News in Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth

'Pot' cookies lead to criminal charges against Cape Elizabeth students

CAPE ELIZABETH — Three juveniles were arrested and charged with drug trafficking – and at least two could be expelled from school – for their alleged roles in the distribution of marijuana-laced cookies

David Harry • News •

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Scarborough library to close for inventory

SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will close Jan. 2-4, 2013, for inventory. The eBook Cloud Library and Minerva online catalog will be available to Internet users at the library

News •

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

Under close scrutiny, Maine school kitchens get passing grades

PORTLAND — One in six Americans – about 48 million people – get sick from foodborne diseases every year. Worse, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. The most vulnerable population: children. Those statistics, the latest available from the U.S. Centers ...

Will Graff • News •

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Kenneth L. Darling, 84

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Kenneth L. Darling, 84, formerly of New Gloucester, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 on Chebeague Island where he had been a resident since September. He was born in South Portland on Feb. 15, 1928, a son of Winifred (Moody) and Melvin Theodore Darling. He was educated...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

People and Business

Awards Christine Bearce, the physical education teacher and assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland, has received the highest award for leadership given by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recre...

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

King looks forward to next session of U.S. Senate

BRUNSWICK — Thirty down, 69 to go. Angus King has his work cut out for him. As you might expect, since his election to the U.S. Senate in November, King has been a busy guy. Last week, the former two-term, independent governor of Maine was counting up the number of other U.S. ...

Scott Thistle, Sun Journal • News •

Monday, December 24, 2012 at 9:40 am

The View From Away: Who are you going to believe?

I don’t mind that my wife is smarter than I am. I’ve known since childhood that women are fascinating individually and, collectively, The Borg. You know, from "Star Trek." Hive-like alien collective with a communal mind and the catchphrase, “Resistance is futile.” Y...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, December 24, 2012

Letter: Millett seeks input from constituents

As we near the beginning of the new year and the start of the 126th Legislature, I want to express my deep gratitude to the residents of South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough for giving me the opportunity to serve as your state senator. It is a privilege and an honor and I will work tire...

• Opinion •

Monday, December 24, 2012

Global Matters: New Mayan prophecies discovered! (Don't say we didn't warn you)

A team of archaeologists has revealed the discovery of an artifact of unquestioned historical significance: a confidential memo, apparently from a trusted royal soothsayer and prognosticator to one of the last kings of the Mayan empire. The memo refers to the Mayan calendar’s now dis...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •

Monday, December 24, 2012

The Universal Notebook: The (almost) silent treatment

After a brief flirtation with Facebook, I decided last week that the social media site was not useful to me. I deactivated my Facebook page. It was just more aggravation than it was worth, it was wasting my time, and, frankly, I didn’t care for some of the people who popped up on &ld...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, December 24, 2012