Officials propose a $16.4 million penalty, saying the company hid a dangerous defect for several months.
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Fear stifles neighbors of gang-rape site
Police believe at least seven men attacked a girl, 7, whose teenage stepsister offered her up.
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Thank you, they’ll take another: Storm girls softball, track teams eyeing more state titles
Spring athletes in high schools around the state began full team practices this week, even as heavy rains stranded them inside. The female athletes at Scarborough High School have some lofty expectations and already have their sights set on brighter days toward the end of the season. Last fall, the Red Storm field hockey team […]
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EDITORIAL – Schools must learn from SAT scores, not excuse them
It has been three years since the SAT replaced the Maine Educational Assessment as the assessment tool for the state’s 11th-grade students. The decision at the time was met with resistance by educators, who felt the SAT predicts a student’s chance at success in college rather than mastery of the Maine Learning Results. The use […]
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Scarborough Athletic Council hosting comedy fundraiser
The Scarborough Athletic Council will be hosting a family-friendly comedy show fundraiser on Friday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Scarborough High School auditorium to raise money for athletic scholarships. Local businesses and residents are being contacted in an effort to spark enthusiasm and support for this important cause. This year’s comedy show features […]
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Down the road a piece – Seed notions germinating
I was moving and shuffling important papers and pamphlets around the office this morning when I came across my stack of spring seed catalogs. During the past few months I’ve wondered a few times whatever happened to those things, so I was glad to see they survived the winter and were still around. Discovering them […]
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A Voice from Cape – The burden of Fort Williams
Residents in other area communities may not be aware of it, but Fort Williams Park is a millstone around the neck of Cape Elizabeth. Cape Elizabeth may be the envy of others because of its ownership of the 90-plus acre oceanfront park, but there is a downside to this seeming good fortune. This year, maintenance […]
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Candidate finds labor organizer role in agency
Editor’s note: The following examination of Democrat John Richardson by the nonprofit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is the second in a series probing the records of some of the leading candidates for governor. The first was on Republican candidate Les Otten. John Richardson’s first day on the job as commissioner of the Department […]
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Council to vote on closing road to make way for development
SOUTH PORTLAND – Before a small shopping center near the Maine Mall can be built, the South Portland City Council must first agree to close a short section of a road that divides the two parcels of land on which the retail development would be constructed. The project, at 85 Western Ave., won city Planning […]
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Council to vote on closing road to make way for development
SOUTH PORTLAND – Before a small shopping center near the Maine Mall can be built, the South Portland City Council must first agree to close a short section of a road that divides the two parcels of land on which the retail development would be constructed. The project, at 85 Western Ave., won city Planning […]