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Manchester, CT (1910-2014)

Published Jun 10, 2024 02:18AM

Manchester, CT (1910-2014)

Rosamond M. “Ronny” Toomey, long-time resident of Manchester and teacher at Manchester High School, passed away on Thursday, August 28, at the Manchester Manor. She was 103 years old. Mrs. Toomey was born on October 16, 1910 in South Portland, Maine, the daughter of Philip S. and Mae (Bowen) Melcher. She graduated valedictorian of the Class of 1929 from South Portland High School, and was Phi Beta Kappa at Bates College, Class of 1933. She captained the basketball teams both in high school and college. Mrs. Toomey taught briefly at South Po ... Read more

Blaze Pizza Appears to be Opening First Location in Scarboro

Just a few years ago, it looked like Blaze Pizza was about to take over America with how fast the chain was growing. In 2017, they were deemed the fastest-growing restaurant chain in America, and seemed poised to be operating in every state in the na ... Read more

Checking for Charity in Maine Was Born Out of a Love of Hock

Checking for Charity was born out of a love for hockey and a desire to give back to the community in Maine.

In 2017, two South Portland firefighters hatched an idea: a charity hockey event with a couple of games and a focus on South Port ... Read more

WATCH: Championship Winning Performance From Maine Cheering

An absolutely stunning performance brought home the championship for the Port City Athletics Pharaohs!

They are still high off their 2024 D2 Summit Championship in Orlando, Florida. Port City Athletics in South Portland, Maine, is known ... Read more

Adults flocking to the toy aisle even more than preschoolers. Here’s what’s behind the ‘kidadu

Published Jun 07, 2024 10:30PM

Adults bought more toys for themselves than for any other age group last quarter for the first time ever, surpassing toys for even the historically-dominant preschooler market.

Consumers 18 years of age and up spent $1.5 billion in toy-related purchases in the period from January through April, overtaking the 3- to 5-year-old demographic as the most important age group for the toy industry, according to a new report from market research firm Circana.

Looking back over a longer period, the report said as many as 43% of ... Read more

A Window on the Past – Caboose Lunch and Rudy’s Diner

For many of us, the former restaurant at 449 Main St. has seemingly been there forever. Known originally as Caboose Lunch, the diner existed for 70 years, known under a variety of other names, including Tommy’s Lunch, Rudy’s Lunch, Rudy’s All S ... Read more

WHS boys lacrosse win over Dover; STA's Leahy scores 200th:

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HAMPTON – Beckett Rath had four goals and one assist as the Winnacunnet High School boys lacrosse team beat Dover, 13-4, on Wednesday at Alumni Field.

The Division II Wa ... Read more

Here’s What is Moving Into the Old Toys ‘R’ Us Plaza i

It doesn't seem all that long ago that Toys 'R' Us and Kids 'R' Us ruled the shopping plaza at 301 Maine Mall Road in South Portland. As it turns out, it was quite a while ago, with the iconic Toys 'R' Us store visible from the Maine Turnpike closing ... Read more