SOUTH PORTLAND – At the start of what was scheduled to be a 45-minute workshop session on a proposed public services complex Monday, South Portland City Manager Jim Gailey said he could “not stress enough the need for staff to really understand where the council’s stance is on this project.” Three hours later, Gailey got […]
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South Portland police log – 2/28
Summonses Sunday, Feb. 10 Susan Van Horn, 47, of South Portland, at 11:01 a.m. on Broadway, for driving when license suspended. Monday, Feb. 11 A female juvenile, 14, of South Portland, at 2:25 p.m. on Wescott Road, for possession of marijuana. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Abdirizak Muhumed, 41, of Portland, at 5:48 p.m. on Gorham Road, […]
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Ecomaine looking for artists
Ecomaine, the nonprofit recycling and waste disposal operation, will select as many as six winning entries to turn “silver bullet” recycling containers into something more colorful with a strong recycling message. The public has been invited to enter a design for a metal canvas measuring 22 feet, 6 inches by 6 feet, 10 inches. Susan […]
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South Portland City Council decides fate of city lots
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council on Monday agreed to sell one tax-acquired property while holding on to one other. Councilor Linda Cohen divulged at the start of the workshop session that her daughter, April Tracy, and her son-in-law, Lenny Tracy, are partners in the proposal with Joseph Frustaci, who wrote City Manager […]
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Current Community Calendar – 2/28
Thursday, February 28 Addiction recovery class, Thursdays through May 23, 7 p.m. at LDS Chapel, 29 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. 12 step program with Elder and Sister Campbell. No cost. 801-953-4797. Saturday, March 2 Adoptable dogs in South Portland, the Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team will be at the Pet Life at Mill […]
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Briefs – 2/28
Family Fun Day planning under way Planning for the 2013 Family Fun Day, celebrating Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, is under way. Considered the “unofficial” kickoff to summer in Cape Elizabeth, Family Fun Day is a nonprofit event that is meant to encourage and support the numerous groups and organizations in our town. The […]
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Rodman takes ‘basketball diplomacy’ to N. Korea
The former NBA star has brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — tattoos, nose studs and all — to a country with possibly the world’s strictest dress code.
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One and done at Oscars for MacFarlane
MacFarlane’s edgy jokes about domestic violence, women’s bodies and Jews offended some, but ratings were their best in three years.
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Like a rip-off
“The poor would be driven out of town. The middle class would drive themselves.” Those lines were written back in 2002 by an insightful political commentator of the sort so rare only a single, simple syllable is needed to identify him: Me. With all the due modesty at my disposal, I was addressing a plan, […]
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LETTERS TO MYSELF – Just try not to stress out
We live in stressful world. We can’t eliminate stress – all we can do is manage it. One of the ways I like to relieve stress is through humor. Here’s an example: An old man lived alone in Northern Maine. He wanted to dig up his garden to plant potatoes, but it was very hard […]