SCARBOROUGH – Residents turned down the proposed $36.5 million Scarborough school budget amidst low voter turnout on Tuesday. The budget was rejected in a vote of 1,169 against to 1,013 for, according to Town Clerk Yolande Justice. A second question asking whether the budget was too high or too low had 1,257 voters saying the […]
2014
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Purebreds to strut their stuff this weekend
SCARBOROUGH – Nearly 3,000 purebred dogs and their owners and handlers will descend on Scarborough this weekend for the fifth annual Southern Maine Coastal Classic show, which is taking place at Wassamki Springs Campground. The Vacationland Dog Club, based in Portland, is co-hosting the show with the York County Kennel Club. In addition, other specialty […]
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Cape woman making strides against scleroderma
WESTBROOK – Since being diagnosed with scleroderma six years ago, Sandy Levitz Lunner of Cape Elizabeth has had to quit working and deal with some of the ugly side effects of this autoimmune disease. Now, she’s working with Lori Harmon Chason of Windham to raise awareness of the disease and provide support for scleroderma patients […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cape woman making strides against scleroderma
WESTBROOK – Since being diagnosed with scleroderma six years ago, Sandy Levitz Lunner of Cape Elizabeth has had to quit working and deal with some of the ugly side effects of this autoimmune disease. Now, she’s working with Lori Harmon Chason of Windham to raise awareness of the disease and provide support for scleroderma patients […]
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Famed adventurer to speak at L.L. Bean Sunday
L.L. Bean is hosting internationally renowned adventurer, high-altitude climber, author and speaker Helen Thayer on Sunday, May 18. Thayer will be available at 11:30 a.m. to sign autographs and books prior to her 1 p.m. presentation entitled Walking the Gobi, Quitting is Not an Option. It was a journey of nearly 1,600 miles that included […]
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Fast start leads Cape past Falmouth in Act I
CAPE ELIZABETH—When the Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth boys’ lacrosse juggernauts square off, what’s usually remembered is what happens in the waning moments, not the early ones, but Tuesday evening at Hannaford Field, in the first of two, perhaps three meetings between the rivals this spring, the Capers grabbed a hold of the contest long before […]
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Twins knock off Red Sox, 8-6
Chris Parmelee drives in his first two runs of the season with a homer in the ninth inning for Minnesota.
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Two Maine men linked to Boston Marathon bomber’s gun
The gun passed from Danny Sun Jr. of Gorham to Biniam Tsegai of Portland, but it remains unclear how it came into Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s hands.
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Maine men linked to Boston Marathon bomber’s gun
The gun passed from Danny Sun Jr. of Gorham to Biniam Tsegai of Portland, but it remains unclear how it came into Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s hands.
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Police say report on violent gangs in Portland is wrong
Crime groups here are far different from the murderous rivals in bigger areas, officials say.