Minimal details on Scarborough’s new combined school and municipal budget of $79.1 million were available before the Current’s print deadline Tuesday. However, both budgets represent an increase from current spending levels, with the proposed municipal budget of nearly $31.6 million up about $1.2 million and the proposed school budget of $47.5 up significantly from the […]
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Scarborough council gets first look at $79.1 million budget
Minimal details on Scarborough’s new combined school and municipal budget of $79.1 million were available before the Current’s print deadline Tuesday. However, both budgets represent an increase from current spending levels, with the proposed municipal budget of nearly $31.6 million up about $1.2 million and the proposed school budget of $47.5 up significantly from the […]
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Driveway swastika graffiti 'scary'
A red, painted swastika in the driveway of a single-family home in an off-the-beaten path subdivision of Scarborough has sent shock waves through the community. Scarborough police said this week it’s unlikely the symbolic graffiti represented a hate crime. However authorities do believe the home, located on Jameco Mill Road, was specifically targeted. In addition […]
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Upcoming skating show boasts impressive lineup
The North Atlantic Figure Skating Club – based at the Family Ice Center in Falmouth – has an impressive lineup scheduled for their upcoming show, one that includes big names like Ross Miner, who took fifth at the 2016 National Championship, and local standouts like Morgan Sewall, silver medalist at this year’s New Englands, and […]
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Storyteller is forced to fess up with FAQs
The other day I got a call from the librarian in Jonesport. She was paging through a copy of my book, “Down the Road Apiece,” and she wanted to ask me a few questions about it before she put it in the library’s travel section. Q: There are a lot of guides to our state […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Oh yeah, make me!
The controversy around the attempts by prosecutors in California to ask a judge to make Apple “unlock” a cell phone seized from a guy who participated in a mass murder last year in San Bernadino, Calif., has a nice flavor of kindergarten school playground to it. “Oh, ya? Make me!” is what Apple is kind […]
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Cape takes fresh look at security in schools
After two recent incidents threatened the well-being of Cape Elizabeth students, school and public safety officials say their goal now is not just to improve security at the schools, but also to improve how threats to students are communicated to parents and the public. The School Board met informally March 22 to allow board members […]
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Southern Maine Community College’s first TEDx sells out
Southern Maine Community College in South Portland will play host next week to its first-ever TEDx event, with a theme of “Mind the Gap,” referring to the changes felt across the state as Mainers join the technological, economic and social evolutions of the 21st Century. The event, which takes place Thursday, April 7, from 9:30 […]
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New director picks 'Pippin' for debut: Steph Ross takes over from the Fileos in the South Portland High School’s production of the award-winning musical.
For her directorial debut at South Portland High School, Steph Ross has chosen the circus-inspired musical, “Pippin,” the story of King Charlemagne’s angst-ridden, questioning son whose goal of leading an extraordinary life gets him into all kinds of trouble. The show, with well-known numbers like “Magic to Do” and “Corner of the Sky,” won 11 […]
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Don't let the apostrophe atrophy
On the first Sunday of every month, a friendly throng gathers at Gilmore’s store in Simplex Pond, Maine. Its subjects range from politics to ice cream flavor. The agenda is to have no agenda, but on this afternoon Gilmore tossed out a question, “What is good about Spanish?” Puzzled, we looked at each other for […]