OLD ORCHARD BEACH – It wasn’t until the top of the eighth inning that either the Red Storm or the Blue Blazes sent a man across home plate Saturday morning in the semifinal round of the SMAA championship. When that finally happened, the man was Westbrook’s Kyle Schumacher, speeding in to score on a wild […]
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Oprah star speaker at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The invitation from Harvard University caught Oprah Winfrey at a low point. Her new TV network was struggling, branded a flop in the media, when Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called last year to ask Winfrey to address 2013 graduates. The request came “in the very moment when I had stopped succeeding,” […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of May 30, 2008
Issue of May 30, 2008 As Scarborough voters head to the polls this week to validate the town’s $35 million school budget, the meaning of a “yes” vote is simple – but the meaning of “no” is open to interpretation. “The problem is, because it’s a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote, we don’t really have a […]
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Arts calendar – 5/30
Events Saturday, June 1 “Here Come the Humpbacks!” children’s book release and celebration, 1-3 p.m. in Rines Auditorium at Portland Public Library. Jamie Hogan, Maine book illustrator, leads children’s games. Free. Families attending will be entered to win a summer whale watch courtesy of Odyssey Whale Watch. 871-1700 or portlandlibrary.com. June 7-9 Summer Art Sale, […]
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Current calendar – 5/30
Thursday, May 30 Cape Elizabeth Greenbelt Plan public forum, 7 p.m., at Town Hall. To cover goals and potential recommendations for trails in the northern half of town, from Scott Dyer and Wells Road north. A second hearing on the southern half will take place June 11. 799-0115. South Portland Summer Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., […]
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Current calendar – 5/30
Thursday, May 30 Cape Elizabeth Greenbelt Plan public forum, 7 p.m., at Town Hall. To cover goals and potential recommendations for trails in the northern half of town, from Scott Dyer and Wells Road north. A second hearing on the southern half will take place June 11. 799-0115. South Portland Summer Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., […]
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GUARD DUTY: No safety in numbers
I’m as much a fan of public safety as the next guy, but I think we’re in trouble over at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One thing that tipped me off was the report that DHS is getting a new home. A 173-acre campus, actually, an office complex rivaled only by the Pentagon. With […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
GUARD DUTY: No safety in numbers
I’m as much a fan of public safety as the next guy, but I think we’re in trouble over at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One thing that tipped me off was the report that DHS is getting a new home. A 173-acre campus, actually, an office complex rivaled only by the Pentagon. With […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
GUARD DUTY: No safety in numbers
I’m as much a fan of public safety as the next guy, but I think we’re in trouble over at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One thing that tipped me off was the report that DHS is getting a new home. A 173-acre campus, actually, an office complex rivaled only by the Pentagon. With […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Opinion
GUARD DUTY: No safety in numbers
I’m as much a fan of public safety as the next guy, but I think we’re in trouble over at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One thing that tipped me off was the report that DHS is getting a new home. A 173-acre campus, actually, an office complex rivaled only by the Pentagon. With […]