Cosplay event benefits shelter The Anime Club at South Portland High School will hold a cosplay event to benefit the Animal Refuge League on Saturday, May 2, from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. The event includes a DJ and concessions. Cosplay is defined as: “The practice of dressing up as a character […]
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Police identify body of man found in South Portland
South Portland police have released the name of the man whose body was found Tuesday morning on the shoreline of the Fore River adjacent to Buttonwood Road in South Portland. In consultation with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, police say the person is James J. Gudinas, a 47-year-old transient from another state who […]
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Mediation may solve town tiffs
A committee in Cape Elizabeth is working to create a mediation program that would help residents settle minor neighbor-to-neighbor disputes without town involvement. A seven-member mediation workgroup, which has met three times since February, was scheduled to draft its final recommendations on Tuesday, after the Current’s deadline, for the council to consider at a future […]
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Rail yard run-in
A proposal for six, 60,000-gallon propane tanks has sparked a sharp debate in South Portland. Whether the City Council should take action on a proposed new liquid propane distribution facility before an application for the project has even been officially submitted is at the center of a debate in South Portland. But other questions surrounding […]
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Scarborough Briefs
Senior Expo offered A Senior Expo will be held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough on Wednesday, May 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and includes speakers, live entertainment, exhibitors and more. See www.MaineSeniorGuide.com or call 232-7847 for more information. Explore the Marsh by canoe Starting […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Riots thrash Biddeford to begin season
Reigning state champion South Portland kicked off their 2015 season Friday evening in flashy fashion, battering the visiting Tigers 21-3 with multi-goal performances by five different players, including attackers Kam Andrews, Eben Babbidge and Andrew Whipple. The Riots jump to 1-0 on the season, while Biddeford slips to 0-1. The teams faced off to begin […]
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Boys Lacrosse: Riots thrash Biddeford to begin season
Reigning state champion South Portland kicked off their 2015 season Friday evening in flashy fashion, battering the visiting Tigers 21-3 with multi-goal performances by five different players, including attackers Kam Andrews, Eben Babbidge and Andrew Whipple. The Riots jump to 1-0 on the season, while Biddeford slips to 0-1. The teams faced off to begin […]
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Softball: Scarborough throttles Riots in early-season action
Red Storm freshman Laura Powell capped her team’s powerhouse display at South Portland on Friday with a grand slam over the left-field fence, tacking four last runs onto the mountain of offense Scarborough had already piled up. The Riots, for their part, looked rusty early and rattled later, contributing to a lopsided 26-0 final in […]
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Hockey: South Portland's Gillies jumps from one big stage to the next
South Portland’s Jon Gillies has just completed a circuitous path to the top of the hockey world: Gillies, a Providence College junior and the Friars’ ace goalie, is a recently-crowned national champ, and now he’s a pro as well, a member of the Calgary Flames. “Third goalie,” Gillies says of his role with the team […]
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Letters
Editorial missed golf’s contribution to Maine economy Mr. Balentine’s article on sports business as a foundational element in Maine’s economy neglected to mention two of the major sport cash generators, the multi-million-dollar golf and outdoor recreation industries. Maine has 148 golf courses as listed in Dennis Walch’s excellent memoire on the “Greens of Maine,” a […]