Scarborough High School’s class of 2012 is nothing short of extraordinary; there’s no more simple way to put it. Together they have seen more than 20 state championships, two principals, dozens of teachers, four years, and countless memories. On Sunday, their time as high school students came to a close in their graduation ceremony at […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – They don't make noise like they used to
The other day I was at the radio station attending to things when the new high-tech, global, two-story-high copier started acting up, making a high-pitched , extremely annoying noise that made my eardrums ring as if I’d been using a dentist’s drill on them as a Q-tip. I turned to one of the secretaries and […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Looking back on a successful session
My term representing District 127 (coastal Scarborough) in our state capital has been truly rewarding. Everywhere I go in town, I am asked how I like working in Augusta. I always reply that I love it. Serving this community that I love has been a challenging learning experience, but it has been a joy and […]
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South Portland officials puzzled by failure of 'business-friendly' application
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland officials are unsure whether they will apply again for “business-friendly community” status, and remain perplexed as to why the city was denied state certification the first time around. The bad news came last week in an announcement by the state Department of Economic and Community Development. Of the 19 applicants […]
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BOYS LACROSSE – Late flurry sends Storm to West finals
SCARBOROUGH – After Scarborough coasted by Thornton Academy 15-4 in a regular season matchup, the Trojans entered Saturday’s Class A West semifinal contest with a singular approach: contain John Wheeler and Jon Blaisdell, the Red Storm’s most potent attackmen. The strategy worked. For a while, anyway. With Scarborough holding a 2-1 lead in the fourth […]
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BOYS LACROSSE – Late flurry sends Storm to West finals
SCARBOROUGH – After Scarborough coasted by Thornton Academy 15-4 in a regular season matchup, the Trojans entered Saturday’s Class A West semifinal contest with a singular approach: contain John Wheeler and Jon Blaisdell, the Red Storm’s most potent attackmen. The strategy worked. For a while, anyway. With Scarborough holding a 2-1 lead in the fourth […]
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GIRLS LACROSSE – Red Storm advance to regional final
SCARBOROUGH – While Scarborough coach Marcia Wood expected that her team would have to go through the Kennebunk Rams at some point in the postseason, she certainly didn’t expect Saturday’s result. After edging the Rams 9-8 in the regular season, the top-ranked Red Storm (13-1) played arguably their best game of the season as they […]
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BASEBALL – Injury-plagued stars propel Scarborough over Windham
SCARBOROUGH – Last month, Ben Wessel was told that the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow was torn and required Tommy John surgery. On Saturday, Wessel rounded first base in a trot with his right arm raised. Wessel’s three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth was the exclamation mark on a six-run inning […]
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SOFTBALL – Scarborough back in a familiar place
SCARBOROUGH – At this point, it is more of a story if the Scarborough Red Storm softball team is forced to play a complete game. The top-ranked Red Storm (18-0) crushed No. 5 Kennebunk (12-6) 12-0 in six innings on Saturday to advance to the Western Maine finals. The win sets up a duel with […]
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Local Democrats duke it out for party nod
Voters will find all the action on the Democratic Party side of the ledger when they cast ballots in local primary elections, June 12. Republicans have offered only a single candidate in each of the state senate races, and all five of the house districts up for grabs, and none at all for County Commission […]