SCARBOROUGH – The end is near for Scarborough’s oldest resident, “Elsa the Elm,” but her legacy just might live on past Oct. 15, when she’s scheduled to come down. Recently, members of the ad hoc committee called to conduct Elsa’s last rites met with their peers from Yarmouth, who shepherded that town’s elm tree, “Herbie,” […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Voting traditions, Maine style
Ask some people and they’ll tell you that Maine has a strong two-party system. Ask other people the same question and they’ll say, “Very funny.” The funny thing is there are things about Maine politics that are pretty funny – or at least curious. Take the debate over when Mainers can register to vote. Some […]
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Scarborough police log – 10/6
Arrests Wednesday, Sept. 28 Gabriel R. McKusick, 33, of Portland, on Route 1 at 9:40 a.m., on a warrant and a charge of operating a motor vehicle when license suspended. Saturday, Oct. 1 Edgar G. AC Chiquin, 31, of Scarborough, on Expedition Drive at 2:40 p.m., on a charge of violating bail conditions of release. […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Fun facts, figures & feats
Another dip into the Quinn collection of random facts and figures acquired from various credible sources: Tea partiers? A total of three congressmen responded to a suggestion that Congress give up some portion of their 2010 salary to aid in debt reduction. What’s really important: In 2010, National Public Radio received $2.7 million in federal […]
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LOOKING BACK – The Current, Oct. 4, 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 Oct. 4, 2001 In Cape Elizabeth, land values are often nearly double the national average. And despite national economic shakiness even before Sept. 11, the town’s […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log – 10/6
Logs Saturday, Sept 24. A house on Mitchell Road was “egged” sometime during the previous night. Tuesday, Sept. 27 Two different residents of Shore Road reported windows damaged in their homes shots fire from a BB gun sometime during the weekend. Summonses Thursday, Sept. 22 Benjamin Bean, 37, of South Portland, on Sawyer Road at […]
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EDITORIAL – Tougher 'bath salts' laws only part of solution
An emergency bill strengthening penalties for the sale and possession of the synthetic drugs commonly referred to as “bath salts” passed last week 35-0 in the state Senate and 137-0 in the House. It was a common-sense move for legislators, as it added teeth to laws regarding the drugs, which have proven to be at […]
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Federal education official to host public forum at SMCC Thursday
SOUTH PORTLAND – Southern Maine Community College will welcome Greg Darnieder, special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Education for College Access, on Thursday, Oct. 6, for an open College Forum at noon on SMCC’s South Portland campus. Darnieder will take questions from the community and speak about the importance of community colleges and key […]
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Cape Elizabeth council moves toward bus fees for Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Town Council is about to test whether or not “no” really means “no.” In 2006, and again in 2010, local voters nixed plans to charge an entry fee to historic Fort Williams Park, doing so both times by decided margins. But last May, the fee idea was floated once […]
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Cape Elizabeth council moves toward bus fees for Fort Williams
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Town Council is about to test whether or not “no” really means “no.” In 2006, and again in 2010, local voters nixed plans to charge an entry fee to historic Fort Williams Park, doing so both times by decided margins. But last May, the fee idea was floated once […]