
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Charles "Bill" Sumner Pettigrew, 82
TOPSHAM — Charles “Bill” Sumner Pettigrew, 82, of Topsham, died at his home Jan. 25. Pettigrew was born June 4, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Charles Sumner Pettigrew and Etta Butler Pettigrew. He was the eldest of four children. He married his first wife, Evelyn Veno, in 1956. They were married 15 years before Evelyn died. […]
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February, title time arrive
(Ed. Note: For the complete Cape Elizabeth-York boys’ basketball, Cape Elizabeth-Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Scarborough-Thornton Academy boys’ hockey and Scarborough-Falmouth girls’ hockey game stories, please visit theforecaster.net) The end game of the winter sports season is near. While the regular season continues in basketball and hockey, championship time is right around the corner in track, […]
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February, title time arrive
The end game of the winter sports season is near. Here’s a look at what happened last week and a glimpse at what’s to come: Boys’ basketball The undefeated run of the Hyde boys’ basketball team came to an end last week with losses at Waynflete (70-52) and Valley (60-54). The Phoenix (third behind Forest […]
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Timothy F. Flaherty, 69
SCARBOROUGH — Timothy F. Flaherty, 69, of Scarborough, died Jan. 20 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his family by his side. He was born Jan. 25, 1943, in Portland, the second of seven children of Thomas S. Flaherty Sr. and Elaine Flaherty. He attended Portland schools before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard two months […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Longest running 3-on-3 benefit tournament seeks teams The Swish-Out and Junior Swish-Out, Maine’s longest running, continuous 3-on-3 basketball tournament, which benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, will be held Sunday, Feb. 10. The co-ed, double elimination program is seeking teams to take part. It is open to adults 18 and older. The entry fee is […]
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Phillip Henry Bibber, 78
HARPSWELL — Phillip Henry Bibber, 78, of Harpswell, died Saturday at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick following a short illness. Born April 8, 1934, in Brunswick to Linwood and Ruth Bibber, he attended Harpswell schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. Bibber served proudly in the Navy for 22 years, a veteran […]
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Southern Meetings: Feb. 1-7
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 2/4 7:30 a.m. School Board Policy Meeting TH Mon. 2/4 7 p.m. CANCELED — Town Council Workshop Tue. 2/5 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TH Wed. 2/6 12 p.m. School Board Strategic Planning Comm. TH Wed. 2/6 3 p.m. Planning Board Site Walk 10 Clinton Road Thur. 2/7 7 p.m. Recycling Committee PW […]
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Evelyn D. Callahan, 96
SOUTH PORTLAND — Evelyn D. Callahan, 96, of South Portland, formerly of Portland, Houlton and New York, died Jan. 19 at South Portland Nursing Home. Callahan was born in Hodgdon to Ambrose and Lucy Roaix Callahan. She attended Hodgdon schools and was a graduate of Houlton High School. Callahan also was a graduate of Houlton Business College, […]