BIDDEFORD – At San Francisco’s AT&T Park, home of the Giants, vendors sell garlic fries, while in Pittsburgh, at PNC Park, they serve pierogis. “Every ballpark has got its signature food offering or two,” said Josh Pahigian, an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England who along with Kevin O’Connell has literally written […]
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Scarborough's Wessel wins Winkin award
Scarborough’s Ben Wessel, who overcame a torn ligament that ended his season on the mound to lead the Red Storm with his bat, won the Dr. John Winkin Award, given annually to Maine’s best high school baseball player. Wessel led the Southern Maine Activities Association in batting average (.486), slugging (.943), on-base percentage (.600), RBI […]
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BASEBALL: Westbrook, South Portland split Legion doubleheader
While both the Westbrook Blue Blazes and South Portland Red Riots struggled to score runs during the high school season, the summer has both teams’ bats heating up early in the American Legion season. Westbrook and South Portland (Morrill Post) split their doubleheader on Saturday, June 23. Westbrook took the first game 8-2 before South […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Mixed market messages
Some time ago, a Flatley cousin was shoveling horse apples at the family farm in North Gorham when he discovered an unused campaign lawn sign. Despite its age, it was barely stained, and once cleaned, gave off a strange glow. When moved to the warm kitchen of the farm (where the senior Flatleys spend much […]
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Regional sobriety checkpoint effort planned
The York County Sheriff’s Office, Saco Police Department, Scarborough Police Department, Maine Bureau of Highway Safety RIDE (Regional Impaired Driving Enforcement) Team and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint within the next week. With the expectation of increased motorists on Maine’s roadways for the next several weeks, this is […]
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Regional sobriety checkpoint effort planned
The York County Sheriff’s Office, Saco Police Department, Scarborough Police Department, Maine Bureau of Highway Safety RIDE (Regional Impaired Driving Enforcement) Team and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint within the next week. With the expectation of increased motorists on Maine’s roadways for the next several weeks, this is […]
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Durham doctor killed in plane crash near Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH – A family doctor from Durham was killed Sunday afternoon after his small plane crashed into the water near Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park. The man, identified as Dr. Louis Hanson, 66, took off alone from Twitchell airport in Turner, apparently with plans to take aerial pictures of the historic lighthouse, […]
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Paving to start Sunday night in Gorham, Scarborough
Paving work will be starting Sunday evening, June 24, on Route 22 in Gorham, approximately 700 feet east of the intersection of South Street (Route 114) and extending just over three miles to the intersection of Broadturn Road in Scarborough. This will be night work between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., wrapping […]
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New Veterans Memorial Bridge to open next week
SOUTH PORTLAND – The new Veterans Memorial Bridge connecting Portland and South Portland will open on Thursday, June 28. The grand opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Portland entrance of the new Veterans Memorial Bridge. Highlights include music, Maine Honor Guard raising of the colors, wreath laying ceremony, three volley salute and […]
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For second time in three weeks, South Portland police deploy Taser
SOUTH PORTLAND – For the second time in less than three weeks South Portland police officers have used a Taser gun to complete an arrest. The most recent incident occurred at 8 p.m. on Tuesday when police were dispatched to investigate the report of a Jeep stuck in a ditch behind the shopping plaza at […]