South Portland school officials have picked a man who has logged just one year as a principal to take on the top job at South Portland High School. In a special meeting Monday, directors voted unanimously to hire James M. Holland Jr., 51, of Temple, who most recently worked as principal at Livermore Falls High […]
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Beach to Beacon gives host families global insights
With the Aug. 6 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K race fast approaching, all of Cape Elizabeth is preparing for the national spotlight to shine its way once again. And at home, a lucky few Cape residents are making their own preparations – not to run, but to put up some of the world’s most […]
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‘I’m sailing away’
Young sailors from Maine and the greater northeast gathered off East End Beach in Portland for the recent Junior Olympic Sailing Festival Northeast regatta to test their skills against the waves, the wind, and each other. Divided into five skill and sailboat class divisions, the racers battled the occasional bout of unfavorable conditions as they […]
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Scarborough preps for pesticide debate
It took more than a year for Scarborough’s ordinance committee to put together a policy banning the use of synthetic pesticides on public property, juggling the pros and cons at “just about every meeting” during that time. “But that doesn’t mean this is a slam dunk,” said Town Manager Tom Hall, after the final vote, […]
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Scarborough preps for pesticide debate
It took more than a year for Scarborough’s ordinance committee to put together a policy banning the use of synthetic pesticides on public property, juggling the pros and cons at “just about every meeting” during that time. “But that doesn’t mean this is a slam dunk,” said Town Manager Tom Hall, after the final vote, […]
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Design doctrine
The South Portland City Council will get its first look Monday at design standards it asked for June 6, when it enacted a 95-day ban on new building in the Willard Square neighborhood. The new zoning rules – written by City Planner Tex Haeuser and amended by the Planning Board in four separate sessions during […]
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An American dream
When Moby Abdullayof muckled onto the ceremonial scissors Saturday, bringing blades as big as he was down across the red ribbon that blocked the doorway to his father’s pharmacy, it was the fulfillment of an American dream. Not so much for Moby. At 3 years old, he was pretty focused on the wow-factor of his […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
An American dream
When Moby Abdullayof muckled onto the ceremonial scissors Saturday, bringing blades as big as he was down across the red ribbon that blocked the doorway to his father’s pharmacy, it was the fulfillment of an American dream. Not so much for Moby. At 3 years old, he was pretty focused on the wow-factor of his […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
An American dream
When Moby Abdullayof muckled onto the ceremonial scissors Saturday, bringing blades as big as he was down across the red ribbon that blocked the doorway to his father’s pharmacy, it was the fulfillment of an American dream. Not so much for Moby. At 3 years old, he was pretty focused on the wow-factor of his […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
An American dream
When Moby Abdullayof muckled onto the ceremonial scissors Saturday, bringing blades as big as he was down across the red ribbon that blocked the doorway to his father’s pharmacy, it was the fulfillment of an American dream. Not so much for Moby. At 3 years old, he was pretty focused on the wow-factor of his […]