There are some weird things being said about ranked-choice voting, the proposed system that’ll allow you to elect your second or third choice for governor. Here’s one I just made up: It’ll cure foot fungus. Some of its supporters also claim it’ll prevent the election of candidates like Donald Trump, which is pretty much the […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: For second selectman, a first-class pain
The incident – involving a lawsuit and big-city lawyers – happened back home about a year ago and it just came up on the docket this past week. It was a motor-vehicle accident involving our town’s second selectman, Henry Pinkham, and a well-to-do tourist from Massachusetts. We didn’t know anything about him and I can’t […]
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Accident closes road in Scarborough
According to the Scarborough Police Department’s Facebook page, Gorham Road between Saco Street and County Road is closed due to a vehicle collision with injury. Police are asking the motoring public to avoid the area if possible.
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Cape douses Blazes in dominating home pool performance
Cape Elizabeth played host to the Westbrook Blue Blazes at Richards Community Pool on Friday afternoon, the 22nd, and emerged victorious on both the boys’ and girls’ sides of the action. The Lady Capers trumped Westbrook 126-55, and their Gentleman counterparts took the W 119-28. Boys Individual Event Top Threes: 200 Medley Relay – 1. […]
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Cape douses Blazes in dominating home pool performance
Cape Elizabeth played host to the Westbrook Blue Blazes at Richards Community Pool on Friday afternoon, the 22nd, and emerged victorious on both the boys’ and girls’ sides of the action. The Lady Capers trumped Westbrook 126-55, and their Gentleman counterparts took the W 119-28. Boys Individual Event Top Threes: 200 Medley Relay – 1. […]
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Indoor Track: Cape boys third at eight-way indoor meet
The evening meet at USM’s Costello Sports Complex on Friday the 22nd featured eight teams – a real melee. The Cape boys emerged from the fray looking especially shiny, taking third. York and Falmouth claimed the top spots on both the boys and girls sides of the action. Caper Harry Queeney qualified for States in […]
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Swimming: Scarborough trumps South Portland in the pool
Scarborough dropped in at the South Portland Community Center for a dual meet versus the Riots on Friday the 22nd, and finished the evening victorious. The Storm boys bested their hosts 107-69, and the Storm girls took the W 120-50, for a combined Scarborough triumph of 227-119. “Each week our goal is to add someone […]
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Swimming: Scarborough trumps South Portland in the pool
Scarborough dropped in at the South Portland Community Center for a dual meet versus the Riots on Friday the 22nd, and finished the evening victorious. The Storm boys bested their hosts 107-69, and the Storm girls took the W 120-50, for a combined Scarborough triumph of 227-119. “Each week our goal is to add someone […]
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Swimming: Scarborough trumps South Portland in the pool
Scarborough dropped in at the South Portland Community Center for a dual meet versus the Riots on Friday the 22nd, and finished the evening victorious. The Storm boys bested their hosts 107-69, and the Storm girls took the W 120-50, for a combined Scarborough triumph of 227-119. “Each week our goal is to add someone […]
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February festivities mark Cape library reopening
The newly renovated Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth is set to reopen on Feb. 4 with a series of special programs and events designed to introduce the community to the new space. The first of the celebratory events will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, with a demonstration by the Cape […]