Even in a good year, Maine’s budget-making process seems backward, with municipalities and schools forced to formulate a spending plan before the state decides how much it is going to kick in. And this is certainly not a good year. Local budgets are typically first proposed by administrators in February or March. They are then […]
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Current calendar – 4/4
Thursday, April 4 Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr. ,” performed by the Cape Elizabeth Middle School Drama Club, 7 p.m., in the middle school cafetorium. Appropriate for all ages. $8 for adults and $5 for students and children. 799-8176. Scarborough Democratic Town Committee meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., at Scarborough Municipal Building, Chambers B, on Route 1. […]
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Appointment denials cause flaps in Scarborough, South Portland
Two local officials have been denied reappointment in recent weeks, leading to allegations of favoritism, if not outright abuse of power. In Scarborough, Planning Board alternate member Kerry Corthell, appointed in February 2011 to fill out a vacant term, lost her bid for a full three-year seating March 20 when the Town Council voted to […]
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South Portland teen tops peers in big bowling events
SOUTH PORTLAND – Shannon Scribner of South Portland is on a roll at the lanes. The 16-year-old junior bowler’s talent and determination have secured her victories in every event she could possibly win this season, which her co-coach, Mike Walker of Big 20 Bowling on Route 1 in Scarborough, describes as an “amazing accomplishment.” One […]
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South Portland teen tops peers in big bowling events
SOUTH PORTLAND – Shannon Scribner of South Portland is on a roll at the lanes. The 16-year-old junior bowler’s talent and determination have secured her victories in every event she could possibly win this season, which her co-coach, Mike Walker of Big 20 Bowling on Route 1 in Scarborough, describes as an “amazing accomplishment.” One […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports
South Portland teen tops peers in big bowling events
SOUTH PORTLAND – Shannon Scribner of South Portland is on a roll at the lanes. The 16-year-old junior bowler’s talent and determination have secured her victories in every event she could possibly win this season, which her co-coach, Mike Walker of Big 20 Bowling on Route 1 in Scarborough, describes as an “amazing accomplishment.” One […]
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Inaugural poet inspires Scarborough students: 'Poems don't just happen'
SCARBOROUGH – Imagine yourself standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, seconds away from addressing an audience of untold millions. Imagine the knot in your stomach as you approach the microphone with the eyes of the world upon you. What in all the world could be more daunting than that? According to poet Richard […]
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LOOKING BACK: Issue of April 4, 2003
The Cumberland County YMCA Board of Directors gave the go-ahead last week for a committee in Scarborough to move forward on bringing a Y to town. Now the real work must begin. “We’re rolling,” local Y committee member, Gary O’Donnell, said after the March 27 meeting. O’Donnell said he had “significant donations and pledges” in […]
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LOOKING BACK: Issue of April 4, 2003
The Cumberland County YMCA Board of Directors gave the go-ahead last week for a committee in Scarborough to move forward on bringing a Y to town. Now the real work must begin. “We’re rolling,” local Y committee member, Gary O’Donnell, said after the March 27 meeting. O’Donnell said he had “significant donations and pledges” in […]
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Scammers on street corners
Several years ago, my wife and I, along with another couple, were in Dublin, Ireland, visiting the old sod of our ancestors. One day as we were walking along St. James Street on our way to the Guinness Storehouse, I noticed a woman wearing a distinctive, bright green shawl, standing alone next to a building. […]