You can always be sure that Christmas will fall on Dec. 25. But when it comes to Easter, the date varies each year, sometimes by more than a month. For example, Easter Sunday this year is right around the corner ¬- on April 4. But it was on April 12 last year, and will be […]
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Scarborough Walgreens seen as Rx for Oak Hill
SCARBOROUGH – Bette Brunswick is excited that a new Walgreens drugstore is about to open at the Oak Hill Plaza in Scarborough. It’s not just that she’s looking forward to shopping there – she’s also hoping that it draws more customers to her own store, located nearby. “Really, I feel that this is going to […]
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Good time to wet a line (Fishing season is open)
Mild weather, scant snow melt and an early opening day have brought out anglers, who already are having success.
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Allen Afield: Sportsman’s Show has something for everyone
The 30th annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show – the largest and most prestigious show of its kind in the state – runs April 2-4 at the Augusta Civic Center. The 2010 show ranks as the largest one in the event’s 30-year history, according to Harry Vanderweide, the organizer. This spring’s production includes 100 seminars […]
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South Portland school employee cuts himself at central office
A South Portland school maintenance worker last week went to the administrative offices of the city’s school department and displayed a knife with which he apparently had earlier cut himself, according to police. Police released a statement about the Wednesday, March 24 incident, saying that the worker, Andrzej Szpara, 53, of North Sebago, was transported […]
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South Portland school employee cuts himself at central office
A South Portland school maintenance worker last week went to the administrative offices of the city’s school department and displayed a knife with which he apparently had earlier cut himself, according to police. Police released a statement about the Wednesday, March 24 incident, saying that the worker, Andrzej Szpara, 53, of North Sebago, was transported […]
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U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree on the health care bill
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District was one of 219 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote Sunday for the landmark health care reform package that has transfixed and divided the country for more than a year. The bill passed the House 220-215, with one Republican voting in favor of the […]
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South Portland launches 'Buy Local' effort
SOUTH PORTLAND – An unveiling of a new citywide marketing effort, South Portland Buy Local, took place last week at the Snow Squall Restaurant in the city’s Knightville neighborhood. A group of locally owned South Portland businesses began working on the campaign more than a year ago in an effort to find creative ways to […]
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Q&A – South Portland woman leads the Girl Scouts
Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties. For consumers of Girl Scout cookies it’s all about flavor, but to the Girl Scouts selling them, it’s about finances. According to Joan McDonald, a South Portland resident and chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Maine, which has its headquarters in Scarborough, “The selling of Girl […]
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Cosby ‘I Spy’ costar Robert Culp dies at 79
Culp collapsed while taking a walk outside his Hollywood home, possibly suffering a heart attack.