The Scarborough Youth Cheerleaders (grades 4, 5 and 6) finished in first place in their competition this weekend in the Maine Cheer Classic held at USM’ s Sullivan Gym in Portland. Also, the Scarborough Middle School Cheerleaders finished second in the Super Stars Division II session and received the Spirit Award for their enthusiasm. The […]
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'Dark horse' candidate wins South Portland council seat
SOUTH PORTLAND – The candidate with the least amount of municipal experience got the nod from South Portland voters Tuesday in a special election to fill a vacant seat on the City Council. Grand Street resident Michael Pock, a self-employed carpenter, beat out school board Chairman Rick Carter by just two votes, 180-178, for 29.6 […]
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EDITORIAL – This type of reality makes us proud
Kim Kardashian. Jon and Kate. Snooki. Bob Crowley. One of these things is not like the other. And thank God for that. Just as with those other reality-TV stars, Crowley’s fame grew quickly. In 2008, the South Portland resident and Gorham High School physics teacher drew fans for his civil demeanor and quiet competency as […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS (in 140 character or less) – Tweets from The Borough
Back in the day, Dick McCormick told us all at Scarborough High that we were the only town in Maine whose name ended in “borough.” We then and therefore became “The Borough” especially to adults who appeared antagonized by it!). Like many good stories, it was entertaining, but not true. Oh, well. I still like […]
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Scarborough High School Honor Roll – Quarter 2
Senior HIGH HONORS: Adrienne Damicis, LaRae Discatio, Austin Downing, Grace Farnkoff, Paige Moore-Haskell, Trevor Murray, Noah Nygren, Marisa O’Toole, James Parrott, Alison Pelczar, Patrick Rogers, Anthony Verzoni, HONORS: Maya Ahluwalia, Paul Babirak, Gabriel Blanchard, Cameron Bowker, Krysten Burns, Brenna Clavette, Katherine Daniels, Logan Darling, Sofia Diaco, Casey Dillon, Isabella DiPhilippo, Sydney DuEst, Sudhanya Dunn, Sarah […]
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Briefs – 3/14
Holy Week ?at Blue Point Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, has set its Holy Week services. Palm Sunday, March 24, starts with a 9:30 a.m. worship. Maundy Thursday Service March 28 begins at 7 p.m. with the celebration of the Last Supper, followed by the Tenebrae readings. On Good Friday, the […]
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Briefs – 3/14
Holy Week ?at Blue Point Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, has set its Holy Week services. Palm Sunday, March 24, starts with a 9:30 a.m. worship. Maundy Thursday Service March 28 begins at 7 p.m. with the celebration of the Last Supper, followed by the Tenebrae readings. On Good Friday, the […]
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Jobs on the line in South Portland's school budget
SOUTH PORTLAND – At Monday’s meeting of the South Portland Board of Education, Superintendent Suzanne Godin presented a $43.2 million budget for the 2013-2014 school year that promises to add 36 cents per $1,000 of valuation to the property tax rate, an increase of 3.37 percent. However, half of that is the first $2.2 million […]
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Oil debate packs hall
SOUTH PORTLAND – More than 350 people – by all accounts a record crowd for a municipal meeting in South Portland – flocked to the Community Center Monday for a City Council workshop on the as-yet-hypothetical prospect of pumping diluted bitumen, or “tar sands,” into the Portland Pipe Line Corp. terminal. According to Mayor Tom […]
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Scarborough energy committee touts getting ‘off the grid’
SCARBOROUGH – Every year since getting “off the grid,” Scarborough’s Debra McDonough has opened her home to Maine Solar Tours on the first Saturday of October. But soon, her place on Minuteman Drive will be open to the public all year round, at least on the Internet. Starting this spring, Scarborough’s Energy and Recycling committee, […]