Sea Dog Brewing Co. in South Portland will host its annual Incredible Breakfast Cook-off event on Friday, Feb. 26, from 7-9 a.m. to benefit the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland. The breakfast is also a kickoff for the annual Maine Restaurant Week, which runs from March 1-12. Tickets for the breakfast are $20 per […]
2016
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
Get your 'kind' on
There was an article in major New York or Boston newspaper the other day entitled “Can Kind, Friendly bosses get ahead?” Here is what I bet many people “read” when they saw that headline: “Is it possible you can survive in this world if you are a namby-pamby, pushover, cream puff?” The United States, since […]
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Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
Get your 'kind' on
There was an article in major New York or Boston newspaper the other day entitled “Can Kind, Friendly bosses get ahead?” Here is what I bet many people “read” when they saw that headline: “Is it possible you can survive in this world if you are a namby-pamby, pushover, cream puff?” The United States, since […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Busy spring – and it’s still February
Our seasons are so short here in Maine, that already the spring calendars are filling up with interesting events of interest. If you have Internet access (available at public libraries) take a minute and check out Maine Senior Guide, a source of information on everything from cleaning out clutter to social events of interest to […]
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Scarborough police log, Feb. 8-14
Whitney Frew, 21, of 133 Cumberland St., Cornish, was summonsed Feb. 8 on Roundwood Drive on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drug. Katherine Philbrick, 30, of 16 Orchard St., Scarborough, was summonsed Feb. 9 on Route 1 on a charge of operating with suspended registration. Nelson Kerrick, 67, of 111 Hill St., Biddeford, […]
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Scarborough police log, Feb. 8-14
Whitney Frew, 21, of 133 Cumberland St., Cornish, was summonsed Feb. 8 on Roundwood Drive on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drug. Katherine Philbrick, 30, of 16 Orchard St., Scarborough, was summonsed Feb. 9 on Route 1 on a charge of operating with suspended registration. Nelson Kerrick, 67, of 111 Hill St., Biddeford, […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports
Former Riot honored at Rensselaer
Logan Gaddar of South Portland has been chosen for a year-end award from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after helping the Engineers to a 9-2 overall record, a share of the Liberty League Championship and a victory in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Championship. Rensselaer’s top wide receiver, Gaddar, who graduated from South Portland High School, […]
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Musical mystery: Scarborough man stumbles on stash of antique pianos
What to do with a truckful of antique pianos? That’s the question now facing Scarborough businessman and community volunteer Sam Kelley, who recently bought a 45-foot trailer filled with upright and baby grand pianos dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Kelley, who buys and sells used tractor-trailers, came across the stash of historic […]
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Musical mystery: Scarborough man stumbles on stash of antique pianos
What to do with a truckful of antique pianos? That’s the question now facing Scarborough businessman and community volunteer Sam Kelley, who recently bought a 45-foot trailer filled with upright and baby grand pianos dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Kelley, who buys and sells used tractor-trailers, came across the stash of historic […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cape land trust seeks climate-change volunteers
Citizen scientists interested in recording the impacts of a changing climate are invited to attend a training session offered by the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, entitled “Signs of the Seasons.” The training workshop will be held on at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at the Thomas Memorial Library. Attendees will be introduced to the concepts of […]