The Cape Elizabeth School Department has been honored with a Best Communities for Music Education honor from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Cape joins a small number of school districts across the country in receiving the prestigious award. The Best Communities Music Education honor is awarded […]
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Local devotees celebrating the magic of poetry in April
National Poetry Month, which is celebrated each April, will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, the event is now “the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture,” according to the academy’s website. A variety of […]
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In NGL’s wake, mixed feelings
In the aftermath of NGL Supply Co. withdrawing its application to develop a new liquid propane distribution terminal at the Rigby Rail Yard in South Portland, opponents of the project say they were justified in questioning whether the project met city code and was safe. The opponents also say making those arguments does not mean […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: To Florida by train
Just got back from Florida by train. Great trip. Ever done it? You should. Going from Maine to Florida, up the Eastern Seaboard, is a rare glimpse of “the dark underbelly of American society,” as one friend describes it. The train trip, interior, is also a valuable experience; it is a throwback to the 1930s […]
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Safe and sound
Some work is still needed, but the restoration of the historic Danish Arch, relocated from the remains of the Danish Village on Route 1 to Memorial Park, above, is nearly complete, according to Bruce Gullifer, Scarborough’s director of community services. Gullifer said the town hopes to complete the arch project by the end of May […]
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Safe and sound
Some work is still needed, but the restoration of the historic Danish Arch, relocated from the remains of the Danish Village on Route 1 to Memorial Park, above, is nearly complete, according to Bruce Gullifer, Scarborough’s director of community services. Gullifer said the town hopes to complete the arch project by the end of May […]
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The more things change …
My first column ran the first week of June in 1995 in the Lewiston Sun, and nine months later I wrote my first column about this month called March –the month known here in Maine as the most useless month that ever the mind of man or woman devised. A more insignificant stretch of days […]
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Sign of spring
The first day of spring may have been a snowy one, particularly in the southern part of Maine, but early flowers, like these crocuses, found at the Hunnewell House in Scarborough, are readying to bloom.
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Locals to take stage in 'Sleeping Beauty'
Several local residents will be featured when the Maine State Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” in April. The show opens at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and runs through Sunday, April 17, at 2 p.m. Local students dancing in the show are Faith Buckley and Lily MacKenzie from Cape Elizabeth; Nicholas Anderson, Elizabeth Dragoni, Laura […]
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In NGL’s wake, mixed feelings
In the aftermath of NGL Supply Co. withdrawing its application to develop a new liquid propane distribution terminal at the Rigby Rail Yard in South Portland, opponents of the project say they were justified in questioning whether the project met city code and was safe. The opponents also say making those arguments does not mean […]