The South Portland Board of Education will likely hire a consultant to advise the school district on future plans for its two middle schools when it meets on Feb. 8. After a five-year hiatus, a Middle School Facilities Committee reconvened last spring to review once again whether the school department should continue operating two middle […]
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Football 101: Timely lessons for sport's new female fans
With the New England Patriots just one game away from another Super Bowl appearance, excitement is growing among football fans across the region. And though the majority of football enthusiasts are male, more and more women are starting to join in on the fun – one reason why the South Portland Parks and Recreation Department […]
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Tenants group calls for rent controls, other protections in South Portland
A perception that there’s a lack of suitable rental housing at reasonable prices in South Portland has led a newly formed tenants group designed to push city leaders to consider instituting some form of rent control. At a workshop scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25, the South Portland Tenants Association is set to […]
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Scarborough student named to U.S. Senate Youth Program
Lexie Jamieson, from Scarborough High School, is one of two students from Maine selected to take part in the 54th annual United States Senate Youth Program. She will join 102 other students from across the country and spend a week in Washington, D.C., this spring. Jamieson will have an opportunity to study the American political […]
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Scarborough councilor announces Senate run
On Monday Jean-Marie Caterina, a Scarborough town councilor and small business owner, announced her candidacy for District 20 in the Maine State Senate. Caterina is a Democrat and is hoping to unseat first-term Republican incumbent Amy Volk in the November election. District 30 covers the communities of Scarborough, Gorham and Buxton. Caterina is in her […]
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No leads yet in Scarborough shooting
Scarborough police are still “struggling with a motive,” for “a fairly rare” home invasion and shooting that took place in the early morning hours Monday, according to Chief Robbie Moulton. The shooting victim, Bruce Glidden, 47, who was transported to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, was “upgraded to good condition,” Tuesday, according to Moulton, […]
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Mad Horse’s ‘Trevor’ tells chimp’s backstory
The latest production from Mad Horse Theatre Co. is “Trevor” by Nick Jones, a play not so loosely based on the case of Travis the chimp, who attacked his owner’s neighbor. While the script departs from the real-life outcome, the backstory is similar to the actual events. It is equal parts disturbing and hilarious. The […]
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EDITORIAL: We’re all thumbs
This week is another edition of “We’re all thumbs,” in which the editorial staff of Current Publishing picks the winners and losers, heroes and villains from recent news stories: • Thumbs UP to the Scarborough Police Department’s effort to get opioid addicts the help they need through Operation HOPE, a volunteer-driven drug rehabilitation program that […]
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GUEST COLUMN: The first place I go when I’m stuck
The first place my mother took me after I was born was the South Portland Public Library. It’s not a classic Carnegie building with vaulted ceilings. There’s no grand exterior staircase to symbolize a library user’s elevation through learning. The South Portland Public Library was built in 1965 for $300,579. It’s a low-slung, concrete and […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Yuppies, you just lost a friend
There was a movie years ago about a small town in Indiana, and the tension there between college students and townies. Resentments, insecurities, yearnings to bond, feelings of inadequacy, mutual quest for respect and love. Great stuff. That is Scarborough today. We’ve gone from 6,500 people the past few decades to 22,000. We used to […]