SCARBOROUGH – The fight to stop construction of an 81-unit assisted living and dementia home near the Oak Hill intersection of Black Point Road and Route 1 has grown beyond a Facebook page to a legal challenge. Members of the recently formed opposition group, Friends of Oak Hill, said Sunday they have retained an attorney […]
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TRACK – Scarborough's Kirk dominates at state meet
WINDHAM – On Saturday at Windham High School the weather seemed to be just as much of a story as the actual State meet itself. With rain growing in intensity from drizzles to a constant down pour throughout the day, track and field athletes from across the state were forced to conceal their water-soaked bodies […]
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Cost cut on Cape Elizabeth library project
CAPE ELIZABETH – At a May 31 public hearing attended by more than 80 residents, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council got the public input they’ve long been calling for on an $8.5 million library rebuild and, in response, agreed Monday to trim the project by nearly 12 percent. In a workshop session, councilors agreed on […]
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'No ordinary group' – South Portland graduates 187
SOUTH PORTLAND – When South Portland High School senior class president Matthew LaBerge gave his closing remarks at graduation ceremonies Sunday, he couldn’t seem to contain himself, exclaiming to his classmates, “I love this class!” “So many of you have had such a positive impact on my life,” he continued, as a chorus of “awwwws” […]
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'No ordinary group' – South Portland graduates 187
SOUTH PORTLAND – When South Portland High School senior class president Matthew LaBerge gave his closing remarks at graduation ceremonies Sunday, he couldn’t seem to contain himself, exclaiming to his classmates, “I love this class!” “So many of you have had such a positive impact on my life,” he continued, as a chorus of “awwwws” […]
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CURRENT calendar – 6/7
Thursday, June 7 Scarborough Community Chamber annual meeting, noon-2 p.m., at the Black Point Inn (510 Black Point Road, Scarborough). Ron Cantor, president of Southern Maine Community College, will be the featured speaker. To register, visit portlandregion.com and click on “Events” or call 772-2811. South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinckley […]
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Domestic dispute draws taser fire in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – A South Portland man was subjected to the electric shock of a taser Thursday night by police officers called to his Ocean Street apartment on the report of a domestic disturbance. “This is an address we have responded to many times over the past couple of months for a variety of reasons, […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Not your kind of people
If you’re an independent, you know that one of the advantages of not belonging to a political party is that you don’t have to help choose the U.S. Senate nominees for the Republicans and Democrats from a list of retreads, reactionaries, rejects and rectums. Of the 10 people seeking the nominations, three and a half […]
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Bees under attack
SOUTH PORTLAND – American foulbrood, a bacteria that can devastate beehives, has been found in South Portland, and area beekeepers are being told to stay on the lookout. SOUTH PORTLAND – If you happen to see a blue honeybee buzzing about your flowers, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. It was spray painted […]
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South Portland's home to history finally complete
SOUTH PORTLAND – Three years after it was relocated to its home at the entrance to Bug Light Park, the South Portland Historical Society museum is finally finished. The fact that the museum has been a work in progress has not discouraged visitors. Executive Director Kathryn DiPhilippo says attendance was up 70 percent last year, […]