In Scarborough, and probably many other Maine cities and towns as well, the school budget development and approval process is rich with traditions. Let’s take a closer look at a couple of them. April school vacation week itself has a number of its own traditions. Chief among them is the opportunity it may present for […]
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Cancer center offers session on healthy eating
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Wednesday, May 20, at noon, the Cancer Community Center in South Portland will host a workshop, entitled “Making Salads Exciting Again,” with Brad Messier, the chef at Rosemont Market & Bakery. This workshop, which is free and open to anyone touched by cancer, is the first in a series of workshops […]
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SMCC graduates more than 1,000 students
SOUTH PORTLAND – More than 1,000 students are set to graduate from Southern Maine Community College, based in South Portland, on Sunday, May 17. The commencement ceremony will be held at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. According to the college, students in the class of 2015 come from all 16 Maine counties, 14 other […]
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It's national boating safety week
SOUTH PORTLAND – The Maine Warden Service and the Maine Marine Patrol are celebrating National Safe Boating Week with a public event on Tuesday, May 19, at 11 a.m., at the public boat ramp at Bug Light in South Portland. The goal of National Safe Boating Week, which runs May 16-22, is to heighten awareness […]
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Structure fire closes Beaver Brook Road in Scarborough
According to the Scarborough Fire Department, Beaver Brook Road is closed between Holmes and Longmeadow roads due to a two-alarm residential structure fire. There may be additional road closures in the area due to the amount of apparatus needed on scene, officials say. Motorists are urged to avoid the area. The fire was called in […]
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Council debates raising local minimum wage
Increasing the minimum wage is a goal worth pursuing, South Portland city councilors agreed Monday. The question is how that goal should be accomplished and what the city could do to make it happen. During Monday’s workshop several councilors expressed interest in exploring the possibility of instituting a local minimum wage, but Mayor Linda Cohen […]
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‘Cake Lady’ making quick recovery from brain surgery
Sharon French, of South Portland, is defying the odds following a brain aneurysm five weeks ago. Although her health is improving, the medical bills are piling up, which is why friends have pitched in to plan various fundraisers to help the family out. One of those fundraisers was held on Monday at the Easy Day […]
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‘Cake Lady’ making quick recovery from brain surgery
Sharon French, of South Portland, is defying the odds following a brain aneurysm five weeks ago. Although her health is improving, the medical bills are piling up, which is why friends have pitched in to plan various fundraisers to help the family out. One of those fundraisers was held on Monday at the Easy Day […]
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‘Cake Lady’ making quick recovery from brain surgery
Sharon French, of South Portland, is defying the odds following a brain aneurysm five weeks ago. Although her health is improving, the medical bills are piling up, which is why friends have pitched in to plan various fundraisers to help the family out. One of those fundraisers was held on Monday at the Easy Day […]
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Edlund named county teacher of the year
Talya Edlund, a third-grade teacher at Pond Cove Elementary School in Cape Elizabeth, is in the running to become Maine Teacher of the Year this fall. Dolly Sullivan, program coordinator for Educate Maine’s Teacher of the Year program, notified Edlund, who has been teaching at the school since 2004, on May 1 that she was […]