Arrests Sept. 20 Shawn M. Lang, 24, of South Portland, on Route 1 on charges of violating bail condition of release and operating when license is suspended or revoked. Monika M. Youells, 35, of Scarborough, at Route 1 and Hannaford Drive on a charge of operating under the influence. Donald C. Haynes, 45, of Scarborough, […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log
Summonses Sept. 14 Jill Kennedy, 45, of Pownal, on Route 77 for speeding. Mark Lennon, 39, of South Portland, on Shore Road for speeding. Sept. 15 Chelsea Rosenthal, 21, of South Portland, on Spurwink Avenue for failure to produce insurance. Sept. 16 Nicholas Aloes, 30, of South Portland, on Route 77 for failure to produce […]
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Down the road a piece – Clearing up some tourists' questions
Depending on when you’re reading this, we could be having another one of those glorious early fall days here in Maine, the kind of day we try to recreate from memory in mid-winter, when the snow is halfway up to the window sill. But here I sit at Storyteller Central, pounding out my first column […]
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Quinn's Corner – Doggerel day afternoon
This week, Lucius Flatley and his coffee shop compadres turned their discussion to the gubernatorial race in Maine, and reached the conclusion that they regretted the large number of independents who are running. Such confusion means that the winner will likely achieve office with only a minority of the voters, hardly the ideal circumstance for […]
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South Portland police log
Arrests Sept. 10 Renetta M. Warner, 37, of South Portland, on Interstate 295 on a charge of operating under the influence. Stephen A. Matthews, 26, of Gorham, on Broadway on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and operating under the influence. Nantz J. Comyns, 54, of Scarborough, on Payne Road for theft by unauthorized taking […]
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Current Calendar – 9/30
Wednesday, Sept. 29 Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State Planning Office public forum, 6-9 p.m. at South Portland High School, on proposed updates to federal flood hazard maps. FEMA is proposing updates to the maps, which may affect a homeowners’ necessity to purchase flood insurance, and could also restrict development opportunities. Orleans performs at […]
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Helping seniors be healthy
Q&A with Patty Medina of the Fit to Live program at Red Bank Gym in South Portland. SOUTH PORTLAND – For more than 20 years Cape Elizabeth resident Patty Medina has been helping senior citizens learn how to live healthier, more active lifestyles through her senior exercise program. In 2009 the University of Southern Maine […]
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New Pine Point Pier likely
SCARBOROUGH – Time is running out on a project to build a new Pine Point Pier off King Street, but officials are confident a plan will be in place by the Oct. 10 deadline. That is when a contract must be finalized for the construction of the new pier, which would make it easier for […]
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New Pine Point Pier likely
SCARBOROUGH – Time is running out on a project to build a new Pine Point Pier off King Street, but officials are confident a plan will be in place by the Oct. 10 deadline. That is when a contract must be finalized for the construction of the new pier, which would make it easier for […]
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Food for thought at Cape schools' Harvest Lunch
CAPE ELIZABETH – Last week students in the Cape Elizabeth School Department got a chance to, quite literally, taste the fruits of their labors during the school’s annual Harvest Lunch. Students at Cape Elizabeth Middle School and Pine Cove Elementary School, located side by side on Scott Dyer Road, were busy last week collecting local […]