CAPE ELIZABETH – Unusued, unwanted and outdated medications will be accepted at sites in Cape Elizabeth and South Portland on Saturday, April 28. In South Portland, the collections will take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the South Portland Community Center, and 10 a.m.-noon, at the HUB CPPC Trailer, 580 Westbrook St., South Portland. Items to […]
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LOOKING BACK – April 11, 2002
Issue of April 11, 2002 An estimated 43 percent of sophomores at Scarborough High School have used marijuana in the last year, compared to 32 percent nationally, and 61 percent have consumed alcohol in the last year, more in line with the national estimate of 63 percent. Those are just a couple of preliminary results […]
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‘I have a passion for nature’
Kathy Mills, 54, of Yarmouth, may be new to her role as executive director of the Scarborough Land Trust – having started work March 26 – but she’s an old hand at public relations, fundraising and environmental issues. A graduate of Smith College, Mills most recently served seven years as a grants officer for Maine […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Living on the cheap
Last week I picked up a three prescriptions at the drug store – nothing elaborate, just an iron supplement, warfarin and something to control cholesterol, all generic. Thankfully, I swallowed my pride several years ago and applied for MaineCare and the “extra” help offered by Medicare. Because of that, the total was less than $5. […]
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Scarborough police log – 4/12
Logs Monday, April 2 Theft – At 8:57 a.m. a pair of black, size 10 Nike running shoes were reported stolen from a gym locker at the high school on Municipal Drive. Theft – At 5:44 p.m., a man reported a tan, bamboo Loaded Dervish Longboard skateboard stolen from his room at the Itsa Good […]
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Scarborough board pares school budget hike
SCARBOROUGH – More than one person at Wednesday’s public hearing for next year’s $37.8 million Scarborough school budget said it would drive people from town. However, depending on who was speaking, the imminent exodus is either because the 11.28 percent spike it would cause in property taxes is more than people can bear, or because […]
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South Portland nabs pair for car burglary spree
SOUTH PORTLAND – Police in South Portland have arrested two people in connection with a string of car burglaries that have plagued the city since April 1. Although total vehicle break-ins this year are on par with typical numbers – 51 reported so far versus 48 to this point in 2011 – more than half […]
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School budget clash looming in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – At the first official reading of South Portland’s $71.37 million budget for FY 2013, held April 4, city councilors asked the school board to “go back and sharpen their pencils” to reduce school spending. On Monday, first-year director Jeff Selser said he “went through 47 pencils” and was “unable to find anything […]
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School budget clash looming in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – At the first official reading of South Portland’s $71.37 million budget for FY 2013, held April 4, city councilors asked the school board to “go back and sharpen their pencils” to reduce school spending. On Monday, first-year director Jeff Selser said he “went through 47 pencils” and was “unable to find anything […]
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Cape Elizabeth gun club under fire
CAPE ELIZABETH – Following a volley of accusatory letters, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council has agreed to stage a workshop aimed at easing tensions surrounding noise and safety concerns at the Spurwink Rod & Gun Club on Sawyer Road. However, it’s not clear what, if anything, the council can accomplish. Councilors seemed to acknowledge as […]