SOUTH PORTLAND — Organizers of the 33rd annual Art in the Park have rescheduled the festival to Sunday, Aug. 12 because of anticipated rain tomorrow. The free admission show and sale at Mill Creek Park runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Councilor Rosemarie De Angelis will award prizes for the painting and photo […]
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Correction
BRUNSWICK – Army Captain David Haas, who was killed June 27 when he was struck by a bus crossing the street in Seoul, South Korea was 29 years old, not 30 as was originally reported in a story published August 1.
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Legion Square Market changes hands
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Scarborough executive has vowed to keep the family tradition strong at a Knightville landmark grocery store. On Aug. 1, Alan Cardinal and his wife, Sylvia Most, assumed ownership of Legion Square Market. The Ocean Street store is commonly known as Smaha’s and was owned and operated by Tom Smaha for several […]
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Peace was in the air in Brunswick
Peace flags flutter and Sharon Pyne plays the flute at Brunswick’s 8th Annual Peace Fair on the Town Mall Saturday. A musician follows the lead of Pete Seeger, who once stuck a sticker on his banjo saying, “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces It to Surrender.”
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Environmental cleanup underway at BNAS
BRUNSWICK — After nearly 70 years as a military base, there are several significant environmental concerns being cleaned up at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station (now known as Brunswick Landing). “It’s been a military institution for almost 70 years and part of that type of operation is there’s always some sort of environmental contaminants (involved),” […]
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Motorcyclists invited to help horses
SOUTH PORTLAND — A benefit motorcycle ride for Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center in Windham begins at with registration at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19 at Jimmy the Greeks at Maine Mall. For a suggested $20 per rider and $10 per passenger, riders on the fourth annual Reins of Hope Charity Ride will tour […]
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Correction
In the Aug. 3 story “Oyster farming expands in the Scarborough River,” the upwellers used by Nonesuch Oysters are located adjacent to the Biddeford Pool Yacht Club.
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RSU 1 opens year with revamped Woolwich school
BATH — Regional School Unit 1 is starting the 2012-13 year with a largely brand new Woolwich Central School, and the district is also on the hunt for a new assistant superintendent. “We’re excited about the school; that will be a big thing,” Superintendent Patrick Manuel said Wednesday, noting that an official opening of the […]
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Cooking demonstration served at Historical Society
SOUTH PORTLAND — Cooking with a nautical theme will be presented from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at the South Portland Historical Society Museum at Bug Light Park. Susan McLellan Plaisted of Pennsylvania-based Heart to Hearth Cookery will demonstrate cooking methods and what kinds of foods were served aboard mid-19th century sailing ships. The demonstrations continue […]
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Island Fire Department fundraiser this weekend
ORR’S ISLAND — The Orr’s & Bailey Islands Fire Department’s biggest fundraiser will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The 19th Annual Auction and Yard Sale will be held at the fire station at 1600 Harpswell Islands Road in Harpswell. The yard sale will run from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. A live auction will take […]