Baseball Coach: Ryan Jones Last year’s record: 11-6-1 Key players: Sam Warren, Ben Irish, Nick Lorello, Zach Carreiro, Nate Wessel Key games: Senior Night – May 28 vs. South Portland Outlook: Despite having lost some big names – e.g., ace pitcher Ben Greenberg – to graduation last year, Jones is optimistic about the coming season. […]
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Spring Sports Preview: Scarborough High School
Baseball Coach: Ryan Jones Last year’s record: 11-6-1 Key players: Sam Warren, Ben Irish, Nick Lorello, Zach Carreiro, Nate Wessel Key games: Senior Night – May 28 vs. South Portland Outlook: Despite having lost some big names – e.g., ace pitcher Ben Greenberg – to graduation last year, Jones is optimistic about the coming season. […]
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Spring Sports Preview: South Portland High School
Boys Lacrosse Coach: Tom Fiorini Last year’s record: 14-1, Class A state champions Key players: Jack Fiorini (M, 50 goals, 37 assists); Chris Mitchel (M, 4 g, 18 a); Andrew Whipple (A, 30 g, 44 a); Edward Hellier (G, 146 saves, 62 percent); Nick Mezzanotte (D, 42 ground balls) Key games: Yarmouth, Cheverus, Kennebunk, TA, […]
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Spring Sports Preview: Cape Elizabeth High School
Baseball Coach: Andrew Wood (second year) Last year’s record: 4-12 Key players: Brendan Tinsman, Tim Brigham, Dylan Roberts, Nate Ingalls, Marshall Peterson Key games: Kennebunk, Yarmouth, Falmouth Outlook: The Capers’ lagged on offense last year, scoring two or fewer runs in 12 of their 16 games; improving their contact with the ball will be critical […]
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‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ at Portland Players
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Saturday, April 18, at 3 and 7 p.m., the Young Actors Workshop at the Portland Players in South Portland will put on “Willy Wonka Jr.” Tickets are available at the door. The theater is located at 420 Cottage Road. See www.portlandplayers.org or call 799-7337 for more information.
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‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ at Portland Players
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Saturday, April 18, at 3 and 7 p.m., the Young Actors Workshop at the Portland Players in South Portland will put on “Willy Wonka Jr.” Tickets are available at the door. The theater is located at 420 Cottage Road. See www.portlandplayers.org or call 799-7337 for more information.
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South Portland school bus driver charged with dangerous driving
A South Portland School Department bus driver, Leon Spear, has been issued a summons for failing to use caution while passing a bicyclist in Portland Thursday morning. According to a press release, the incident occurred on Deering Avenue, near King Middle School, at approximately 7 a.m. Thursday. The Portland Police Department’s traffic division investigated the […]
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South Portland school bus driver charged with dangerous driving
A South Portland School Department bus driver, Leon Spear, has been issued a summons for failing to use caution while passing a bicyclist in Portland Thursday morning. According to a press release, the incident occurred on Deering Avenue, near King Middle School, at approximately 7 a.m. Thursday. The Portland Police Department’s traffic division investigated the […]
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Editorial: We’re all thumbs
Welcome to another edition of “We’re all thumbs,” an occasional feature in which the editorial staff of Current Publishing picks proverbial winners and losers, heroes and villains from recent news stories: • Thumbs UP to the Maine Military Museum in South Portland, whose founder and curator, Lee Humiston, held a ceremony last Saturday afternoon awarding […]
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Letters
Note to readers The following letters are written by non-native English speakers who are students in the Advanced Writing ESOL class at Southern Maine Community College. These young men and women have worked hard to write these letters of opinion, hoping to persuade you; for all of them, it is their first experience with the […]