Here are news items, standing-at-the-gas-pump observations; and graffiti sightings from around The Borough: Gobbledygook **When Allied Forces in World War II informed Adolph Hitler that his mass-murder-oppression of the Jewish people was unacceptable, do you think he said, “I grant you that is a conversation we need to have”? A “conversation we need to have?” […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS: The Civil War’s sesquicentennial
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) students were pleased to be invited for a special tour of the new exhibit “Torn in Two: 150th anniversary of the Civil War” at the Osher Map Library located on the USM campus. Dr. Ronald E. Grim, curator of the Norman E. Levanthal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of June 5, 2008
Issue of June 5, 2008 An American flag that was draped outside South Portland High School for several months after graduates Angel Rosa and Jason Swiger died in Iraq last year has quietly been returned to the building entrance to memorialize a third war casualty: Justin Buxbaum. No other Maine high school has suffered so […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Repealing 2011 tax cuts is the right alternative
Maine’s state and local taxes, including income, sales, property and estate taxes, are the subject of various proposed bills in the Legislature. Mainers would be best served if tax changes are based on informed sound tax policy. However, politics and the lack of detailed understanding of tax laws by the vast majority of legislators, business […]
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LETTERS: No alcohol at city parks
I urge the City Council to keep in force the long-standing ordinance prohibiting alcoholic beverages at city parks, beaches and recreational areas. The change is advocated by a group that wants Sea Dog Brewery to sell beer at an upcoming festival. Once the ordinance is changed, however, the floodgates will be open and other vendors […]
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Trust dedicates Warren Woods
SCARBOROUGH – On Saturday, June 1, Scarborough Land Trust held the dedication and official naming of Elaine Stimson Warren Woods. The land trust purchased the 156-acre parcel from Harvey Warren of Scarborough in December. Warren Woods is located on Payne Road, near Scarborough schools, with frontage on the Nonesuch River, the largest source of fresh […]
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Current calendar – 6/5
Thursday, June 6 South Portland Summer Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., on Hinckley Drive next to Mill Creek Park. 799-7743 or [email protected]. Friday, June 7 “On the Boardwalk Lockdown” teen summer reading kickoff, 6-8:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library. Doors will open at 6, then the library will “lock down” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for an […]
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New York man arrested on drug charges in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – A New York man was arrested this week and charged with selling drugs in South Portland and Portland. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday announced the arrest of Wayman Sparrow, 22, of the Bronx, N.Y. Sparrow was charged with aggravated trafficking in schedule W drugs (heroin), unlawful possession of schedule W […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Bad word for a good thing
There are some words that are so politically incorrect they can only be hinted at in polite conversation. The F-word. The N-word. And worst of all, the C-word. Profanity has its place (hip hop music, professional sports, Joe Biden). Racism has its delusions (“I’m not a racist, but I can’t stand people who like hip […]
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Beach to Beacon seeks volunteers
CAPE ELIZABETH – For those not running in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, the best way to experience the goodwill the race generates is to volunteer at the event. Volunteers are needed on race day – Saturday, Aug. 3 – as well as in the days leading up to the event. New and returning […]