(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of July 11, 2002 Tim Downs abruptly resigned as a town councilor, effective immediately, on Monday because he is moving out of town. He told Town Clerk Yolande […]
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Q&A with Dick Boardman, of Scarborough Buy Local
SCARBOROUGH – Richard “Dick” Boardman, 66, jokes he was “drafted” to be chairman of Buy Local Scarborough last fall when the previous head stepped down after his business closed. Since then, semi-retirement has been a thing of the past as he’s logged countless hours working to promote local businesses. A Skowhegan native, Boardman graduated from […]
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South Portland councilors put off public works garage project
SOUTH PORTLAND – Although it‘s been the city’s “No. 1 priority” for more than a decade, the South Portland City Council agreed Monday to put off construction of a new public works garage until at least 2014, citing concern that taxpayers cannot shoulder that burden on top of a $47.26 million high school renovation launched […]
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South Portland councilors put off public works garage project
SOUTH PORTLAND – Although it‘s been the city’s “No. 1 priority” for more than a decade, the South Portland City Council agreed Monday to put off construction of a new public works garage until at least 2014, citing concern that taxpayers cannot shoulder that burden on top of a $47.26 million high school renovation launched […]
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EDITORIAL – Consumers, retailers share accountability on puppy sales
A well-known children’s song asks, “How much is that doggie in the window?” But the more relevant question may instead be, “Where did that doggie come from?” The answer is not always as simple as it seems. Pet store sales of puppies are a contentious issue now, both nationwide and in Maine, where a group, […]
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EDITORIAL – Consumers, retailers share accountability on puppy sales
A well-known children’s song asks, “How much is that doggie in the window?” But the more relevant question may instead be, “Where did that doggie come from?” The answer is not always as simple as it seems. Pet store sales of puppies are a contentious issue now, both nationwide and in Maine, where a group, […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Buy Local Scarborough to hold Oak Hill event
SCARBOROUGH – Buy Local Scarborough will hold a special Buy Local Scarborough Consumer Day Thursday, July 19, 4-6 p.m, at Oak Hill Plaza. The event is an opportunity to come out and meet local business owners and support Buy Local Scarborough. Look for the yellow and blue balloons that will identify Buy Local members. Although […]
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Buy Local Scarborough to hold Oak Hill event
SCARBOROUGH – Buy Local Scarborough will hold a special Buy Local Scarborough Consumer Day Thursday, July 19, 4-6 p.m, at Oak Hill Plaza. The event is an opportunity to come out and meet local business owners and support Buy Local Scarborough. Look for the yellow and blue balloons that will identify Buy Local members. Although […]
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South Portland's Mill Creek Park taking shape
SOUTH PORTLAND – Funding has been approved to finish a memorial to local veterans at Mill Creek Park in South Portland, part of a major overhaul of the site now under way. Although work started a month behind schedule, city officials said the $321,000 project should be done in time for Mill Creek’s signature event, […]
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Current news briefs – 7/12
Jazz show benefits boosters Bull Moose will host Maine-based jazz band Standard Issue in the store’s Scarborough location, 456 Payne Road, on Sunday, July 15 at 11 a.m. The band is celebrating the July 10 release of Classic Jazz from the Great American Songbook, which was recorded live earlier this summer at Gingko Blue in […]