SOUTH PORTLAND – The vision above deck was one of pure pandemonium. As flames shot skyward and roiling clouds of dark, acrid smoke bubbled up in chase, men scrambled, shouted and pointed at enemy planes buzzing low overhead, while, only a few hundred feet away, bodies bobbed in the water where the U.S.S. Arizona lolled […]
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EDITORIAL – We owe our vets
In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now […]
Scarborough police log – 11/08
Arrests Monday, Oct. 29 George B. Gillman, 63, of Scarborough, at 1:16 p.m. on Pleasant Avenue, on a charge of domestic violence assault. Calvin L. Segar, 31, of Auburn, at 4:11 p.m. on Barbara Avenue, on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal mischief. Tuesday, Oct. 30 Star-Asia Kelley, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., at 5:34 […]
Scarborough police log – 11/08
Arrests Monday, Oct. 29 George B. Gillman, 63, of Scarborough, at 1:16 p.m. on Pleasant Avenue, on a charge of domestic violence assault. Calvin L. Segar, 31, of Auburn, at 4:11 p.m. on Barbara Avenue, on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal mischief. Tuesday, Oct. 30 Star-Asia Kelley, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., at 5:34 […]
LOOKING BACK – Issue of Nov. 7, 2002
Scarborough Town Clerk Yolande Justice said almost 80 percent of those registered turned out to vote in Tuesday’s election, approving a $26.8 million expansion of the high school with a comfortable margin. Voters also returned Jeff Messer and Sylvia Most to the Town Council and chose Shawn Babine over Judy Roy to fill the third […]
Arts Calendar – 11/08
Theater Nov. 8, 9, 10 “Hapgood,” presented by The Originals, The Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills. 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, 9, 10. $20/adults, $18/student-senior. Thursday, Nov. 8 pay-what-you-can. 929-5412 or www.sacorivertheatre.org. Through Nov. 18 “Homestead Crossing,” world premiere, 7:30 p.m. at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. 774-0465. Friday, Nov. 9-10 “West Side Story,” […]
Briefs – 11/08
Drug arrests in Scarborough On Oct. 30, Scarborough police working in conjunction with the Old Orchard Beach Police Department and DEA arrested two women on multiple drug charges. Arrested were Tania Margate, 39, of Old Orchard Beach, and Star-Asia Kelley, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., at a Scarborough gas station following a lengthy investigation by law […]
South Portland Notes – 11/08
Book fair The South Portland Parks and Recreation department will be hosting a “Books Are Fun” book fair at the South Portland Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 3-7 p.m., and on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Books, gifts and more will be on sale at a greatly reduced rate. This sale […]
CURRENT AFFAIRS – Edward Gorey’s art, and Maine mysteries
“Elegant Enigmas: the Art of Edward Gorey” is the current exhibit at the Portland Public Library and it is entrancing. I was introduced to Mr. Gorey back in 1954 – his book, “The Unstrung Harp” was given to me as a graduation present by a college friend with a sense of humor similar to mine. […]
Cape Elizabeth police log – 11/08
Logs Thursday, Oct. 25 Vandalism – A Cross Hill resident complained of damage done to outdoor Halloween decorations overnight. Sunday, Oct. 28 Fraud – A Scott Dyer Road resident reported receiving a phone call from a man seeking to verify her Social Security and checking account numbers so that a new Social Security card could […]