If surveillance cameras located on lampposts, buldings, at road intersections and just about everywhere else didn’t already make us feel like we’re constantly on “Candid Camera,” the news last November of a group videotaping voters as they signed a petition at a Portland polling place brought the intrusion to a new level. Project Dirigo, a […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Helping little old ladies
A few years ago, I had to hire a high school kid to help a little old lady keep her driveway shoveled out after each storm. It was a brutal winter in 04074 land, so it was a big job. Had eight applicants – six boys, two girls. For reasons not important here, I had […]
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WORDS FROM THE SOULE: Modesty supercedes hubris
Gilmore Hilton was born in Damariscotta but raised in Simplex Pond, a tiny town 20 miles northwest of Bangor. A conscientious student and avid reader, Gil had taught himself calculus, translated five books of Vergil’s “The Aeneid” and mastered the game of chess before his 12th birthday. His teachers encouraged his father to send his […]
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Swimming: Scarborough girls second at States
The Lady Storm claimed second at Class A States on Saturday, Feb. 13, finishing behind Brunswick and ahead of rivals Cheverus. Scarborough head coach Eric French lauded many of his girls, but nodded especially to Charlotte Pratt, Hannah Griffin, Emma MacDonald and Jane Greenberg. “Those girls scored the most points,” French said, “and all are […]
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Cape bounces York from postseason
Cape’s Finn Bowe found a hot hand in the second quarter at the Portland Expo on Saturday the 13th, shifting his team into overdrive against the Wildcats. Bowe added 11 in the stretch and finished with 19 as the Capers notched a quarterfinals W over York, 59-43. “We know them, they know us,” said Cape […]
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Red Storm wrestlers compete at States
Three Stormers competed at Noble in the Class A Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, Feb. 13 – Jeremy Sendrowski, John Stolz and Aren Dickman – with Sendrowski having the best day. Sendrowski, State Champ last year as a freshman, defeated Caleb Frost of Bonny Eagle to finish third in the 120-pound weight class. Sendrowski won […]
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Red Storm wrestlers compete at States
Three Stormers competed at Noble in the Class A Wrestling State Finals on Saturday, Feb. 13 – Jeremy Sendrowski, John Stolz and Aren Dickman – with Sendrowski having the best day. Sendrowski, State Champ last year as a freshman, defeated Caleb Frost of Bonny Eagle to finish third in the 120-pound weight class. Sendrowski won […]
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WORDS FROM THE SOULE: Modesty supercedes hubris
Gilmore Hilton was born in Damariscotta but raised in Simplex Pond, a tiny town 20 miles northwest of Bangor. A conscientious student and avid reader, Gil had taught himself calculus, translated five books of Vergil’s “The Aeneid” and mastered the game of chess before his 12th birthday. His teachers encouraged his father to send his […]
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South Portland police log, Jan. 29-Feb. 5
Nathan King, 31, of South Portland, was arrested Jan. 29 on I-295 on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol. Altana Orlando, 20, of Portland, was arrested Jan. 29 on Broadway on a warrant. Alan Sage, 37, of Gray, was summonsed Jan. 29 on Clarks Pond Parkway on a charge of operating after […]
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S’no kidding – it’s slippery?
During a recent snowstorm I did what most well-informed people do in these media-centric times – I sat and watched television and my laptop screen. On this particular morning, the news anchor went from one snowbound reporter to another. The reporters were standing at strategic places in the station’s viewership area, all bundled up in […]