Wednesday, July 3 Summer Concerts at Mill Creek Park, South Portland, with singer-songwriter David Mallett, 6:30-8 p.m. Mallett has recorded 14 albums, and is known for the classic “Garden Song.” 767-7650 or www.southportland.org. Concerts in the Park, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, Sawyer Road, Scarborough, with Casco Bay Concert Band. Rain location: high school auditorium. Food […]
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Wednesday, July 3 Summer Concerts at Mill Creek Park, South Portland, with singer-songwriter David Mallett, 6:30-8 p.m. Mallett has recorded 14 albums, and is known for the classic “Garden Song.” 767-7650 or www.southportland.org. Concerts in the Park, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, Sawyer Road, Scarborough, with Casco Bay Concert Band. Rain location: high school auditorium. Food […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: Happy birthday, USA
July 4, 2013. Wow. Another year for America. And yours truly (We share the same birthday). I was 35 before I realized all those fireworks were not just for me. Independence Day 2013. What is our country now? Who are we? What is the state of Maine now? It has all changed so much. And […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: Happy birthday, USA
July 4, 2013. Wow. Another year for America. And yours truly (We share the same birthday). I was 35 before I realized all those fireworks were not just for me. Independence Day 2013. What is our country now? Who are we? What is the state of Maine now? It has all changed so much. And […]
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Rising enrollment leads to school shift in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough schools are growing, and due to the shifts in housing developments and incoming kindergarten numbers, the class sizes at the the primary schools in Scarborough have had some shifts. In order to maintain equitable class sizes at all three schools – Blue Point, Pleasant Hill and Eight Corners – some neighborhoods will […]
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The city's plate is full
SOUTH PORTLAND – The city has welcomed eight new restaurants in recent months, with six more ready to open by mid-August. SOUTH PORTLAND – There may be few people more excited about the explosion of new restaurant openings in South Portland than Richard Grotton. That because he’s both a resident of the city’s east end […]
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The city's plate is full
SOUTH PORTLAND – The city has welcomed eight new restaurants in recent months, with six more ready to open by mid-August. SOUTH PORTLAND – There may be few people more excited about the explosion of new restaurant openings in South Portland than Richard Grotton. That because he’s both a resident of the city’s east end […]
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LePage, Kamen herald new robotics education effort
SOUTH PORTLAND – The Robotics Institute of Maine, founded last October as part of the business services division of the Manufacturers Association of Maine, got a big boost last week from Gov. Paul LePage and nationally acclaimed inventor Dean Kamen. A $75,000 donation from Fairchild Semiconductor also didn’t hurt. Using the Fairchild funding, which continues […]
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Maine Mall drops property tax appeal
SOUTH PORTLAND – The Maine Mall has dropped appeals of its municipal tax assessments for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2012, according to city officials. Chicago-based General Growth Properties, reportedly the second-largest owner of mall property in the United States, contested property assessments on nine of 12 lots it owns on and around the Maine […]
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Scarborough Sanitary District eyes legal action
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Sanitary District trustees are not a group known for eliciting headlines. However, the group has two items on its docket that could land the district in court, albeit as plaintiff. One battle involves a $14,300 bill sent to the Maine Veterinary Referral Center on Technology Way in the Scarborough Enterprise Business […]