Last month, Gov. LePage kicked off Maine’s new “Certified Business Friendly Community” program to encourage local communities to become more business friendly. Making the state more business friendly is the goal of nearly every gubernatorial candidate, but it’s a task that’s easier said than done. Here’s what the governor’s new “business friendly action team” should […]
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EDITORIAL – Thoughts on Earth Day, plus local events
The first Earth Day was held in a small number of cities in 1970, before going international in 1990. This year, on Sunday, April 22, more than 175 countries will celebrate Earth Day in some way. Dozens of communities in Maine have scheduled Earth Day events, as well. Earth Day carries with it the baggage […]
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EDITORIAL – Thoughts on Earth Day, plus local events
The first Earth Day was held in a small number of cities in 1970, before going international in 1990. This year, on Sunday, April 22, more than 175 countries will celebrate Earth Day in some way. Dozens of communities in Maine have scheduled Earth Day events, as well. Earth Day carries with it the baggage […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Some things to think about
Here are some assorted facts and figures worth pondering: Earning their keep: To make a pound of honey, bees must dip a proboscis into 2 million individual flowers. What’s in a name: Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by Bayer. Coca Cola is the brand name given to a soft drink when […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Adjusting's a challenge this time
Have you adjusted to the time change? I know it happened weeks ago and most years I don’t have any trouble with the “spring forward” change, but for some reason this year it’s been different. Even at this late date I’m barely adjusted. I like the late sunsets that come with the time change, but […]
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Scarborough PD receives forfeited BMW for work in drug case
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Police Department was awarded a number of forfeited assets, including a BMW, as a result of its work in busting up a drug ring that was shipping narcotics from New York and New Jersey to Maine. In 2002, the Federal Government declared Cumberland County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area […]
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Cape Elizabeth spring sports preview
Boys Tennis Apr. 24 @ NYA 3:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Falmouth 3:30 p.m. Apr. 30 @ Yarmouth 4:30 p.m. May 2 Freeport 3:30 p.m. May 4 @ York 4 p.m. May 7 Fryeburg 4 p.m. May 11 @ Falmouth 3:30 p.m. May 14 York 4 p.m. May 16 NYA 4 p.m. May 18 @ Greely […]
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Cape Elizabeth spring sports preview
Boys Tennis Apr. 24 @ NYA 3:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Falmouth 3:30 p.m. Apr. 30 @ Yarmouth 4:30 p.m. May 2 Freeport 3:30 p.m. May 4 @ York 4 p.m. May 7 Fryeburg 4 p.m. May 11 @ Falmouth 3:30 p.m. May 14 York 4 p.m. May 16 NYA 4 p.m. May 18 @ Greely […]
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Capers set to open season
CAPE ELIZABETH – It’s the beginning of April in Maine. Baseball is under way and the weather (so far) has allowed teams to take the diamond and begin preparations for what they hope will be successful campaign. Among the teams hitting the diamond early is the Cape Elizabeth Capers, lead by varsity coach Chris Hayward. […]
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Hands-on learning in SoPo
SOUTH PORTLAND – When Amber Ahmady entered the eighth grade this year at South Portland’s Memorial Middle School, she had her sights set on becoming a surgeon. But after a few class hours spent with a soldering iron and a drill, she’s considering a different career choice. “I really think I’m going to be an […]