PORTLAND – A South Portland native has been named the head coach of the boys basketball team at Cheverus High School, following the retirement of the legendary Bob Brown. The school on Tuesday issued the following press release: Gary Hoyt, Cheverus High School Athletic Director, announced today that Daniel “Dan”Costigan has been named as Head […]
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South Portland High School project pared back to preserve tennis courts
SOUTH PORTLAND – After a marathon, six-hour meeting Thursday evening, the 20-member South Portland High School Building Committee finally found the $4 million it needed to make budget on a $47.26 million renovation project nearly a decade in the making, clearing the way for construction to begin by mid-April. Oddly enough, the final sticking point […]
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An enthusiastic entrepreneur – Q&A with Jeff Ball
WINDHAM – One look at the Maine Successful Thinkers Facebook page will reveal the group is gaining in members and popularity. Photographs from weekly business get-togethers, comments from visitors, and about 500 “likes” show the group has a lot going on. The group was established by Jeff Ball in 2009 and is an outlet, similar […]
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ON THE RIGHT COURSE – South Portland boat-building project inspires at-risk students
PORTLAND – At the Compass Project workshop on Anderson Street in Portland, students from the alternative education class at South Portland High School clustered around the sailboat they’re building, while senior Zach Direnzo leaned over a workbench off to one side. For the past hour, he’d been working one-on-one with Compass volunteer Jon Bickford to […]
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Coaching legend makes his mark with local track athletes
GORHAM – On March 23, the University of Southern Maine in Gorham hosted a special event for track athletes from around the state. While coaching clinics have become a familiar way for athletes to enhance their skills and learn from instructors, it is not often that legendary coaches make their presence felt. That was the […]
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Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
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Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
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Missing wheelchair returned to Scarborough teen
SCARBOROUGH – A local woman has learned a valuable lesson about personal property and the power of social media. On Tuesday, the Scarborough Police Department posted on its Facebook page that an orange, child-sized Quickie wheelchair was taken from a home on Winterberry Lane sometime after noon on March 20. Handicapped teen Chris Fitzgerald used […]
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STORM REPORTS – Scarborough students take a lesson outside the classroom
SCARBOROUGH – Oftentimes the most important lessons do not involve a lecture or a test. These lessons come in classrooms that do not have four walls and are not given by a single teacher. For a group of 11 Scarborough High School students, the last week and a half has been one of those lessons, […]
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STORM REPORTS – Scarborough students take a lesson outside the classroom
SCARBOROUGH – Oftentimes the most important lessons do not involve a lecture or a test. These lessons come in classrooms that do not have four walls and are not given by a single teacher. For a group of 11 Scarborough High School students, the last week and a half has been one of those lessons, […]