SCARBOROUGH – More than a dozen residents, including one town councilor, rose at the Jan. 30 meeting of the Scarborough Planning Board to decry an 81-unit senior housing complex, which they say will overcrowd an Oak Hill intersection that’s dangerous enough as it is. Wegman Companies, a 35-year-old firm based in Rochester, N.Y., operates 14 […]
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Scarborough Habitat for Humanity project draws neighbors, critics
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough town officials expected some public pushback on a proposed 17-unit Habitat for Humanity project proposed for construction on Broadturn Road. After all, that’s why they called a public meeting Jan. 24 – to give neighbors a chance to air their objections. What came as something of a surprise, however, was that the […]
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Cape Cottage postmaster looks back on 66 years on the job
CAPE ELIZABETH – Today, there’s little indication the bucolic neighborhood outside the main gate to Fort Williams Park was ever a bustling community in its own right. The final curtain fell on the Cape Cottage Theater a long time ago, the old casino was repurposed as a daycare, and there’s no sign, not even a […]
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MY SIDE OF SOPO – Overstated expenses, unstated revenues
The vast differences between the U.S. national budget and tax issues and the South Portland budget and tax issues were highlighted this past month, when the city issued its latest financial statements. At the national level, we currently spend significantly more than we collect in taxes. For every $60 the federal government collects in taxes, […]
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STORM REPORTS – Camaraderie and competition
It is 9:30 on a Saturday morning in January and it’s snowing: the perfect time to sleep in. But that morning found two Scarborough High School seniors instead at Gorham YourSpace volunteering for the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics host sports such as basketball and swimming year-round, but for now it is flag football season. […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Not a job to delegate
As he ordered a surprise nuclear attack on the Soviet Union in the movie, “Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, “ Gen. Jack D. Ripper expressed his view of civilian leadership of the military: “Politicians have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Not a job to delegate
As he ordered a surprise nuclear attack on the Soviet Union in the movie, “Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, “ Gen. Jack D. Ripper expressed his view of civilian leadership of the military: “Politicians have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Oh brother, what a pain
Most every small Maine town comes with one – a person no one seems to like. Your bigger cities like Portland, of course, have more of these people than they know what to do with. But every town, whatever the size, will have at least one person that, for many good reasons, no one cares […]
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Scarborough girls skate to big win
PORTLAND – The second-ranked Scarborough girls hockey team improved to 12-3-1 on the season on Monday night, blanking the Portland/Deering Bullrams 5-0, dropping them to .500 on the season (7-7). Kristina Block lead the way for the Storm, scoring three goals while goalie Devan Kane collected her fourth shutout of the season, making 21 saves. […]
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South Portland edges Gorham by just one point
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland boys basketball team improved to 9-3 on the season Friday night after knocking off the Gorham Rams (2-10), 38-37, in a nail-biter at South Portland High School. Ben Burkey lead the way for the Riots, contributing over a third of the team’s points, scoring a game-high 13 in the […]