Thursday, Sept. 27 South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinckley Drive, near Mill Creek Park. Square dance fun night, 6:30-8 p.m., at Eight Corners School, Scarborough. Casual dress. All ages. Maine Essential Tremor Support Group meeting, 6-8 p.m., at the MMC Scarborough Learning Resource Center. One Hundred Campus Drive, front entrance, […]
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Scarborough coach Coutts joins wife at University of Maine
Mike Coutts, who served as the head coach of the Scarborough High School baseball team last year, has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Maine softball team. Coutts’ wife, Lynn, is the Black Bears’ head coach. According to a release from the school, Mike Coutts will focus on working closely with […]
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Gorham police arrest Scarborough man for unlawful sexual contact
GORHAM – Gorham police on Monday arrested David C. Dougherty, 45, of Scarborough on a warrant charging two counts of class C unlawful sexual contact. In a report, Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said the male victim was less than 12 years old at the time of the alleged sexual abuse but didn’t report the incident […]
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Bone marrow registry drive Wednesday in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough will host a bone marrow registry drive on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MVH is teaming up with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston to bring the drive to the Home so the public can take part in the very simple process to see if they can […]
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FOOTBALL: Inexperienced South Portland falls in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK – From just the third play of scrimmage Friday on the road against Kennebunk, it was easy to see it wasn’t going to be South Portland’s night. After the Red Riots stuffed the Rams on the opening two plays of the game, Kennebunk quarterback Nick Emmons connected with a wide-open Larson Coppinger for 51-yard […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputy loses gun to car thief
SOUTH PORTLAND – New details emerged Saturday evening with the second press release in 22 hours issued by the South Portland Police Department regarding a string of car break-ins Friday morning in the city’s Ferry Village neighborhood, near Southern Maine Community College. It now appears that in addition to folks relieved of cash and credit […]
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South Portland woman now heads up governor's protection unit
A South Portland woman now heads up the unit protecting Gov. Paul LePage. Sgt. Angela Kooistra of South Portland is now in charge of the Executive Protection Unit, which provides security for the governor. She is an 18-year Maine State Police veteran, serving several years as a detective in the criminal division.
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South Portland Armory named to ‘Places in Peril’ list
SOUTH PORTLAND – Greater Portland Landmarks this afternoon released its “Places in Peril List 2012,” naming seven historic buildings and landscapes in the area, including the South Portland Armory, which it says are in danger of being lost. In its release, the Landmarks group said of the former Maine Army National Guard building, built in […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Medicare review could pay off
Every time I see the price of gasoline go up, I am really glad I don’t have that expense. I can only imagine the effect that will have on the cost of fuel this winter. Just last week, I was convinced to switch the electricity supplier and although it’s not a huge savings, every little […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Before Apple, it was Birds Eye
Just when you think cell-phone antics can’t get any worse, you see something that’s nuttier than ever.? I was walking down a residential Portland street the other day looking for something to write about and saw a woman wrestling with her shopping bags, trying to get them out of the car, while she talked on […]