Expo 1 or Expo 2 The Portland Expo, currently home to a great many local high school basketball games, could be hosting the pros soon. There are plans to bring an NBA Development League franchise to play in Portland starting with the 2009-2010 season. Staff photo by Tom Minervino
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School sink to blame for cloudy brook
A river ran red through Westbrook last week, but bloody bodies weren’t to blame for the color of the brook that runs behind homes on Cumberland Street. The dye came from tests done by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in an effort to locate the source of a substance that had turned the river […]
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One dead in Gorham crash
Gorham police said an elderly man was pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center Wednesday following a two-car crash at 2:40 p.m. on County Road (Route 22). Police Chief Ron Shepard said the man appeared to have suffered some sort of medical event that caused the accident. The man collided with a car driven by a […]
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McKague cuts
Casey McKague After missing his senior basketball season while he was being treated for thoracic outlet syndrome, a blood clotting disorder, Bonny Eagle’s Casey McKague is healthy and anxious to get on the baseball field for the Scots this spring. Staff photo by Adam Howard McKague Bonny Eagle senior Casey McKague is getting ready for […]
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Heat your water with solar energy
Advances in technology, coupled with rising energy prices, are resulting in a growing interest in solar heated water systems. “Five years ago, when oil prices hovered around $20 a barrel and the price at the pump was just above $1 a gallon, energy costs barely registered among Americans’ top concerns,” said Josh Plaisted, president of […]
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Earth Speaks – We are the canary in the mine
Most of us know about the story of the canary in the coal mine. Years ago miners took a canary into the coal mine with them. When the canary began to die, they knew their air supply was exhausted, and the miners escaped (hopefully along with the ailing canary). Our time is limited. We are […]
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Cooking workshop in Casco
Mark Howard, cookbook collector and historian, will lead a cooking traditions workshop April 13 from 2-4 p.m. at Casco Public Library. Bring a family dish and story to share. Because Howard’s workshops have been so popular in the past, sign-up is required. The library is in Casco village on Route 121. For more information visit […]
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Windham spring schedules
Baseball April 24 @ Gorham 1:00 p.m. April 26 @ Massabesic 11:00 a.m. April 29 Kennebunk 4:00 p.m. May 1 @ Bonny Eagle 4:00 p.m. May 3 Noble 4:00 p.m. May 6 Cheverus 4:00 p.m. May 8 Biddeford 4:00 p.m. May 10 South Portland 11:00 a.m. May 13 @ Thornton Academy 4:00 p.m. May 15 […]
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Bonny Eagle spring schedules
Baseball April 24 @ Kennebunk 1:00 p.m. April 26 Gorham 1:00 p.m. April 29 @ Sanford 4:00 p.m. May 1 Windham 4:00 p.m. May 3 @ Westbrook 4:00 p.m. May 6 @ Biddeford 4:00 p.m. May 8 Noble 4:00 p.m. May 10 Thornton Academy 2:30 p.m. May 13 @ Portland 4:00 p.m. May 15 Marshwood […]
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St. Mary's church reduced to rubble
Dianne Brazier watched the steel jaws of an excavator rip apart the former St. Mary’s Church Friday in Westbrook. Brazier, owner of Brazier’s Barber Shop, viewed the demolition of the 35-year-old church from her shop on Main Street. “It’s rather sad,” said Brazier, who was married at the St. Mary’s parish in 1968. The Catholic […]