This fall the marching band at South Portland High School won a 10th gold medal while under the direction of Craig Skeffington and both Skeffington and the band were recognized for this special achievement during Monday’s school board meeting. At the state finals, held at Thornton Academy on Oct. 31, the band performed selections from […]
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Comprehensive roadway project pitched in Cape
Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth’s primary east-to-west route, would see a variety of improvements under a so-called “Complete Streets” project pitched to the Town Council recently by Public Works Director Robert Malley. Malley said the goal is to get an engineering study funded in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, with roadwork planned for 2018, if the […]
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South Portland vets serve as primary sources
There never was a good war, Benjamin Franklin famously wrote. And, as Mahoney Middle School students recently discovered, serving in a war can be painful. By interviewing local veterans for a school project, eighth-graders at the South Portland school learned many important lessons, including that war is hard and often lonely for those serving, and […]
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Scarborough police log, Nov. 2-8
Regina Davis, 43, of 502 Main St., Westbrook, was arrested Nov. 2 on Gallery Boulevard on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Samantha Geisinger, 25, of 502 Main St., Westbrook, was arrested Nov. 2 on Gallery Boulevard on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Dinh Vanvu, 62, of 301 […]
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Scarborough police log, Nov. 2-8
Regina Davis, 43, of 502 Main St., Westbrook, was arrested Nov. 2 on Gallery Boulevard on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Samantha Geisinger, 25, of 502 Main St., Westbrook, was arrested Nov. 2 on Gallery Boulevard on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Dinh Vanvu, 62, of 301 […]
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South Portland police log, Oct. 31-Nov. 6
Joseph Alexander, 25, of South Portland, was arrested Oct. 31 on Westbrook Street on warrants. Elmer Carias, 18, of South Portland, was summonsed Oct. 31 on Veterans Memorial Bridge on a charge of possession of marijuana. Kelsie Dale, 22, of South Portland, was summonsed Oct. 31 on Maine Mall Road on a charge of operating […]
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Cape Elizabeth police log, Nov. 1-8
Arrests/Summonses Heidi O’Rourke, 48, of 5 Hemlock Hill Road, Cape Elizabeth, was arrested Nov. 3 on Hemlock Hill Road on a warrant. Paul Costales, 48, of 26 Orchard Road, Cape Elizabeth, was arrested Nov. 4 on Orchard Road on a charge of criminal trespass. He was arrested again on Nov. 9 on the same charge. […]
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Boys Soccer: Scarborough takes Regionals, falls in States
Scarborough reclaimed the Class A South crown against visiting Cheverus on Wednesday night, Nov. 4 – Josh Morrissey and Matt Caron did the scoring honors – but that 2-0 victory faced the Storm with an overpowering opponent in Saturday’s State Championship. Lewiston entered Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland Nov. 7 undefeated, and they exited undefeated as […]
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Boys Soccer: Scarborough takes Regionals, falls in States
Scarborough reclaimed the Class A South crown against visiting Cheverus on Wednesday night, Nov. 4 – Josh Morrissey and Matt Caron did the scoring honors – but that 2-0 victory faced the Storm with an overpowering opponent in Saturday’s State Championship. Lewiston entered Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland Nov. 7 undefeated, and they exited undefeated as […]
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Football: TA tosses Scarborough from playoffs
The Red Storm looked solid in 2015, but mighty Thornton Academy was one obstacle they couldn’t overcome. The Trojans gave Scarborough a rough ride in the regular season, back on Oct. 3, then again this past weekend, in Saturday’s semifinal bout, trumping them 35-0. “Thornton is a very talented team and played extremely well,” says […]