Thanksgiving this year arrives just as a debate over the size of the state’s social safety net is heating up in Augusta, and as that safety net itself is showing signs of fray. Gov. Paul LePage has long made welfare reform a central part of his administration, calling for more diligence in the preventing and […]
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Scarborough police log – 11/24
Arrests Wednesday, Nov. 16 Joshua Daniel Foley, 40, of Saco, on Payne Road, on a charge of operating under the influence. Laura J. Sawyer, 41, of Scarborough, on Route 1, on a charge of operating under the influence. Thursday, Nov. 17 William Fogg, 18, of Gray, on Payne Road, on a charge of theft by […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Some very healthy CEO salaries
Many governors and attorneys general – all Republican – plus Republican congressional leaders and Republican candidates for president, claim that the national health insurance law (which they refer to as “Obamacare”) is too costly to operate, takes care of too many of the sick and lame, is unconstitutional and is probably an un-American terrorist plot. […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Some very healthy CEO salaries
Many governors and attorneys general – all Republican – plus Republican congressional leaders and Republican candidates for president, claim that the national health insurance law (which they refer to as “Obamacare”) is too costly to operate, takes care of too many of the sick and lame, is unconstitutional and is probably an un-American terrorist plot. […]
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EDITORIAL – Next step: A new gambling policy
Last week, the gambling industry in Maine suffered a sound – and telling – defeat at the polls. It can be dangerous to assign motives to statewide voters as a whole. Some opponents of the Lewiston casino offered in Question 3, for instance, objected on moral grounds, while others simply believed a casino was a […]
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Cape Elizabeth enacts fireworks ban
CAPE ELIZABETH – Sometimes, no debate is necessary. In a unanimous vote Nov. 14, the Cape Elizabeth Town Council passed a ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks within town borders. Although 65 citizens were present at the meeting, none took advantage of an invitation by Council Chairman David Sherman to address the […]
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Fireworks ban fails in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH – An attempt to ban the sale and use of consumer fireworks was narrowly defeated in Scarborough Wednesday in a 3-2 vote that very easily could have swung the other way, had a full complement of councilors been on hand. Councilors Carol Rancourt and Michael Wood both spoke in favor of a total ban […]
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Scarborough deals with burglary spree
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough police are urging residents to be vigilant, based on a recent string of burglaries in town and the likelihood of more on the horizon. Twelve break-ins have been reported in town since Oct. 1 – three involving commercial buildings, the rest residential. According to Detective Rick Rouse, there appears to be no […]
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Scarborough deals with burglary spree
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough police are urging residents to be vigilant, based on a recent string of burglaries in town and the likelihood of more on the horizon. Twelve break-ins have been reported in town since Oct. 1 – three involving commercial buildings, the rest residential. According to Detective Rick Rouse, there appears to be no […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough deals with burglary spree
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough police are urging residents to be vigilant, based on a recent string of burglaries in town and the likelihood of more on the horizon. Twelve break-ins have been reported in town since Oct. 1 – three involving commercial buildings, the rest residential. According to Detective Rick Rouse, there appears to be no […]