SCARBOROUGH – The Dec. 7 vote that made Ron Ahlquist chairman of the Scarborough Town Council came accompanied by harsh words, not because of the vote, or the 5-2 tally, but because of talks that happened before the meeting, outside of public view. The decision itself contained only slightly more drama than usual for a […]
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Private debate, public criticism on Scarborough council
SCARBOROUGH – The Dec. 7 vote that made Ron Ahlquist chairman of the Scarborough Town Council came accompanied by harsh words, not because of the vote, or the 5-2 tally, but because of talks that happened before the meeting, outside of public view. The decision itself contained only slightly more drama than usual for a […]
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LOOKING BACK – Dec. 13, 2001
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a new weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.) Issue of Dec. 13, 2001 The Scarborough Police Department is warning people to look out for speeding trains in town, as the Amtrak service between Boston and Portland […]
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LOOKING BACK – Dec. 13, 2001
(Editor’s note: Looking Back is a new weekly column including news items reported 10 years ago in The Current, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.) Issue of Dec. 13, 2001 The Scarborough Police Department is warning people to look out for speeding trains in town, as the Amtrak service between Boston and Portland […]
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Scarborough fireworks rule fizzles
SCARBOROUGH – Of the many southern Maine communities to look at consumer fireworks since the Legislature legalized the product this past summer, Scarborough is one of only a few to reject a local-option ban. Still, it has not ruled out imposing some form of regulation and, at its most recent meeting, the Town Council took […]
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Scarborough police logs – 12/15
Logs Monday, Dec. 5 Criminal offense – At 6:04 a.m., eight police officers, 15 fire dept. units and two rescue units responded to Two Rod Road, where Paul Roberts reportedly “threatened his wife with gun.” Police confiscated the .30-30 rifle cited, as well as several other firearms that night and returned the following day with […]
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Scarborough police logs – 12/15
Logs Monday, Dec. 5 Criminal offense – At 6:04 a.m., eight police officers, 15 fire dept. units and two rescue units responded to Two Rod Road, where Paul Roberts reportedly “threatened his wife with gun.” Police confiscated the .30-30 rifle cited, as well as several other firearms that night and returned the following day with […]
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Burglary 'seasonal spike' continues in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – If you’re at a store or restaurant this week, and you find a customer paying with a wad of $2 bills, there’s a good chance they may have been stolen. On Friday, 300 $2 bills were taken from a home on Maple Avenue in Scarborough, along with jewelry and an extensive coin collection. […]
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South Portland police log – 12/15
Arrests Saturday, Nov. 26 Sarah E. Moin, 23, of South Portland, on Veterans Memorial Bridge at 2:09 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Sunday, Nov. 27 Jared Palmiter, 30, on Western Avenue at 6:14 p.m., on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and unlawful […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Memories unique, personal, precious
Frequently I urge people of my generation to write down what they recall of their younger days, not just their personal memories but also to describe where they lived and what their town or village – or city – was like. Without these memories, history will be lost. In the early 1900s, an 82-year-old man […]