SOUTH PORTLAND – At the launch party for her new book, “Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Particular Personality,” at Nonesuch Books and Cards in South Portland last week, author Hannah Holmes knew a traditional book reading would not do – especially given her book delves into shared personality quirks between humans and mice. […]
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Scarborough Beach parking plan coming back to board
SCARBOROUGH – A week before the presentation of an updated proposal for a new Scarborough Beach parking lot, some neighborhood residents are already preparing for the trouble they believe the project would bring. On March 9, Seth Sprague is scheduled to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals to outline an amended plan for a […]
Scarborough Beach parking plan coming back to board
SCARBOROUGH – A week before the presentation of an updated proposal for a new Scarborough Beach parking lot, some neighborhood residents are already preparing for the trouble they believe the project would bring. On March 9, Seth Sprague is scheduled to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals to outline an amended plan for a […]
Scarborough Beach parking plan coming back to board
SCARBOROUGH – A week before the presentation of an updated proposal for a new Scarborough Beach parking lot, some neighborhood residents are already preparing for the trouble they believe the project would bring. On March 9, Seth Sprague is scheduled to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals to outline an amended plan for a […]
Residents tell council to keep monument in place
SCARBOROUGH – To Warren Delaware, it means something that, almost 100 years ago, the Soldiers Monument was erected at what is now the corner of Broadturn Road and Route 1 in Scarborough. “That’s where I want to keep it,” said Delaware, a member of the Scarborough Historical Society. “There where (former residents) raise money and […]
City Council decides against purchase of building
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council on Monday decided against attempting to purchase 148 Ocean St., the building directly next to City Hall that had been eyed for the possible expansion of municipal offices. The discussion of a new City Hall was revived last year. The Ocean Street building was one of the […]
City Council decides against purchase of building
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland City Council on Monday decided against attempting to purchase 148 Ocean St., the building directly next to City Hall that had been eyed for the possible expansion of municipal offices. The discussion of a new City Hall was revived last year. The Ocean Street building was one of the […]
QUINN'S CORNER – Energy efficiency and the Flatley Paradox
One thousand lumen hours of light is about the same as one 75-watt bulb for one hour. According to Lucius Flatley of the Gorham coffee shop, at the time of Babylon, a Babylonic had to put in 40 hours to earn enough lamp oil for 1,000 lumens. A few thousand years later – when the […]
CURRENT calendar – 3/2
Wednesday, March 2 Scarborough Historical Society meeting, presentation by Lee Humiston of the Maine Military Museum and Learning Center, at the Scarborough Historical Museum in Dunstan Corner next to the Fire Station at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome. FMI, call 885-9997. Thursday, March 3 Free tax preparation, Scarborough Public Library, 4-8 p.m. This is […]
CURRENT calendar – 3/2
Wednesday, March 2 Scarborough Historical Society meeting, presentation by Lee Humiston of the Maine Military Museum and Learning Center, at the Scarborough Historical Museum in Dunstan Corner next to the Fire Station at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome. FMI, call 885-9997. Thursday, March 3 Free tax preparation, Scarborough Public Library, 4-8 p.m. This is […]