WATERBORO – It’s difficult to score if you can’t even get near the other team’s cage. That’s a lesson that the South Portland field hockey team (0-3) learned all too well over their first two games, as they were outscored collectively 6-1. And it was once again reinforced against Massabesic on Sept. 10, as the […]
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Redskins stifle the Storm
SANFORD – Every preseason, coaches say the right things. They talk about talent. They talk about commitment. They talk about winning. But talk is cheap, and when it comes down to an eight-game schedule, nothing speaks louder than a victory – especially at the expense of another good team. For the past two Fridays, Sanford […]
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Redskins stifle the Storm
SANFORD – Every preseason, coaches say the right things. They talk about talent. They talk about commitment. They talk about winning. But talk is cheap, and when it comes down to an eight-game schedule, nothing speaks louder than a victory – especially at the expense of another good team. For the past two Fridays, Sanford […]
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South Portland considers 'disorderly house' crackdown
SOUTH PORTLAND – When artist Louise Philbrick first moved into her Ferry Village home, on Free Street in South Portland, she valued the diversity of the neighborhood. That was seven years ago. Today, she says, Free Street is not just diverse, it’s downright dangerous. Philbrick on Monday presented public records to the City Council, showing […]
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Plan for land near Scarborough Beach submitted, criticized
SCARBOROUGH – Landscape architect Terry DeWan says 898 people could comfortably fit at high tide on a new section of Scarborough Beach the Sprague Corp. hopes to open to the public. On Monday, almost one-tenth of that number turned out to say they don’t want it. About 80 people attended Monday’s Planning Board meeting to […]
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Plan for land near Scarborough Beach submitted, criticized
SCARBOROUGH – Landscape architect Terry DeWan says 898 people could comfortably fit at high tide on a new section of Scarborough Beach the Sprague Corp. hopes to open to the public. On Monday, almost one-tenth of that number turned out to say they don’t want it. About 80 people attended Monday’s Planning Board meeting to […]
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Plan for land near Scarborough Beach submitted, criticized
SCARBOROUGH – Landscape architect Terry DeWan says 898 people could comfortably fit at high tide on a new section of Scarborough Beach the Sprague Corp. hopes to open to the public. On Monday, almost one-tenth of that number turned out to say they don’t want it. About 80 people attended Monday’s Planning Board meeting to […]
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South Portland moves toward fireworks ban
SOUTH PORTLAND – With a Portland ordinance that bans the sale and use of fireworks as a model, South Portland’s City Council met in a workshop session Monday and agreed to fast-track similar restrictions. Scarborough, on the other hand, is taking more of a wait-and-see-attitude. Although the Portland ordinance was unsheathed at an ordinance committee […]
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Football: Riots outlast Trojans in thriller
SOUTH PORTLAND – It was only fitting that Friday night’s back-and forth contest between South Portland and Thornton Academy came down to a big play. Much to the Trojans’ chagrin, it was the Red Riots who pulled it off. South Portland (1-1) got a 67-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes to go to pull […]
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Football: Riots outlast Trojans in thriller
SOUTH PORTLAND – It was only fitting that Friday night’s back-and forth contest between South Portland and Thornton Academy came down to a big play. Much to the Trojans’ chagrin, it was the Red Riots who pulled it off. South Portland (1-1) got a 67-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes to go to pull […]