SCARBOROUGH – A longtime hotel manager from Sommerville, N.H., Hartley wanted to be his own boss in a mom-and-pop shop of some kind, where he could control his own destiny by opening his own door every morning, donning an apron and serving some public need. What he wanted most, he said, was a business his […]
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Family cuts ribbon on Scarborough seafood shop
SCARBOROUGH – A longtime hotel manager from Sommerville, N.H., Hartley wanted to be his own boss in a mom-and-pop shop of some kind, where he could control his own destiny by opening his own door every morning, donning an apron and serving some public need. What he wanted most, he said, was a business his […]
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Briefs – 11/21
Chorus coming to Scarborough The Portland Community Chorus, one of the largest choruses in New England, will be performing its annual holiday concert, “A Yuletide Celebration”, on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m., at Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive, off Route 1 in Scarborough. Under the direction […]
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Briefs – 11/21
Chorus coming to Scarborough The Portland Community Chorus, one of the largest choruses in New England, will be performing its annual holiday concert, “A Yuletide Celebration”, on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m., at Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive, off Route 1 in Scarborough. Under the direction […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Creamed onions and other indignities
As a kid, growing up on the coast, I always had mixed feelings about what I considered “adult” holidays – like Thanksgiving. Unlike the huge children’s days – Halloween and Christmas – Thanksgiving involved a lot of adult activities like dressing up in Sunday clothes and greeting lots of older relatives. It also involved being […]
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Current Calendar – 11/21
Wednesday, Nov. 21 Wednesday Reindeer Visits, with Santa, at the Maine Mall, 4-8 p.m. www.mainemall.com. Thursday, Nov. 22 17th annual Thanksgiving dinner, 1-3 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Home-cooked dinner with all the fixin’s. For reservation or transportation, call 767-2575. Scarborough trash pickup, Thursday schedule moved to Friday. Friday, Nov. 23 […]
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South Portland City Council pay under review
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council has set the wheels in motion on a compensation study that could lead to a replacement for its health insurance benefit, due to expire at the end of November 2013. In a workshop session Nov. 14, councilors directed City Manager Jim Gailey to hire a human resources […]
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Scarborough police log – 11/21
Arrests Monday, Nov. 5 Arthur Kalesnick, 61, of Windham, at 6:58 p.m. on Payne Road, on a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug. Thursday, Nov. 8 Kenneth E. Austin Jr., 31, of Standish, at 6:49 a.m. on Broadturn Road, for driving with license suspended for an OUI arrest and for violating conditions of […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 11/21
Logs Tuesday, Nov. 6 Vandalism – A Shore Acres resident reported damage to a mailbox allegedly done by consumer fireworks. Saturday, ?Nov. 10 Fraud – An Oakhurst Road resident reported getting a check for more that the asking price for an item listed on craigslist.com, with instructions to send the excess amount to a third […]
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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Nov. 21, 2002
In just two of the many signs that use of so called “serious” drugs is rising among Maine teenagers, the state has begun surveying students about heroin and ecstasy for the first time, and South Portland is now bringing drug-sniffing dogs into the high school. The State Office of Substance Abuse is expected to release […]