SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland students would have to pay a fee to take part in school-sponsored athletics and co-curricular activities under a plan that is now before the school board. While the final structure is not yet in place, the Co-Curricular Task Force, a group formed by the Board of Education earlier this year […]
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Scarborough police log – 12/23
Arrests Dec. 13 Stephanie D. Stanchfield, 48, of Augusta, on Hannaford Drive on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and assault on an officer. Deidrah L. Stanchfield, 26, of Augusta, on Hannaford Drive on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. Dec. 14 Albert Russell, 26, of Portland, on Route 1 on […]
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Scarborough police log – 12/23
Arrests Dec. 13 Stephanie D. Stanchfield, 48, of Augusta, on Hannaford Drive on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and assault on an officer. Deidrah L. Stanchfield, 26, of Augusta, on Hannaford Drive on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. Dec. 14 Albert Russell, 26, of Portland, on Route 1 on […]
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Construction manager sought for SPHS project
SOUTH PORTLAND – As the final plans start to come together for the $47 million renovation and expansion of South Portland High School, city officials are hoping that a construction manager can be brought on board to help guide them through the massive project. But first, they are going to have to lobby to get […]
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Tweaked Higgins Beach parking plan nears approval
SCARBOROUGH – If Judy Roy’s amendments to recommendations from the Higgins Beach Ad-Hoc Parking Committee hold, controversial parking and traffic issues at the popular Scarborough beach could be solved next month. At a Town Council meeting on Dec. 15, Roy, who chairs the council and is a member of the parking committee, offered up some […]
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EDITORIAL – Homegrown ideas offer lessons for fight against hunger
A report released last week by the Campaign to Promote Food Security in Cumberland County painted a stark picture of the state of hunger in Maine’s most affluent county, and served as a holiday reminder of poverty’s broadening reach during an economic recession. According to the coalition, which is led by the United Way of […]
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EDITORIAL – Homegrown ideas offer lessons for fight against hunger
A report released last week by the Campaign to Promote Food Security in Cumberland County painted a stark picture of the state of hunger in Maine’s most affluent county, and served as a holiday reminder of poverty’s broadening reach during an economic recession. According to the coalition, which is led by the United Way of […]
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Eagle girls win second straight
SOUTH PORTLAND – It wasn’t a thing of beauty, but the Windham girls basketball team will take it. The Eagles ran their season record to 2-0 at South Portland Tuesday night, building a 25-12 halftime lead over the Red Riots (1-1) to hold on for a 42-35 win. Both sides had trouble hitting shots throughout […]
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Proposal for arena near turnpike gets another chance
PORTLAND – A local developer’s vision for a new arena off the Maine Turnpike may still have some legs after all. The Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee, by a vote of 3-2, decided Dec. 8 to recommend spending up to $100,000 from the county’s upcoming capital budget on a feasibility study examining the conversion of […]
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Proposal for arena near turnpike gets another chance
PORTLAND – A local developer’s vision for a new arena off the Maine Turnpike may still have some legs after all. The Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee, by a vote of 3-2, decided Dec. 8 to recommend spending up to $100,000 from the county’s upcoming capital budget on a feasibility study examining the conversion of […]