Arrests Wednesday, Jan. 9 Stephanie L. Amergian, 44, of South Portland, at 8:34 p.m. on Cannon Road, on a warrant. Thursday, Jan. 10 Anthony Vidlak, 33, of South Portland, at 7:56 p.m. on Main Street, on a fugitive-from-justice warrant. Friday, Jan. 11 A female juvenile, 17, of South Portland, at 8:47 p.m. on Highland Avenue, […]
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Scarborough police log – 1/24
Arrests Monday, Jan. 14 Joshua J. Toman, 35, of Westbrook, at 4:09 p.m. on Payne Road, on a charge of theft. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Vincent Cota, 21, of Old Orchard Beach, at 12:26 p.m. on two warrants for failure to pay fines and a warrant for failure to appear in court. Dolores H. Stanton, 32, […]
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Working the waterfront
SCARBOROUGH – At its next meeting, Feb. 6, the Scarborough Town Council is slated to vote on a contract that promises another evolution of the working waterfront at the newly renovated municipal pier at Pine Point. If approved, the deal will allow Nonesuch Oysters to attach an 8-by-20-foot float at the end of the pier […]
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Scarborough celebrates WinterFest 2013
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough WinterFest 2013 took place Saturday at the town ice rink and athletic complex, with everyone gratefully noting that conditions for the annual event were much more tolerable than last year’s Arctic temperatures. Though the fireworks were cancelled early due to the wind, a wide variety of events for a wide variety of […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – At home? Have lunch delivered
In the middle of winter, some of us are in a “cooking slump” and may decide that a cup of soup is all we need for a meal. Maybe it’s just too much work to prepare a healthy lunch or we are unable to do so for health reasons. Wouldn’t it be nice to have […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – One Mainer’s ?read on winter
Years ago, when I was nowhere near as cultured and sophisticated as I am now, I would go to the store, pick up a newspaper, walk over to a wastebasket and shake out all those pesky advertising supplements that newspapers like to stuff inside. Along the same lines, I used to go through my daily […]
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DIAMOND…IN THE ROUGH – Little is OK about this gunfight
Gun rights versus gun control. The fight is on and both sides have vowed to battle to the bitter end. This is one of those issues that is fueled by high emotions and dogged determination by the advocates on both sides. The Newtown, Conn., tragedy prompted President Obama to issue 23 Executive Orders promoting gun […]
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DIAMOND…IN THE ROUGH – Little is OK about this gunfight
Gun rights versus gun control. The fight is on and both sides have vowed to battle to the bitter end. This is one of those issues that is fueled by high emotions and dogged determination by the advocates on both sides. The Newtown, Conn., tragedy prompted President Obama to issue 23 Executive Orders promoting gun […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
DIAMOND…IN THE ROUGH – Little is OK about this gunfight
Gun rights versus gun control. The fight is on and both sides have vowed to battle to the bitter end. This is one of those issues that is fueled by high emotions and dogged determination by the advocates on both sides. The Newtown, Conn., tragedy prompted President Obama to issue 23 Executive Orders promoting gun […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – How to fix everything
I’m not a big fan of reform. Perhaps that’s the result of a childhood lived under constant threats from parents and teachers that if I didn’t change my ways, I’d be sent to “reform school.” I never took those warnings too seriously, so my aversion to reform probably owes more to reading H. L. Mencken. […]