(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011.) Issue of Feb. 28, 2002 Old habits, like sports writing, die hard. At 90 years old, Tom Shehan still can’t shed the habits of a lifetime of sports writing. […]
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CURRENT calendar – 3/1
Wednesday, Feb. 29 Community forum on mental health, 6:30-8:30 p.m., South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road, South Portland. Representatives from the police department and mental health agencies will be present. The goal is to provide a forum to discuss not only police interaction with the mentally ill, but also the community collaboration and network […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 3/1
Arrests Friday, Feb. 10 Andrew Huppe Kadish, 32, of Wheeling, Illinois, on Ocean House Road at 8:53 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Michael S. Tuttle, 52, of Cape Elizabeth, on Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m., on charges of criminal threatening, terrorizing, aggravated reckless conduct, […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 3/1
Arrests Friday, Feb. 10 Andrew Huppe Kadish, 32, of Wheeling, Illinois, on Ocean House Road at 8:53 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Michael S. Tuttle, 52, of Cape Elizabeth, on Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m., on charges of criminal threatening, terrorizing, aggravated reckless conduct, […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Beware monsters of moolah
A very, very tiny number of wealthy Americans are playing an ever-increasing role in financing our politics. It appears that 1/10th of 1 percent of Americans are spending more on political campaigns than 75 percent of the entire population. The Sunlight Foundation recently issued a report showing that 1 in 10,000 givers ponied up one […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Beware monsters of moolah
A very, very tiny number of wealthy Americans are playing an ever-increasing role in financing our politics. It appears that 1/10th of 1 percent of Americans are spending more on political campaigns than 75 percent of the entire population. The Sunlight Foundation recently issued a report showing that 1 in 10,000 givers ponied up one […]
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Scarborough knocked out by McAuley
PORTLAND – The No. 2 Scarborough girls basketball team finally saw its luck run out as the Red Storm girls saw their season ended by No. 1 McAuley in the Class A West girls regional final. The Lions led from wire-to-wire, taking the regional title with a 61-43 win. McAuley will look to win its […]
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Scarborough knocked out by McAuley
PORTLAND – The No. 2 Scarborough girls basketball team finally saw its luck run out as the Red Storm girls saw their season ended by No. 1 McAuley in the Class A West girls regional final. The Lions led from wire-to-wire, taking the regional title with a 61-43 win. McAuley will look to win its […]
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bonny Eagle outlasts South Portland
PORTLAND – Going into the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Class A West boys semifinal at the Cumberland County Civic Center, it looked like the No. 7 South Portland Red Riots were poised to pull off their second big upset of the tournament as they had cut No. 3 Bonny Eagle’s 27-15 halftime lead to […]
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Low bid for South Portland High School renovation more than approved funds
SOUTH PORTLAND – School officials in South Portland got a surprise Thursday afternoon when they opened contractor bids for the long-awaited high school renovation project. The four bids received ranged from $43.24 million to $46.67 million, but the school district only has $39.26 million available, and now the district will have figure out what can […]