Southwesterns unfolded at Noble on Saturday morning, a prelude to the state championship at Mt. Ararat on June 6, and Thornton Academy took both the boys and girls crowns home. Rivals Scarborough did what they could on both fronts, the gentlemen Red Storm coming closer to the champs than their lady counterparts managed to. Boys […]
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Baseball: Red Riots loot one run from Storm – but it’s enough
South Portland eked out a win in Scarborough on Thursday evening, lead-off hitter Sam Troiano scoring the game’s lone run – an unearned run at that – in the top of the first. From there, the game devolved into a defensive battle, and while the Storm threatened more than once in the later innings, the […]
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Local nonprofits benefit from annual Day of Caring
More than 1,200 volunteers turned out for the United Way of Greater Portland’s annual Day of Caring last week. The volunteers worked on more than 80 community improvement projects including for Camp Ketcha in Scarborough and Kaler Elementary School in South Portland. The goal of the Day of Caring is to provide free labor for […]
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Local nonprofits benefit from annual Day of Caring
More than 1,200 volunteers turned out for the United Way of Greater Portland’s annual Day of Caring last week. The volunteers worked on more than 80 community improvement projects including for Camp Ketcha in Scarborough and Kaler Elementary School in South Portland. The goal of the Day of Caring is to provide free labor for […]
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‘Dylan made us all better people’
Derek Volk, husband of Scarborough state Sen. Amy Volk, has just published a new book detailing his experiences raising a son with Asperger’s syndrome, a developmental disorder that most notably affects the ability to socialize with others. Volk’s book, “Chasing the Rabbit: A Dad’s Life Raising a Son on the Spectrum,” is available from Amazon […]
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‘Dylan made us all better people’
Derek Volk, husband of Scarborough state Sen. Amy Volk, has just published a new book detailing his experiences raising a son with Asperger’s syndrome, a developmental disorder that most notably affects the ability to socialize with others. Volk’s book, “Chasing the Rabbit: A Dad’s Life Raising a Son on the Spectrum,” is available from Amazon […]
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Insights from Scarborough Smartaxes: Analyzing per-pupil costs in Scarborough
The information provided by the School Board on per-pupil costs continually makes Scarborough look underfunded and may be somewhat deceptive. We do not claim it is inaccurate, but meant to deflect and confuse the taxpayers of Scarborough. We decided to take a closer look at the per-pupil cost statistic to find out what it really […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: I keep gettin’ paid the same
Maine’s governor earns an annual salary of $70,000, which doesn’t seem like all that much considering what we expect from the poor guy. Of course, the governor also gets free health care, free housing, free food, free servants and a chauffeured ride with gas and maintenance paid for by us. And his retirement benefits can […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: I keep gettin’ paid the same
Maine’s governor earns an annual salary of $70,000, which doesn’t seem like all that much considering what we expect from the poor guy. Of course, the governor also gets free health care, free housing, free food, free servants and a chauffeured ride with gas and maintenance paid for by us. And his retirement benefits can […]
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Scarborough council OKs tax hike
The Scarborough Town Council has approved a new fiscal year budget that could increase the tax rate by 87 cents per $1,000 of valuation, following a lengthy debate at its May 20 meeting. Councilors Ed Blaise and Peter Hayes both voted against the combined municipal and school spending package, which requires $59.3 million from taxpayers […]