The event was canceled in 2009 because too many students were engaging in a sexually suggestive dance known as “grinding.”
2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Japan probe suspects excess voltage in 787 battery
Photos of the lithium ion battery that was located beneath the 787’s cockpit show a blackened mass of wires and other components within a distorted blue casing.
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Posted inNation & World
Reaction to Lance Armstrong’s Oprah interview
“If he was looking for redemption, he didn’t succeed in getting that.”
Posted inNews
Maine jail worker fired over misuse of inmate funds
Washington County commissioners fire Sgt. Karina Richardson for allegedly using the funds to buy items for herself.
Posted inNews
Mass. basketball coach fired for ‘take out’ order
The Amherst high school coach is accused of telling one of his players to push another team’s coach.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
With Te’o silent, questions about hoax mount
Was he really duped, as he claims, or were he and the university complicit in the hoax and misled the public, perhaps to improve his chances of winning the Heisman?
Posted inNews
Avalanche halts, injures Mount Washington climbers
A retired Marine and amputee is among those injured in the attempt to scale the mountain.
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Augusta bans sex offenders from living near schools, parks
Councilors unanimously approve a ban on sex offenders living within 750 feet of schools and municipal property where children are the primary users.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
QUINN'S CORNER – Some euphemisms should be put to sleep
Euphemism: “Language designed to make lies truthful and murder respectable.” Some weeks ago, Professor Lucius Flatley and the coffee-shop regulars discussed how euphemisms are used politically. This week they addressed the subject again –– this time with emphasis on geographical origin or nationality. Dogs for dinner in China. Snails for supper in France – is […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Southern School Notebook
Local students make dean’s list The following students have made the dean’s list at their respective college or university: Nicholas Morris of Scarborough, Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School; Gable Lau of Scarborough, University of New Haven; and Karly Allen of Scarborough, Dean College. Mahoney Middle School second-quarter honor roll SOUTH PORTLAND — A previous report of […]