Your glass can be half empty, or your glass can be half full. Or, it can be buried deep in the snow and, at this rate, probably not seen again until May, unless, of course, you hit it with a shovel or snowblower. We’ve had a long, harsh winter, and while “ugh” and a kind […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of March 20, 2003
Issue of March 20, 2003 With the country on the verge of war, the Current took to the streets of Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth and South Portland to find out what people were thinking. In a speech to the nation Monday night, President Bush gave Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave that country or […]
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Tandem Coffee menu pops up at Gelato Fiasco
If you haven’t had the chance yet to visit Tandem Coffee’s cafe and roastery in East Bayside, you can now sample their coffee menu at Gelato Fiasco in the Old Port. Tandem’s owners, Will and Kathleen Pratt, on Saturday set up a Tandem Pop-up Shop in the gelato store at 425 Fore St. that will […]
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Westbrook budget aims to reduce taxes
Proposed spending for non-school services would actually decline next year if all goes to plan.
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Child porn suspect held for rape, murder
ALBANY, N.Y. – A man previously charged with having child pornography cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle before carjacking a woman, fatally stabbing her and raping her 10-year-old daughter, authorities said. David J. Renz abducted the school librarian and her daughter as they left a gymnastics class at a mall in the Syracuse […]
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Beach to Beacon registration sets speed record
CAPE ELIZABETH – The online portion of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race registration filled 4,000 slots in under five minutes for the first time ever – officially 4:58 – on Friday morning, and those still looking for a spot at the start line began registering for the lottery, a press release said […]
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Beach to Beacon registration sets speed record
CAPE ELIZABETH – The online portion of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race registration filled 4,000 slots in under five minutes for the first time ever – officially 4:58 – on Friday morning, and those still looking for a spot at the start line began registering for the lottery, a press release said […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Western Maine Conference all-stars take the court
SOUTH PORTLAND – Southern Maine Community College hosted the Western Maine Conference girls and boys senior all-star games Tuesday night. The teams played hard and put on a show, lighting up the scoreboard with long passes, spectacular set-ups and slam dunks galore, although the atmosphere remained friendly and relaxed. Players often laughed off missed shots […]
Posted inCurrent, Forecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly
Western Maine Conference all-stars take the court
SOUTH PORTLAND – Southern Maine Community College hosted the Western Maine Conference girls and boys senior all-star games Tuesday night. The teams played hard and put on a show, lighting up the scoreboard with long passes, spectacular set-ups and slam dunks galore, although the atmosphere remained friendly and relaxed. Players often laughed off missed shots […]
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Gaelic group introduces Irish sport in South Portland, Westbrook
SOUTH PORTLAND – Irish eyes are smiling on South Portland and Westbrook, where the local recreation departments are offering an activity that may look familiar yet altogether different. The two communities have been partnering with the Maine Gaelic Sports Alliance (MGSA) to put kids on the pitch playing Gaelic football, a hybrid of soccer and […]