SOUTH PORTLAND–Construction workers won’t start their work each day until the worst of the morning rush hour is over, and will quit by 4 p.m., before the height of the evening commute. Still, as the state this week began a major repaving job on Broadway between Anthoine and Lincoln streets, city officials urged motorists to […]
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Scarborough to try again: A revised school budget, now $100,000 higher, faces new votes
SCARBOROUGH–Scarborough School Board members Monday unanimously passed a resolution increasing the school budget by $100,000, less than 10 days after voters narrowly rejected a $34.9 million budget as too low. The May 11 referendum drew about 1,000 voters for what the board’s finance committee chairman, Robert Mitchell, called “an incredibly low turnout.” Of those, 483 […]
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Experts see Casco Bay kayak trip’s tragic end as reminder
They say two women succumbed to 20 mph winds and 48-degree water for lack of wet suits and larger boats.
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Honor Roll, Freeport High School
Freeport High School Third quarter High Honors: Grade 9: Sarah Bonney, Taylor Enrico, Kelsie Humphrey, Josephine Moore, John Munroe, Caroline Rowell, Macy Stowell, Lia Wellen, Ciera Wentworth; Grade 10: Sam Bennett, Gabriel Currier, Johnny Fok, Haydee Jacobs, Caitlin Keniston, Josh Weirich; Grade 11: Brina Dillon, Spencer Egan, Allyson Fuehrer, Mikaela Gillis, Allison Hall, YuPing Hu, […]
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Storm slam Riots: ride Burnham grand slam to 5-0 win, top spot in standings
Just one pitch. That was the difference between a win and a loss when Scarborough and South Portland, two of the top softball teams in the state, hooked up in a classic matchup in Scarborough Monday night. The one pitch that made the difference was delivered to Scarbrorough’s Dominique Burnham in the bottom of the […]
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Landmark will rebuild: ‘We’ll be back’ from fire, vows owner of Red’s Dairy Freeze
Firefighters from Central Station put out the fire at Red’s Dairy Freeze early Sunday morning, but like many other fans, will have to wait for the South Portland landmark to reopen to get their ice cream fix. “We went there often, especially as the weather got hotter,” said Deputy Chief Steve Fox of the South […]
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Baseball:Tigers win thriller over Storm
The Biddeford baseball team sent their fans home in a celebratory mood Monday night. After falling behind to Scarborough, the Tigers came storming back and won the game on a thrilling walk-off home run from Travis Vigneault as the Tigers captured a 6-5 victory. The Storm got off to a strong early start behind some […]
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Criminal probe of coal mine pursued
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors said Friday they are investigating whether there was “willful criminal activity” by the company that operates the West Virginia mine where 29 workers died in an accident last month. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in a letter that investigators are looking into actions by […]
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Voters narrowly reject school budget
SCARBOROUGH – By just 10 votes, Scarborough voters on Tuesday rejected the new $34.9 million 2010-2011 school budget. The vote was 493 voters against the budget and 483 in favor of it. While some voters – 387 – said the budget was too high, a majority – or 490 voters – said it was too […]
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Board endorses November vote on new high school
SOUTH PORTLAND – The South Portland Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to recommend that the City Council send the proposal to renovate and expand South Portland High School out to voters this fall. Board members said they want the city to move quickly on the project because construction costs appear to be climbing […]