The fresh smell of pine and happy voices floating in the crisp air set the scene at the Old Farm Christmas Place of Maine in Cape Elizabeth, where customers were out last weekend walking the property to find their perfect tree to help celebrate the holiday season. Since many families get up the Friday after […]
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Camp Ketcha splits from founder
Camp Ketcha in Scarborough has announced it will no longer be affiliated with Camp Fire, the national youth organization that originally founded the nonprofit 51 years ago. Tom Doherty, executive director at Camp Ketcha, said this week that his organization and Camp Fire, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., “mutually decided to part ways” […]
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Gorham author's new work ‘captures the spirit’ of early women’s basketball
Gorhamite Joanne Lannin has a love affair with writing: Lannin wrote sports and features for the Portland Press Herald for 22 years, has taught English and journalism at Bonny Eagle since 2003, writes a monthly column for Maine Women magazine and has just self-published her third book, “Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit […]
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Gorham author's new work ‘captures the spirit’ of early women’s basketball
Gorhamite Joanne Lannin has a love affair with writing: Lannin wrote sports and features for the Portland Press Herald for 22 years, has taught English and journalism at Bonny Eagle since 2003, writes a monthly column for Maine Women magazine and has just self-published her third book, “Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit […]
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Stuff the Bus today in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – Help radio station 100.9 FM Stuff the Bus in South Portland today, Nov. 24. Donations will be accepted at the Hannaford store near The Maine Mall through 7 p.m.
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Season Review: South Portland
South Portland, by and large, pushed through a building season this fall. Karen Reardon’s cross country girls capped an excellent season with a fifth-place finish at States. The Gentlemen Riots, coached by Dave Kahill, also reached States, where they took 15th. Bryan Hoy’s soccer boys are becoming a real force in A South, but haven’t […]
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Season Review: Cape Elizabeth
As usual, Cape put together strong sports seasons this fall, with their biggest victory coming at Golf States, where coach Chris Whitney’s quartet – Austin Legge, Ryan Collins, Max Altznauer and Lauren Schonewolf – combined to capture first place. A week later, Collins split the individual title with Oceanside’s Nick Mazurek. Overall, the Capers went […]
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Season Review: Cape Elizabeth
As usual, Cape put together strong sports seasons this fall, with their biggest victory coming at Golf States, where coach Chris Whitney’s quartet – Austin Legge, Ryan Collins, Max Altznauer and Lauren Schonewolf – combined to capture first place. A week later, Collins split the individual title with Oceanside’s Nick Mazurek. Overall, the Capers went […]
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Scarborough Kindness Project kick-off meeting scheduled
SCARBOROUGH – The Scarborough Kindness Project will hold its kick-off meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. All are welcome as the fledgling group meets to craft a mission and brainstorm ideas for random and targeted acts of kindness. Find the kindness project on Facebook for more information.
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Bronx man arrested in Scarborough after standoff
Scarborough police used gas Thursday afternoon to bring about the surrender of a New York City man wanted for breaking parole. Scarborough’s Special Enforcement Unit was made aware of an individual that may have been staying at 122 Running Hill Road and was reported to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest out of the […]