In an effort to keep up with the digital age and to more easily inform residents and visitors about the town’s various public trails, Scarborough Community Services is creating a local trails app that people can upload to their smartphones or other handheld devices. And while apps have become ubiquitous, having one that focuses solely […]
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Looking for trails? There’s an app for that
In an effort to keep up with the digital age and to more easily inform residents and visitors about the town’s various public trails, Scarborough Community Services is creating a local trails app that people can upload to their smartphones or other handheld devices. And while apps have become ubiquitous, having one that focuses solely […]
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‘I have never been more engaged in my career’
A Scarborough-based oncology doctor has been named among the nation’s best by Newsweek. When Newsweek magazine announced its most recent list of top cancer specialists in the nation, three doctors from Maine made the list, including Tracey Weisberg, who specializes in treating breast cancer at New England Cancer Specialists in Scarborough. The other two were […]
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Greetings from Zip Code 04074 (Life in the Suburbs): Yikes, Warren is on vacation?
(Dan Warren is on vacation this week. He has left one of his prior columns to be published in his space this week. He will return next week.) Copy desk person 1: Run one of his prior columns?? Copy desk person 2: Oh, no, not another one of those my-how-Scarborough-has-changed pieces again? Please! Copy desk […]
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Editorial: We’re all thumbs
This week is another edition of “We’re all thumbs,” in which the editorial staff of Current Publishing picks proverbial winners and losers, heroes and villains from recent news stories: • Thumbs UP to Bob Crowley, the former South Portland resident and CBS “Survivor” reality show winner, who is hosting the Durham Warriors Survival Challenge Aug. […]
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Cape named among nation’s best high schools
By Kayla J. Collins [email protected] Newsweek magazine on Aug. 19 ranked Cape Elizabeth High School the 129th best school in America. For more than a decade, Newsweek has assessed schools across the country, based on a broad range of data, to determine which ones best prepare students for college. This year, Cape Elizabeth High School […]
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Briefs
Bug Light Festival on tap The third annual Bug Light Festival will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at Bug Light Park in South Portland. Come enjoy amazing food from area restaurants, artisans’ booths, children’s games, live music and lots more. In addition, the historic lighthouse will be open for tours. The […]
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Trust: This land is our land
In 30 years, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has preserved 29 properties totaling more than 660 acres. As the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust celebrates its 30th birthday, the nationally accredited nonprofit continues to make its mark on the community. The land trust, which is made up of more than 600 members, including more than 150 […]
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Howe to lead Saint Joseph’s College swimming program
Athletics Director Brian Curtin recently announced that Margaret Howe has been hired as the head coach of the Saint Joseph’s College men’s and women’s swimming program. Howe comes to Saint Joseph’s after coaching at various levels, including a stint at Boston College, where she served as a masters coach for nearly four seasons, and a […]
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Local author knocks another book out of the park
“101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out” is not Josh Pahigian’s newest book, but only because it did so well when it was first released in 2008, it warranted a revamped second edition – the volume that hit shelves in March of this year. Pahigian, an adjunct English instructor at University of New […]