GORHAM – Local runners had a good day at a Jan. 4 track meet at USM in Gorham as athletes from Scarborough and South Portland dominated a meet with Deering, Cheverus, McAuley, Portland and Westbrook. In the end, it was a Red Storm sweep in the team competition as the Storm girls edged out the […]
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EDITORIAL – Keeping Mainers warm takes both private, public efforts
The ground may be unusually green for January, but it is highly doubtful that Maine will avoid winter altogether. And for some Mainers, it could be a particularly harsh one. That’s because the state is now slated to receive around $18 million less in funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program than it […]
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EDITORIAL – Keeping Mainers warm takes both private, public efforts
The ground may be unusually green for January, but it is highly doubtful that Maine will avoid winter altogether. And for some Mainers, it could be a particularly harsh one. That’s because the state is now slated to receive around $18 million less in funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program than it […]
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South Portland High School first quarter honor roll
First Quarter Grade 12 High honors: Anastasiia Berezina, Ashley Biggs, Dezirae Brewer, Alexandrea Cartier, Melanie Chapman, Jennifer Fletcher, Elizabeth Grant, Taylor Grant, Matthew LaBerge, Patrick Madison, Er Li Peng, Lauren Purdy, Ryan Towne. Honors: Alexandra Abramson, Halimo Addan, Siobhan Baker, Chapin Bartlett, Sharissa Blanchard, Chelsi Brauer, Kendra Breton, Bianca Brown, William Bushey, Lauren Campbell, Keith […]
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Scarborough dispatchers post annual stats
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough Communications Center answered 9,493 911 calls in 2011, with July being the busiest month, with 831 calls, the Scarborough Police Department said on its Facebook page this week. Tuesdays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. were the busiest days for dispatchers, with the peak time being 10 a.m. Also, dispatchers […]
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Scarborough dispatchers post annual stats
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough Communications Center answered 9,493 911 calls in 2011, with July being the busiest month, with 831 calls, the Scarborough Police Department said on its Facebook page this week. Tuesdays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. were the busiest days for dispatchers, with the peak time being 10 a.m. Also, dispatchers […]
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South Portland looks to fill firefighter void
SOUTH PORTLAND – At a workshop session Monday, the South Portland City Council gave the green light to hiring two new firefighters for the remainder of the fiscal year, at a cost of $52,000. Although all four councilors present at the meeting gave strong support to the measure, their decision may have been bolstered by […]
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South Portland looks to fill firefighter void
SOUTH PORTLAND – At a workshop session Monday, the South Portland City Council gave the green light to hiring two new firefighters for the remainder of the fiscal year, at a cost of $52,000. Although all four councilors present at the meeting gave strong support to the measure, their decision may have been bolstered by […]
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CURRENT CALENDAR – 1/12
Friday, Jan. 13 Scarborough Kiwanis Club lunch, every Friday, noon-1 p.m., at Cabela’s, located at 100 Cabela’s Blvd., Scarborough. To find out more about Scarborough Kiwanis, go to www.scarboroughkiwanis.org or contact Dan Smith, at [email protected]. Saturday, Jan. 14 Scarborough Community Services Winterfest 2012, noon-5:15 p.m., at the Municipal Ice Rink behind Wentworth school. Winter games […]
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Plan would tweak Fort Williams vendor, bus fee plans
CAPE ELIZABETH – Snow cover or not, it is the middle of winter. What better time to look ahead to the summer season at Fort Williams Park, the crown jewel of Cape Elizabeth? At their Monday meeting, town councilors gave Town Manager Michael McGovern the go-ahead on changes to the vendor program and “bus fee” […]