SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough’s state representatives, Amy Volk and Heather Sirocki, will host a small business forum at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Scarborough Public Library. On hand to speak with business owners, entrepreneurs and other interested locals will be Maine’s small business advocate, Jay Martin, and Kristine Schuman, an account executive for […]
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South Portland woman dominating masters track
SOUTH PORTLAND – The annual National Masters Track and Field Championships were held in Lisle, Ill. Aug. 2-5, and South Portland’s Sue McCarthy came home a winner. McCarthy, 49, was a member of the gold medal winning 4×100 meter relay for Mass Velocity (her club team) in her 45-49 age bracket. She had a full […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Community appreciation
The Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group (BRAG) would like to invite the community to come see Bridgton’s Ham Recreation Complex, Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 9 a.m. The day will begin with official Youth Rec Soccer games, the first formal play on the new fields. A baseball tournament will begin at noon with players from Bridgton […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Thank you
The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the following summer camps for donating what food remained in their kitchens at season’s end to our Food Pantry: Camp Pinehurst, Camp Wawenock, and Kingsley Pines. The need is so great this year and your kindness helps further our […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Thank you
The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the following summer camps for donating what food remained in their kitchens at season’s end to our Food Pantry: Camp Pinehurst, Camp Wawenock, and Kingsley Pines. The need is so great this year and your kindness helps further our […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Expert help there for the asking
Quick as a wink, summer is over and fall arrives. Time was, we’d be looking for a place to get apples, and spend a lot of time baking pies and getting ready for the fairs and visiting friends while the weather was cooperative. Nowadays, we also need to decide whether to change our insurance coverage […]
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U.S. Senate hopefuls debate manufacturing issues in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – In what was billed as the first head-to-head debate of the campaign season, candidates hoping to replace Olympia Snowe in the U.S. Senate met Wednesday afternoon in an invitation-only event at Texas Instruments in South Portland. However, only former Gov. Angus King, running as an independent, and Secretary of State Charles Summers […]
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EDITORIAL – Public-access ?ombudsman welcome, ?but bears watching
The Maine Attorney General’s Office last week announced the hiring of Brenda Kielty as the state’s first public access ombudsman. The responsibilities for the position include “responding to informal inquiries about Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, working to resolve complaints, preparing educational materials about the law in collaboration with the Right to Know Advisory Committee, […]
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EDITORIAL – Public-access ?ombudsman welcome, ?but bears watching
The Maine Attorney General’s Office last week announced the hiring of Brenda Kielty as the state’s first public access ombudsman. The responsibilities for the position include “responding to informal inquiries about Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, working to resolve complaints, preparing educational materials about the law in collaboration with the Right to Know Advisory Committee, […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Campaign not skipping a bleat
Noteworthy occurrences on the Flatley farm this past week included a short tour by farm Supreme Court Justices Sparky Scaria, the Staffordshire Terrier, and Terrapin Thomas, the Black Turtle, to defend the recent court decision giving horses and cows free run in the farm house – freedom previously enjoyed only by house-trained dogs and cats. […]