According to an old joke, because public speaking outranks death on the list of people’s worst fears, you are better off in a casket than delivering a eulogy. By that reasoning, courtesy of the comedian Jerry Seinfeld, the preferred spot at last week’s 2011 Poetry Out Loud Southern Maine Regional would have been in the […]
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Scarborough police log – 2/17
Arrests Feb. 9 Timothy A. Norman, 26, of Saco, on Cabela Boulevard on an outstanding warrant and a charge of operating a motor vehicle when license is suspended or revoked (non-OUI suspension, 2nd-plus offense). Joseph J. Handlon, 32, of Raymond, on Gallery Boulevard on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, refusing to submit […]
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Scarborough police log – 2/17
Arrests Feb. 9 Timothy A. Norman, 26, of Saco, on Cabela Boulevard on an outstanding warrant and a charge of operating a motor vehicle when license is suspended or revoked (non-OUI suspension, 2nd-plus offense). Joseph J. Handlon, 32, of Raymond, on Gallery Boulevard on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, refusing to submit […]
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School budget increase expected in Cape
CAPE ELIZABETH – Cape Elizabeth residents can expect a tax increase to be proposed in the next school budget. The question is, how big will the increase be? “The school budget will be increased. We can’t do a zero-increase budget without huge, huge reductions,” said Ken Murphy, interim superintendent for Cape Elizabeth schools. Murphy said […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Not much sorrow with this parting
I’ve written from time to time about when, as a kid, I learned to ride a horse. One of the first times I was on a horse it tripped and I went sailing over its head and hit the ground with a thud I can still hear to this day. But I don’t think I’ve […]
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After nearly a century, Scarborough monument may be moved
SCARBOROUGH – The Soldiers’ Monument was dedicated at Dunstan Corner in Scarborough on June 21, 1913, and it has since stood there as both a reminder of sacrifice and a local landmark. Now, the monument may be on the move. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in Council Chamber A, a public meeting will […]
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CURRENT Calendar – 2/16
Wednesday, Feb. 16 Facebook safety workshop, 6:30-8 p.m., Scarborough Middle School cafeteria. Led by Rob Pellerin, resource officer at Scarborough Middle School, along with staff from the school, including technology specialist Paula Doe, Principal Barbara Hathorn and Michelle Grant, a guidance counselor. Designed for the middle school’s eighth-grade students. The workshop will take students through […]
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Customers are fuming at Yorkie Oil delivery delays
SCARBOROUGH – In the two weeks since complaints first surfaced about poor service from Scarborough-based Yorkie Oil, some customers are still feeling left out in the cold – despite promises from the company to fix the problems. Yorkie Oil customers had complained that deliveries that had been promised kept being delayed by the company, even […]
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Cape Elizabeth looks to install LED lights in parking lots
CAPE ELIZABETH – If a new plan materializes, residents of Cape Elizabeth may soon see parts of town in a whole new light. On Feb. 3, the Alternative Energy Committee, formed in 2007 to look into alternative energy options for both the school and municipal departments, voted to recommend a plan to the Town Council […]
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Cape Elizabeth looks to install LED lights in parking lots
CAPE ELIZABETH – If a new plan materializes, residents of Cape Elizabeth may soon see parts of town in a whole new light. On Feb. 3, the Alternative Energy Committee, formed in 2007 to look into alternative energy options for both the school and municipal departments, voted to recommend a plan to the Town Council […]