After being rescheduled twice due to inclement weather and soggy field conditions, Saturday’s SummerFest celebration in Scarborough went off without a hitch. This annual event brought out young and old to enjoy activities from pony rides to a trivia contest, live entertainment and of course the not-to-be-missed fireworks show that always caps off this popular […]
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Rescheduled SummerFest a hit with fun-seekers
After being rescheduled twice due to inclement weather and soggy field conditions, Saturday’s SummerFest celebration in Scarborough went off without a hitch. This annual event brought out young and old to enjoy activities from pony rides to a trivia contest, live entertainment and of course the not-to-be-missed fireworks show that always caps off this popular […]
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Incumbents Holbrook, Blaise not running for Town Council
Nomination papers for the fall election were due in Scarborough on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after the Current’s print deadline. However, as of Tuesday afternoon neither of the incumbents on the Town Council, Chairwoman Jessica Holbrook and Ed Blaise, had taken out papers to run for re-election. So far there are six possible candidates for the […]
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Incumbents Holbrook, Blaise not running for Town Council
Nomination papers for the fall election were due in Scarborough on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after the Current’s print deadline. However, as of Tuesday afternoon neither of the incumbents on the Town Council, Chairwoman Jessica Holbrook and Ed Blaise, had taken out papers to run for re-election. So far there are six possible candidates for the […]
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Protesters point fingers at TV producers
A group demonstrating outside of Lone Wolf Media in South Portland calls on Animal Planet to drop the series, “Yankee Jungle.” Those protesting the television show, “Yankee Jungle,” in South Portland Saturday admitted the series, which features the DEW Haven animal sanctuary in Mount Vernon, makes for “perfect TV material.” But they also say that […]
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Protesters point fingers at TV producers
A group demonstrating outside of Lone Wolf Media in South Portland calls on Animal Planet to drop the series, “Yankee Jungle.” Those protesting the television show, “Yankee Jungle,” in South Portland Saturday admitted the series, which features the DEW Haven animal sanctuary in Mount Vernon, makes for “perfect TV material.” But they also say that […]
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Cape students sign on for independent studies
A Cape Elizabeth senior who has played soccer since he could walk is hoping that a new, non-traditional program at the high school this year will be a good first step toward achieving a lifelong goal. “Basically what I plan to do is start my own business,” said Will Gibson, who is originally from England. […]
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Higgins awash in controversy over new rules
The spotlight will be squarely on the Scarborough Town Council this week as it debates two controversial measures designed to curb what some see as problem behavior at Higgins Beach. Going into the Sept. 2 meeting, at least two councilors, Ed Blaise and Bill Donovan, were firmly in the camp of those who say surfers […]
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Kayakers rescued from Kettle Cove
A man was rescued a couple hundred feet off Kettle Cove Monday afternoon after his kayak overturned, according to Cape Elizabeth fire chief Peter Gleeson. Gleeson said a fisherman who was also in the cove and a police officer pulled the kayaker from the water around 2:30 p.m. The fire department did not release the […]
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Maine Vets 5K takes place Aug. 30 in Scarborough
The Maine Vets 5K run and walk will be held at Memorial Park in Scarborough on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. The event, which is held in honor of James O’Brien, raises money for recreational programs at the Maine Veterans Home on Route 1. The cost is $15 for those who pre-register and $20 […]