In a recent U.S. District Court ruling in Maine a judge ruled that it’s the voters’ job to figure out if political speech is true, not the courts. Judge D. Brock Hornby stated that imprecise facts and negative interpretations can paint a false picture, but, “that is the price that we pay for unfettered debate […]
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BASEBALL: Capers stay undefeated
CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth baseball team remained undefeated on the season with a big 8-4 road win over Greely in extra innings on Monday. It’s fitting that the Capers were forced to play extra innings on Monday, seeing as they had a shorter game on Friday afternoon, a 10-0 win over Gray-New Gloucester […]
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Dill, Maietta face off in sole debate
A frantic, five-and-a-half week campaign does not leave a lot of time to schedule side-by-side appearances. In fact, only one debate has taken place so far in the special election for State Senate District 7, and no other joint meetings are scheduled between the candidates – Democrat Cynthia Dill, and Republican Louie Maietta. The lone […]
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BOYS LACROSSE: Riots blow out Blazes
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland’s Brian Cleary is an astute, soft-spoken senior on the Riots’ boys lacrosse team who, at first glance, probably doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who wrecks opposing defenses and makes goalies nervous every time he gets close. How appearances can be deceiving. With star midfielder Harrison Keithly out indefinitely […]
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BOYS LACROSSE: Riots blow out Blazes
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland’s Brian Cleary is an astute, soft-spoken senior on the Riots’ boys lacrosse team who, at first glance, probably doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who wrecks opposing defenses and makes goalies nervous every time he gets close. How appearances can be deceiving. With star midfielder Harrison Keithly out indefinitely […]
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GIRLS LACROSSE: South Portland gets comeback win
SOUTH PORTLAND – Things didn’t come easy for the South Portland girls lacrosse team on Monday afternoon. Twice against McAuley, the Riots (2-0) had what they thought was a comfortable lead, only to see the Lions (1-2) rally back, forcing two come-from-behind efforts that ultimately forced the game into overtime. In the extra session, the […]
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SOFTBALL: Riots still on top
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland High School softball team is on a mission to defend its Class A state championship and so far this season, they have been just about perfect. The Riots (5-0), who have yet to surrender a run this season, continued their winning streak with a 12-0 win over Windham at […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – An end to the annual garden talk
Every year the same scene is played out down at the hardware store by the serious gardeners in town. One group – always wanting to be first at everything, especially gardening – insists on planting their tomato seeds as early in May as possible. They even pay extra for “hardy” seeds and then buy things […]
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Ice cream server gives police scoop on counterfeiters
SCARBOROUGH – For The Dairy Corner, on Route 1 in Scarborough, getting stuck with funny money has become an annual occurrence. Last week, it happened for the third time in as many years, when police say an Old Orchard Beach man passed two fake $20 bills though the counter window of the popular ice cream […]
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$42.8M school budget heads to South Portland voters
SOUTH PORTLAND – What a difference a week makes. Anybody who attended last week’s South Portland City Council budget workshop might be forgiven for presuming tension between the council and the school board. Compared to that meeting, however, Monday’s Council meeting was a veritable love-in. Before it was done, the City Council, which had originally […]