Rotary Club continues help for homeless vets In its continuing effort to assist Maine’s homeless veterans, the South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club recently donated items from bedding, pots and pans and toiletries to the Maine Veterans Affairs Offices. The club has also assisted in making a one-time rent payment for a veteran, who is working […]
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Especially for Seniors: Free advice that’s worth a lot
We welcome free advice when it’s constructive – and we especially welcome free advice from Legal Services for the Elderly. In recent weeks, we’ve noticed television commercials about their services and hope that many viewers have discovered this “gem” among the many services available for Maine’s elders. Legal Services for the Elderly now has a […]
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Student sleuths hunt marsh pollution
This spring a handful of students in the Advanced Placement Environmental Sciences class at Scarborough High School are helping the Friends of Scarborough Marsh trace pollution in Mill Brook in the hope that steps can be taken to improve the overall health of the marsh. The students, along with their teacher, Mike Carroll, took water […]
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Scarborough road rage shooting incident ends with arrest
According to Scarborough police, a South Portland man has been apprehended for shooting at a vehicle on Payne Road. On Saturday at about 3:10 p.m., Scarborough police received a 911 call for a road rage incident that was in progress near the Christmas Tree Shop. The caller stated that the driver of a red Jeep […]
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Track: Capers look to championship meets
Cape Elizabeth, Greely and Yarmouth all congregated at Falmouth on Thursday for a fourway throwdown, the schools’ last before next Saturday, May 30’s Western Maine Conference Championship at Lake Region in Naples. Boys team scores 1. Falmouth, 130 2. Greely, 69 3. Cape, 38 4. Yarmouth, 34 Girls team scores 1. Falmouth, 107 2. Greely, […]
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Girls Lacrosse: Big first half launches Riots ahead of Spartans
South Portland’s Mary Cronin and Maddie Hasson led the Riots’ offense over visiting Sanford on Thursday, shoveling a combined eight goals past Spartans keeper Eva Belanger in the first half alone. Hasson stayed particularly hot in the latter 25 minutes, and teammates Abby Letourneau and Colleen Fleming also found a groove as South Portland cruised […]
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Cape, Scarborough and SoPo celebrate Memorial Day
REGIONAL – The communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland will celebrate Memorial Day, May 25, with parades and other special events. • Cape Elizabeth A parade begins at 9 a.m. and runs from the corner of Fowler and Ocean House roads to the War Veteran’s Memorial on Scott Dyer Road. This year’s grand […]
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Zombie movie set to premiere
The independent zombie movie, “Night of the Living Deb,” which is directed by Maine native Kyle Rankin, will premiere this weekend at the SPACE Gallery in Portland. The movie, which was shot in Portland and Scarborough last summer, stars Maria Thayer, who plays the title role of Deb Clarington, and Michael Cassidy, who plays the […]
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Zombie movie set to premiere
The independent zombie movie, “Night of the Living Deb,” which is directed by Maine native Kyle Rankin, will premiere this weekend at the SPACE Gallery in Portland. The movie, which was shot in Portland and Scarborough last summer, stars Maria Thayer, who plays the title role of Deb Clarington, and Michael Cassidy, who plays the […]
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Q&A with Christine L’Abbé, principal at Holy Cross School
Christine L’Abbe?, the principal at Holy Cross School in South Portland, visited the Ngamo Primary School in Zimbabwe during a recent safari and now students at the two schools are exchanging letters and developing a sister school relationship. In addition, as L’Abbe? discussed her African trip with the Holy Cross community, the students decided they […]