You send your kids off to school, and sometimes expect them to do your dirty work, don’t you? A kid had a weak handshake once. “I thought the school system was supposed to do that,” my friend said of the boy. You “transfer” certain parenting duties to coaches on sports teams. A young person had […]
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LOOKING BACK: Issue of April 10, 2003
Issue of April 10, 2003 Scarborough born and bred Robert Moulton, the town’s chief of police, is celebrating 25 years on the force this year. And after five years of being police chief, he is still surprised at the significance people attach to his title. “I was never interested in accolades or titles or that […]
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With help, Scarborough vet extends fishing streak
SCARBOROUGH – This is a real fish story, but unlike the usual tale, it’s about the one that didn’t get away. Korean War veteran Kenneth Dyer Jr. has always loved to fish. Whether it was trout on Sebago Lake, mackerel on the Saco River or halibut 20 miles out to sea, Dyer had hauled them […]
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Unearthing history at city school
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland’s Brown Elementary asks for help to celebrate its 75th anniversary, and prepares to dig up a time capsule. SOUTH PORTLAND – Somewhere on the front lawn of the South Portland’s Frank I. Brown Elementary School, a time capsule was buried 25 years ago, and for fourth-grader Nick Sutton, it’s hard […]
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South Portland Land Trust sets Earth Day cleanup
SOUTH PORTLAND – The 14th annual South Portland Land Trust Earth Day Clean Up will be held Saturday, April 20, with registration at 8:30 a.m. Participants can sign-in and receive bags, gloves and instructions at northeast corner of Mill Creek Park (corner of Hinckley Drive and Cottage Road across from Hannaford). This event is meant […]
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Mexican restaurant opening near Maine Mall
SOUTH PORTLAND – A new Mexican restaurant is coming to South Portland, in the 147 Western Ave. location that, until last July, was home to Outback Steakhouse. El Rodeo is expected to open this spring, according to a release by real estate firm CBRE | The Boulos Company, which represented the owners of the 6,264-square-foot […]
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Cape Elizabeth School Board seeks advisers
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth School Board is seeking three individuals to serve as representatives to the Community Services Advisory Board. Due to a resignation, the board is seeking one individual to serve immediately from the date of appointment until Dec. 31. The board is also seeking two individuals to serve immediately from the […]
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Scarborough Middle School students score big on History Day
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough Middle School was one of 24 Maine schools and two homeschools that participated in the Maine History Day competition, held last week at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine and the University of Maine at Augusta. Scarborough scored a handful of winners at the event. Jordan Altaffer won in the […]
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South Portland seeks input on park's future
SOUTH PORTLAND – Now that the dilapidated clubhouse in Wilkinson Park has been demolished, South Portland has set a neighborhood meeting to court ideas for the future of the 9-acre site on New York Avenue. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at the South Portland Community Center. Residents who […]
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South Portland OKs street closures for fundraiser race
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council last week unanimously approved closing six city streets from 8-10 a.m. on Sunday, July 7, to facilitate the first Color Run. The road race, managed by a Utah for-profit company, is expected to become the “signature” fundraising event for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland. To […]