SOUTH PORTLAND – Four vendors have been denied licenses to sell their wares at the South Portland Farmer’s Market, scheduled to open Thursday on Hinckley Drive for its sophomore season. In letters sent Tuesday by city Licensing Administrator Jessica Hanscombe, the four were effectively told city ordinances limit participation to farmers only, leaving artisans and […]
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Four vendors for South Portland Farmers’ Market denied licenses
SOUTH PORTLAND – Four vendors have been denied licenses to sell their wares at the South Portland Farmer’s Market, scheduled to open Thursday on Hinckley Drive for its sophomore season. In letters sent Tuesday by city Licensing Administrator Jessica Hanscombe, the four were effectively told city ordinances limit participation to farmers only, leaving artisans and […]
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SOFTBALL – 'Dangerous bats' propel Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – So far, it’s 10 up and 10 down for the Scarborough softball team. The Red Storm used an 11-run third inning to put away the Massabesic Mustangs (5-5) on Saturday afternoon on the way to a 16-0 victory and a 10-0 record. Even though she is just a sophomore, Alyssa Williamson is quickly […]
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SOFTBALL – 'Dangerous bats' propel Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – So far, it’s 10 up and 10 down for the Scarborough softball team. The Red Storm used an 11-run third inning to put away the Massabesic Mustangs (5-5) on Saturday afternoon on the way to a 16-0 victory and a 10-0 record. Even though she is just a sophomore, Alyssa Williamson is quickly […]
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BASEBALL – Red Storm rally past South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – Not every game is going to be pretty, and certainly every game isn’t going to be easy. The Red Storm found that out Monday afternoon at a rainy Wainwright field. It took a gritty rally in the top of the fifth for the Red Storm (8-1) to edge the struggling South Portland […]
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Cape photographer Martha Mickles focuses on state's legal aid clinics
CAPE ELIZABETH – Cape Elizabeth photographer Martha Mickles, 63, came to her chosen career late in life, earning a degree in photography from University of Southern Maine a quarter century after taking her first degree, in English, from Colby College in 1971. Since then, however, she’s canvassed the state for her art, first as an […]
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Cape photographer Martha Mickles focuses on state's legal aid clinics
CAPE ELIZABETH – Cape Elizabeth photographer Martha Mickles, 63, came to her chosen career late in life, earning a degree in photography from University of Southern Maine a quarter century after taking her first degree, in English, from Colby College in 1971. Since then, however, she’s canvassed the state for her art, first as an […]
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Couple signs 30-year lease for Scarborough's Broadturn Farm
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Land Trust has signed a new 30-year lease with John Bliss and Stacy Brenner to stay on at the Broadturn Farm property they have run since 2006. The couple will farm more than half of the 434-acre parcel, the largest single lot in land trust’s 1,000-acre portfolio, which it bought in […]
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Censure hearing Wednesday for Scarborough councilor
SCARBOROUGH – As the Scarborough Town Council prepared to delve into “uncharted territory” with censure proceedings this week against one of its own, the subject of that hearing, Richard Sullivan Jr., claimed the moral high ground. Sullivan is the subject of a censure hearing, set for Wednesday after The Current’s deadline. He is accused by […]
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CURRENT calendar – 5/17
Thursday, May 17 Life 101 ‘staycation’ series, “The Food Lovers’ Guide to Maine,” by Margaret Hathaway, 6:30-8 p.m., South Portland Public Library. Preseneted by Margaret Hathaway, the author of the memoir “The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese,” the guides “Living With Goats: Everything You Need to Know […]