SCARBOROUGH – The mauling of an endangered piping plover by a dog at Pine Point Beach July 15 has landed Scarborough in hot water with the federal government, and led the town to reconsider rules governing dogs on the beach. According to Town Manager Tom Hall, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is conducting an […]
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A big change for The Current
At a recent business leader event that was held in the Naples area of Maine, Joan Lunden (former “Good Morning America” host) said something that stuck with me: “If you are doing things the same way you were seven years ago, you are in trouble.” In our fast-paced, ever-evolving world, we as business leaders and […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Bitten by the Midwest bug
I was down at the diner the other day where it seemed everyone was talking about native son Harold Seavey and the plans for his memorial service later that day at a church a few towns over. He had lived out of state for years, but lots of folks in town still knew him. Some […]
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EDITORIAL: Solar-panel plans show great promise
Earlier this month, the Windham Town Council approved a plan to cover the roof of the East Windham Fire Station in solar panels. The project, with Portland-based ReVision Energy, will power that fire station, as well as the one in North Windham, at a savings of 9 percent on electricity for the next six years, […]
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Cape lens headed to Bath
The 1,800-pound Fresnel lighthouse lens, valued at more than $2.5 million and on display in the Cape Elizabeth town office since 1995, has found a new home thanks to the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Made in Paris, France, in 1874, the lens, described as “second order” based on its size and focal length, once […]
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LOOKING BACK
Issue of July 24, 2008 Sen. John McCain’s support for the Iraq war and for offshore oil drilling convinced Sam Logan of Waldoboro to back the Republican candidate’s bid for president. “I’m a true believer,” Logan said Monday during the Arizona senator’s public appearance at the Maine Military Museum in South Portland. “I’ve been sending […]
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South Portland student wins scholarship
The Portland Water District Board of Trustees recently awarded the 2013 Joseph A. DiPietro Memorial Scholarship to Alyssa Marchant of South Portland. Marchant will attend the University of Southern Maine this fall to study biology with ultimate hopes to pursue a medical degree and a career as an anesthesiologist. She attended South Portland High School […]
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Radio flyers
The Greater Portland Propsnappers Club, the local radio controlled model airplane club, sponsored a training session at a Scarborough field this week for the ACE Academy. ACE is an annual week-long camp under the auspices of the FAA, Portland Jetport, and other aviation-related groups. At the field, the young people were given an orientation about […]
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South Portland certified ‘business-friendly’
SOUTH PORTLAND – On its second application, South Portland has won certification as a “business-friendly community” by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. Belfast, Caribou and Hermon also were named to the list, which now includes 22 towns and cities in 11 Maine counties. “The addition of these four communities to an already […]
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Dog sales again halted by state at Scarborough pet store
SCARBOROUGH – For the second time in five months, the state has ordered the halt of puppy sales at a Scarborough pet store and placed all dogs under quarantine due to the presence of parvovirus, a highly infectious and potentially deadly canine disease. John Bott, spokesman for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation, […]