The Riots shocked AA South on Friday, Feb. 19, upending an opponent – Massabesic – widely considered stronger. Ruay Bol and Jack Fiorini spearheaded the assault, notching 40 points between them as South Portland took the victory, and the Regional title, 62-60. “It was a good high school basketball game,” said Riots head coach Kevin […]
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Breakfast challenge in South Portland to kick off Maine Restaurant Week
Sea Dog Brewing Co. in South Portland will host its annual Incredible Breakfast Cook-off event on Friday, Feb. 26, from 7-9 a.m. to benefit the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland. The breakfast is also a kickoff for the annual Maine Restaurant Week, which runs from March 1-12. Tickets for the breakfast are $20 per […]
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Penny Wars at Holy Cross School in South Portland raises money for African schoolchildren
Students at Holy Cross School in South Portland raised more than $1,400 to help support students at a sister school in Zimbabwe during a special “Penny Wars” event held during the recent Maine Catholic Schools Week. The goal was for the kids to race from room to room with bags of coins in hand and […]
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Regional Briefs
Little League sign-up ending The registration deadline for the Cape Elizabeth Little League is Thursday, Feb. 25. The league provides T-ball, softball and baseball opportunities for youth ages 4-14. Assessments are planned for mid-March and team practices will begin in April. Opening ceremonies are planned for Saturday, April 27, and the season will run through […]
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EDITORIAL: A leap of science
Leap Day, which happens every four years and is the main attraction of Leap Year, is coming up Feb. 29. While many may view the extra 24-hour period as just another winter day to overcome in the quest to reach the promised land of spring, the editorial staff at Current Publishing recently got to wondering […]
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WORDS FROM THE SOULE: A sonnet to impress her
Last week, you were introduced to Gilmore Hilton, an intellectual giant whose structured education ended on the day he received his high school diploma, but he studied philosophy and psychology in his spare time. Impressed by his knowledge and wisdom, many of us turned to him for advice and direction. He was our Voltaire. I […]
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Girls Basketball: Lady Riots fall to Gorham in AA South Final
South Portland faced an uphill battle against the undefeated Gorham Rams in the AA South Final on Friday night, Feb. 19 – and narrowly failed to make the climb. Maddie Hasson led the Riots’ offense with a game-high 15, but the combined Gorham attack simply proved too much. 37-30 in the end. Gorham head coach […]
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Girls Basketball: Lady Riots fall to Gorham in AA South Final
South Portland faced an uphill battle against the undefeated Gorham Rams in the AA South Final on Friday night, Feb. 19 – and narrowly failed to make the climb. Maddie Hasson led the Riots’ offense with a game-high 15, but the combined Gorham attack simply proved too much. 37-30 in the end. Gorham head coach […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: What a waste
Let’s try to set aside all this anger, profanity, racism, sexism, misinformation and political posturing. In other words, let’s not discuss Paul LePage, governor, self-appointed education commissioner and giant bedbug infestation. Instead, let’s turn our attention to a matter of significance to every Maine taxpayer, namely how much money state government is wasting in trying […]