Log Ross Kelley, 35, transient, was arrested Sept. 15 on Crescent View Avenue on a charge of trafficking of dangerous knives. Elizabeth Capone, 33, of 3 Jewett Road, Cape Elizabeth, was arrested Sept. 16 on Fowler Road on a charge of violating conditions of release. Brandon Bushey, 19, of Steep Falls, was summonsed Sept. 21 […]
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Letters
Town bullies are a bad influence We are living in a community that is being divided on issue after issue by adult bullies. We have citizens, Town Bullies, who are putting wedges between senior citizens and the schools, between dog owners, between dog owners and non-dog owners, and between neighbors. We are allowing these people […]
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Letters
Town bullies are a bad influence We are living in a community that is being divided on issue after issue by adult bullies. We have citizens, Town Bullies, who are putting wedges between senior citizens and the schools, between dog owners, between dog owners and non-dog owners, and between neighbors. We are allowing these people […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: Susie wants to be a star
Which name doesn’t belong in this group? a. Margaret Chase Smith b. George Mitchell c. Elvis Presley d. Susan Collins If you picked Elvis, you’re wrong. The King, like Maggie and Georgie, is a top-shelf hall-of-famer. The correct answer is Collins, who would love to be included in that pantheon, but has yet to demonstrate […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): Empty nest means the birds can fly
Third kid off to college. None at the old homestead anymore. Wah, wah, wah. I’m not buying it. I am old school. Vince Lombardi. General Patton. The housekeeper in “It’s A Wonderful Life” – Ages 1-18 and grades K-12 are “parachute school;” learn how to build and use a parachute, then use it! Boom! Out […]
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Go to Australia via Jordan’s photos
Next week the Friends of the Scarborough Library will hold a special program featuring a variety of spectacular photos of Australia by local photographer Marie Jordan. The event, held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, is free and open to the public. During the program Jordan will share photos that combine her interest in […]
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Editorial: Fair gives us much to celebrate
The 144th Cumberland County Fair, always the last week of September, is set to kick off Sunday and run though Oct. 3. For almost 11?2 centuries, farm life in southern Maine has been celebrated with pulling contests by beasts of burden, animal husbandry competitions and, of course, blue ribbons for the best pies, pickles and […]
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Community Day celebration leads to Pine Point cleanup
Employees from the Scarborough design firm Stantec celebrated the company’s annual Community Day with a beach cleanup at Pine Point on Tuesday, Sept. 15. In all, more than 7,300 Stantec employees volunteered for community organizations in the U.S., Canada, Barbados, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and India. In Scarborough, company volunteers collected garbage […]
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Police take new approach to heroin epidemic
Realizing that the majority of crimes committed in Scarborough are being driven by addiction-fueled desperation, the police department has decided a new approach is needed to assist those who turn to crime to fulfill their drug habit. To that end on Oct. 1 the police department will launch its new Operation HOPE, or Heroin-Opiate Prevention […]
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Police take new approach to heroin epidemic
Realizing that the majority of crimes committed in Scarborough are being driven by addiction-fueled desperation, the police department has decided a new approach is needed to assist those who turn to crime to fulfill their drug habit. To that end on Oct. 1 the police department will launch its new Operation HOPE, or Heroin-Opiate Prevention […]