It’s one thing for teenagers to donate their time to charity. It’s quite another for one to set out alone to head an entire charity by herself, and then encourage others to help. Katie Elliott, a junior at Scarborough High School, is doing just that. She is the sole founder, and currently sole member, of […]
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Cape Elizabeth's Dill confirms run for U.S. Senate
CAPE ELIZABETH – State Sen. Cynthia Dill has made it official – she wants to go to Washington. On New Year’s Day, the Cape Elizabeth Democrat began sounding out the possibility of entering the primary race, in hopes of being the one selected by party faithful to try and unseat U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. “Am […]
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Boston man clocked at 109 mph on turnpike
SCARBOROUGH – One of the Maine State Police’s “speeders of the week” was caught in Scarborough, on the turnpike. Larelle Pratt of Boston was stopped after police clocked his car going 109 miles per hour on Jan. 8, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. In his weekly “Communicator” press […]
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Boston man clocked at 109 mph on turnpike
SCARBOROUGH – One of the Maine State Police’s “speeders of the week” was caught in Scarborough, on the turnpike. Larelle Pratt of Boston was stopped after police clocked his car going 109 miles per hour on Jan. 8, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. In his weekly “Communicator” press […]
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Cape Elizabeth committee calls for cap on home rentals
CAPE ELIZABETH – There may soon be fewer weddings in Cape Elizabeth. The town’s ordinance committee Friday morning ended four months of debate on the issue of so-called short-term homes rentals by calling for a 12-person cap on the number of people allowed to stay in a single-family residence offered for rent on the open […]
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Officer injured by distracted driver has cruiser hit again
SOUTH PORTLAND – A South Portland police officer injured in late 2010 when his parked cruiser was rear-ended on Casco Bay Bridge was almost hit again last night while making a traffic stop on Broadway. Officer Rocco Navarro was exiting his cruiser, parked on Broadway near Scammon Street, at around 8 p.m. last night when […]
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Police: Yarmouth man committed sex crime in South Portland last year
SOUTH PORTLAND – A Yarmouth man has been arrested on sexual assault charges for a crime that police say occurred in South Portland in summer 2011. Ronald Grant Thurston III, 23, was arrested and booked at Cumberland County Jail on one count of gross sexual assault, a class A felony. The arrest came after Westbrook […]
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EDITORIAL – Huge project requires Windham's due diligence
Windham-area officials were understandably enthusiastic following last week’s first public viewing of the plans for Sebago Farms, a massive greenhouse facility that would grow vegetables and raise fish year-round. “I think it’s very exciting,” Barbara Clark, executive director of the Sebago Lake Chamber of Commerce, said in a representative remark. “I think it’s a great […]
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BOYS HOCKEY: Scarborough shocks Red Eddies
SACO – The Scarborough boys hockey team (8-1-1) entered the third period Saturday at Saco’s MHG Arena trailing Edward Little 4-2. With their first losing streak looming, the Red Storm put together arguably their best 15 minutes of hockey, scoring three goals in the final period to stun the Red Eddies 5-4. It was a […]
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BOYS HOCKEY: Scarborough shocks Red Eddies
SACO – The Scarborough boys hockey team (8-1-1) entered the third period Saturday at Saco’s MHG Arena trailing Edward Little 4-2. With their first losing streak looming, the Red Storm put together arguably their best 15 minutes of hockey, scoring three goals in the final period to stun the Red Eddies 5-4. It was a […]