Arrests Saturday, Nov. 19 Mark V. Kemper, 47, of Scarborough, on Black Point Road at 1:48 a.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Joseph L. Bennett, 39, of Scarborough, on Gorham Road at 6:18 p.m., on a charge of operating a motor vehicle when license suspended (multiple offender). Sunday, […]
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EDITORIAL – An unsung advantage of shopping local
Walmart does have something to offer. Despite the ire often directed at the super-sized retailer, Walmart and its big-box brothers do provide something attractive to shoppers: convenience, parking, low prices and the same products in the same spots, no matter which location you stop by. The same can be said of almost all national chains, […]
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CURRENT calendar – 12/1
Friday, Dec. 2 Mill Creek Tree Lighting, 4:30-7 p.m., Mill Creek Park, South Portland, with Jennifer Rooks, master of ceremonies. Horse-drawn carriages, 4:30-7 p.m.; hot dogs, popcorn and hot chocolate; Visit with Santa Claus at City Hall, 5-6:30 p.m.; Christmas carols with South Portland High School and middle school students, 4:45-6:15 p.m.; Tree lighting at […]
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CURRENT calendar – 12/1
Friday, Dec. 2 Mill Creek Tree Lighting, 4:30-7 p.m., Mill Creek Park, South Portland, with Jennifer Rooks, master of ceremonies. Horse-drawn carriages, 4:30-7 p.m.; hot dogs, popcorn and hot chocolate; Visit with Santa Claus at City Hall, 5-6:30 p.m.; Christmas carols with South Portland High School and middle school students, 4:45-6:15 p.m.; Tree lighting at […]
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South Portland eyes $15.6M in sewer improvements
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council gave its provisional nod Monday to a $15.6 million plan to limit the flow of sewage into Casco Bay using a 12-step process of annual projects though 2021. The next step is for the council to call a public hearing on the plan, which will trigger a […]
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South Portland councilors clash over free health care
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland city councilors on Monday had an opinion from one attorney saying they are probably violating the city charter, and one from another saying they probably aren’t. But after 90 minutes of vigorous debate, there was no probably about the opinion of outgoing Mayor Rosemarie De Angelis. She called taxpayer funding […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – A new calculus for growing older
Finish writing that book! Transcribe those minutes! Do the layout for several folders! Bake a pie, go grocery shopping and don’t forget the laundromat! And that’s just the beginning. When I start feeling sorry for myself and wonder how I’m going to do all I want to do in the next few years, I just […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – A new calculus for growing older
Finish writing that book! Transcribe those minutes! Do the layout for several folders! Bake a pie, go grocery shopping and don’t forget the laundromat! And that’s just the beginning. When I start feeling sorry for myself and wonder how I’m going to do all I want to do in the next few years, I just […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Occupy message not mastered
Lucius Flatley announced a somewhat different topic at this week’s coffee-shop seminar, one that was both topical and of lasting political interest. He proposed to discuss the word “inchoate” as it applies to the protest movements occupying public areas in several Maine communities. Pronounced with a “k” (hard “ch”) – inchoate is a word of […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Putting the cart before the food
What ever happened to making a quick trip to the store for a few items? Remember that kind of shopping? You’d get in your car, drive to the store, park, go in and grab a cart, go up and down the aisles getting what you needed, get in the checkout line, read the salacious headlines […]