PORTLAND – The latest winter storm to hit southern Maine has put the Class A and B West basketball championships on hold. The Maine Principals’ Association has announced that the games scheduled for tonight, Friday, Feb. 25, at the Cumberland County Civic Center have been postponed. The new schedule is as follows: Saturday, Feb. 26 […]
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Portland Water District proposes rate hike
PORTLAND – The Portland Water District recently filed a water rate increase with the Public Utilities Commission seeking a 1.9 percent increase in revenue, effective May 1, 2011. The increase, which is estimated to add an additional 32 cents to the typical monthly residential water bill and will fund system improvements needed to maintain clean […]
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Auto community mourns 'Jolly John'
CAPE ELIZABETH – When it came to selling cars, there was no one quite like him. But, as some of his automobile dealer colleagues say, that will be only part of the legacy John Pulsifer left. Pulsifer – known universally as “Jolly John” – died Saturday at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, after […]
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South Portland honors late businessman
SOUTH PORTLAND – The late Warren Simpson, who died earlier this year at the age of 94, is the first recipient of a new citizen recognition program started by South Portland Mayor Rosemarie De Angelis. De Angelis said Simpson, the former owner of Shopper’s True Value Hardware Store in the Mill Creek Shopping Center and […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Defense budget stirs up more than coffee
For the first time since Lucius Flatley had hair, the national military budget is proposed to remain essentially level. In fact, news reports indicate that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has offered $100 billion in cuts from proposed arms expenditures over the next five years. Despite the fact that $100 billion represents a reduction of less […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Ancient appeal of lighthouses
It’s not important who it was, but someone once said: “The easiest way to sell something to a tourist in Maine is to put a picture of a moose, a lobster or a lighthouse on it.” The next time I was in a gift shop after I hearing that, I looked around at the items […]
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Scarborough police log – 2/24
Arrests Feb. 14 Nichole L. Gomes, 22, of Gorham, on Ashley Drive on an outstanding warrant. Feb. 18 Ashley C. McPherson, 19, of Scarborough, on Coach Lantern Lane West on charges of operating under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without a license and minor transporting liquor. Jake B. Barrett, 20, of Scarborough, on Route […]
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Storm sweep track titles
GORHAM – Arguably the most dominant power in Maine high school indoor track added two more notches to its belt on Monday as both the Scarborough boys and girls teams captured state titles at the Class A championships at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The Storm girls transformed last year’s title into a […]
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Scarborough school budget cuts 23 jobs
SCARBOROUGH – Scarborough interim Superintendent Joanne Sizemore last week presented to the Board of Education a proposed budget that eliminates 23 positions from across the district while changing support services in grades K-2. The proposed budget, presented on Feb. 17, is $1.3 million less than the current year’s $35 million spending plan. The cuts were […]
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More parking a hit with Higgins Beach users
SCARBOROUGH – After months of debate, Scarborough is allowing a few more parking spaces on Bayview Avenue – welcome news to those enjoying a sunny afternoon last week on Higgins Beach. “I am in favor of keeping this public beach as accessible as possible on the very basis that it is a public beach,” said […]