Arrests Thursday, Feb. 21 Janet E. Andrews, 53, of Cape Elizabeth, at 4:02 p.m. on Cheverus Road, on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Friday, Feb. 22 Michael Long, 39, of Scarborough, at 10:15 a.m. at the Cape Elizabeth Police Department, on a charge of violating a protective order. Christopher E. Cleary, 18, of Cape […]
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MORE WRITERS FROM AWAY – 3/07
My students in Advanced Writing for English Language Learners at Southern Maine Community College are learning to write for the purpose of persuasion. Each semester The Current is kind enough to sponsor this project so that my students can see their words “in print” in the form of a letter to the editor. I thank […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS – ‘Baghdad Zoo’ and ‘Catching the Light’
We saw two great plays last month and they were as different as they could possibly be – “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” by Rajiv Joseph at the Mad Horse Theatre and “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard at the Portland Stage. The first, “Bengal Tiger,” was serious, thought provoking, […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS – ‘Baghdad Zoo’ and ‘Catching the Light’
We saw two great plays last month and they were as different as they could possibly be – “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” by Rajiv Joseph at the Mad Horse Theatre and “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard at the Portland Stage. The first, “Bengal Tiger,” was serious, thought provoking, […]
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Briefs – 3/07
Warren Woods topic of land trust meeting The Warren Woods, a 156-acre property purchased in December by the Scarborough Land Trust, will be the topic of the group’s annual meeting on Thursday, March 14, at town hall. Following a 7 p.m. update on land trust activities, environmental scientists Richard Jordan and Kelsey Kaufman will offer […]
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Scarborough cops chip away at cold cases
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Police Department is turning to Facebook in hopes of finally solving two decades-old homicides. Launched late last week, the new page asked the public for help solving the murders of Susan Hannah, age 22 when last seen in 1992, and Ashley Ouellette, just 15 when she was killed in 1999. “These […]
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BOYS HOCKEY: Falmouth upsets top-ranked Scarborough
LEWISTON – The Red Storm of Scarborough hosted the Yachtsmen of Falmouth at the Androscoggin Bank Colise?e in an ice-melting showdown for the Western Maine Class A title Tuesday night. The decisive moment came deep in the third, when Yachtsman sophomore Isac Nordstrom tied the game, 3-3, and Scarborough went man down after a penalty […]
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BOYS HOCKEY: Falmouth upsets top-ranked Scarborough
LEWISTON – The Red Storm of Scarborough hosted the Yachtsmen of Falmouth at the Androscoggin Bank Colise?e in an ice-melting showdown for the Western Maine Class A title Tuesday night. The decisive moment came deep in the third, when Yachtsman sophomore Isac Nordstrom tied the game, 3-3, and Scarborough went man down after a penalty […]
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South Portland schools benefit from volunteer efforts
SOUTH PORTLAND – Students at the Kaler school in South Portland were on the lookout for their second project of the year when they stumbled across it during a tour of the state capital last fall. While in Augusta with former state Rep. Jane Eberle, Lindsay McKay’s fourth-grade contingent ran across sixth-grade students from one […]
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South Portland schools benefit from volunteer efforts
SOUTH PORTLAND – Students at the Kaler school in South Portland were on the lookout for their second project of the year when they stumbled across it during a tour of the state capital last fall. While in Augusta with former state Rep. Jane Eberle, Lindsay McKay’s fourth-grade contingent ran across sixth-grade students from one […]