A court hearing for Matthew Gyer, the Scarborough teen charged with shooting local businessman Bruce Glidden during a home invasion in mid-January, has been rescheduled for early May because the psychological evaluation ordered by the court still has not been completed. Gwyer’s original hearing was scheduled for March 24, but was delayed to May 5, […]
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Scarborough brewery, apartment complex win plaudits from planners
The Scarborough Planning Board has given final approval to the new Nonesuch River Brewing project, which will take the place of a rundown single-family home near the intersection of Mussey and Gorham roads. The brew pub is the brainchild of locals Tim Boardman, Michael Schuler and Jeff Gambardella, who plan to build a 5,000-square-foot structure, […]
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Cape residents named to Alternative Energy Committee
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council recently appointed five residents to serve on the new Alternative Energy Committee, which is tasked with exploring opportunities for alternative energy sources to help power municipal and school buildings, as well as the town’s vehicles. Those appointed are Wes Doane, James V. Masi, Laurenze Schmidt, Julia Bassett Schwerin and Richard […]
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Girls on the Run blossoming across Maine
Girls on the Run Maine is exploding in popularity, these past couple years: While the program originally served just a handful of sites in southern Maine, they’ve burgeoned in their three and a half years to encompass 20 locations in Cumberland County, six in York County, three in Oxford County, and one each in Androscoggin, […]
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Local talent helps Maine Moose become national U16 champs
The Maine Moose U16 boys hockey team repped for the state from March 31 to April 4 at this year’s USA Hockey Youth National Championships in Wayne, N.J. – and they won the whole shebang. That’s right, the Moose went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating the Armstrong Arrows of Pennsylvania 7-4 in Monday morning’s title […]
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Local talent helps Maine Moose become national U16 champs
The Maine Moose U16 boys hockey team repped for the state from March 31 to April 4 at this year’s USA Hockey Youth National Championships in Wayne, N.J. – and they won the whole shebang. That’s right, the Moose went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating the Armstrong Arrows of Pennsylvania 7-4 in Monday morning’s title […]
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March is finally over, thank goodness
“I love April Fool’s Day,” Gilmore Hilton spoke with such conviction that he left no doubt. We needed only to ask “Why?” Matt suggested that he enjoyed fooling the children who frequented his store. Derek said he held sales with false advertising. Philip, the most personable in the group, thought we had to listen to […]
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Earle gave enough
Earle N. Ahlquist died recently in Scarborough. You don’t know him, do you? Name doesn’t ring a bell? That would all have suited him just fine. Earle’s claim to fame with me (not him) is that he was a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Remember that famous photo of a bunch of soldiers […]
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Garden club offers session on permaculture
The Scarborough Garden Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, in the recreation hall at the Hillcrest Retirement Center. The featured speaker will be Lisa Fernandez, founder of the Portland-based Resilience Hub. Guests are welcome. Call 510-1371 for more information. The Resilience Hub offers a broad range of events, education and training as well […]
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Scarborough brewery, apartment complex win plaudits from planners
The Scarborough Planning Board has given final approval to the new Nonesuch River Brewing project, which will take the place of a rundown single-family home near the intersection of Mussey and Gorham roads. The brew pub is the brainchild of locals Tim Boardman, Michael Schuler and Jeff Gambardella, who plan to build a 5,000-square-foot structure, […]