So there I was the other night at a fancy corporate banquet in the mid-coast region, waiting to provide the evening’s entertainment, when the conversation at my table turned to storytelling. That’s when this fella from Massachusetts – with an accent so thick you could’ve cut and stacked it like cordwood – attempted to tell […]
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Police search for suspects in SoPo home invasion
SOUTH PORTLAND – South Portland police are investigating a home robbery that took place last night at 58 Broadway. Three white males in their late teens or early 20s entered the residence at around 7:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Steven Webster. All of the suspects had their faces concealed by bandannas, and one was carrying […]
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Leaking propane heater causes hotel fire
An accidental fire at the Knights Inn in South Portland Thursday morning sent a resident to the hospital with burns and caused $200,000 worth of damage to the building, Fire Chief Kevin Guimond said. A leaking propane heater in the room of the resident who was burned caused the fire at the inn at 634 […]
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Residents balk at closing middle school
SOUTH PORTLAND – Residents want city officials to slow down and reconsider South Portland’s school budget proposal to close one of the two middle schools. That message came from some of the 150 people who attended Monday night’s public hearing on the budget, many of whom called for raising taxes in order to help the […]
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Proposed school cuts evoke outcry
SCARBOROUGH – A standing-room-only crowd turned out last week in Scarborough to protest a new school budget proposal that would eliminate about 40 jobs of teachers and other staff, reduce school programs, and impose fees on students for many co-curricular activities. The primary message delivered by the approximately 150 people attending a public hearing held […]
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South Portland High grad dies in Florida
Darien Richardson, a 2002 graduate of SPHS, died Saturday, two months after she was injured in a double shooting in Portland. A 25-year-old South Portland High School graduate who was injured in a double shooting in Portland in January died last week in Florida. Police have not confirmed the identity of the victims in the […]
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South Portland High grad dies in Florida
Darien Richardson, a 2002 graduate of SPHS, died Saturday, two months after she was injured in a double shooting in Portland. A 25-year-old South Portland High School graduate who was injured in a double shooting in Portland in January died last week in Florida. Police have not confirmed the identity of the victims in the […]
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Scarborough girls state champs
Scarborough’s girls basketball team won the school’s first state title on Saturday as they defeated Skowhegan in Class A. Here are some highlights. Staff photo by Brandon McKenneyScarborough coach Jim Seavey and the Red Storm bench react to a bucket in the final minutes of Saturday’s Class A State Championship against Skowhegan. The Red Storm […]
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Perfect Storm
The quest is finally over. The Scarborough girls basketball team finished off an undefeated season on Saturday by winning the Class A state championship with a 52-32 win over Skowhegan at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Scarborough had a stretch of flat play during the middle of the championship game, but they played at a […]
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Perfect Storm
The quest is finally over. The Scarborough girls basketball team finished off an undefeated season on Saturday by winning the Class A state championship with a 52-32 win over Skowhegan at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Scarborough had a stretch of flat play during the middle of the championship game, but they played at a […]