Wednesday, Nov. 10 South Portland Teen Center Open House, sponsored by the Community Center, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., at the Teen Center. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to visit the center and get information on programs for South Portland students in grades six through 12. There will be food, […]
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High school headaches
SOUTH PORTLAND – Following the Nov. 2 vote approving the high school renovation, South Portland begins planning for three-year project. SOUTH PORTLAND – The next year and a half will be critical for South Portland High School Principal Jeanne Crocker, as staff, students and teachers get ready for a three-year re-construction project. “The big challenge […]
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Scarborough girls’ soccer finally breaks through
Earns Class A state title by blanking Bangor SCARBOROUGH – Admittedly, it wasn’t much of a game, but the Scarborough girls soccer team will take it. In fact, in a 3-0 shutout that saw the Red Storm (18-0) constantly on the attack against Bangor (15-1-2) in the first half, and still decisive enough in the […]
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FOOTBALL: Capers fall to Wells
<div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer" onclick=" “return Control.invoke(‘MessagePartBody’,’_onBodyClick’,event);”> <div class=" “SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass”> <span style=" “font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;”>WELLS -In a game that in no-way reflected their previous 14-7 close defeat at the hands of the Warriors back on Oct. 8, the Capers were served up their most lopsided loss of the season in their Nov. […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Don't sweat 'grinding'
A teenage dance form – grinding – has recently been under discussion in local school boards. It is described as “a dance in which the boy’s pelvis is thrust against the girl’s buttocks.” Really? Over the strenuous objections of many teens, several boards recently moved to forbid any such goings on. Grinding is no longer […]
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For honored Cape teacher, technology starts early
CAPE ELIZABETH – Karen Abbott, a first-grade teacher at Pond Cove Elementary School in Cape Elizabeth, has started to use an iPod to help with reading literacy. Abbott uses the device, she said, to record a student’s reading fluency and pronunciation and can, if needed, send the recording to the school’s speech pathologist to help […]
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Tests show Wentworth is safe, for now
SOUTH PORTLAND – Students, staff and teachers at Wentworth Intermediate School don’t have to worry about health concerns from moldy classrooms and workplaces, according to Northeast Test Consultants, a Westbrook-based company that tested the Scarborough school for mold last month. On Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, Northeast Test Consultants tested more than 16 academic and […]
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South Portland's Guimond named Fire Chief of the Year
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland fire Chief Kevin Guimond has been named the 2010 Fire Chief of the Year by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association. The announcement came last week at the group’s annual conference at the Marriot Portland at Sable Oaks in South Portland. Guimond has been with the department for 23 years, including […]
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South Portland's Guimond named Fire Chief of the Year
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland fire Chief Kevin Guimond has been named the 2010 Fire Chief of the Year by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association. The announcement came last week at the group’s annual conference at the Marriot Portland at Sable Oaks in South Portland. Guimond has been with the department for 23 years, including […]
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South Portland's Guimond named Fire Chief of the Year
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland fire Chief Kevin Guimond has been named the 2010 Fire Chief of the Year by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association. The announcement came last week at the group’s annual conference at the Marriot Portland at Sable Oaks in South Portland. Guimond has been with the department for 23 years, including […]