The Scarborough Town Council has declared Saturday May 14, 2005 Spring Cleaning Day. Volunteers are asked to meet at 8:30 a.m. at designated sites to spend the morning picking up litter from the Marsh and beaches. The town is providing gloves, bags, and trash pickup.

This effort is supported by the Audubon Society; Boy Scouts; the Eastern Trail Association; ECOS (Environmental Club of Scarborough HS); Friends of Scarborough Marsh; Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council; Higgins Beach Association; Pine Point Association; Scarborough Community Chamber; Scarborough Conservation Commission; Scarborough Land Conservation Trust; Scarborough Shellfish Commission; and the Surfriders Foundation.

TO HELP CLEAN UP

Participants are asked to pre-register by phone or email.

Route 1 (adults only for safety): 885-1565 or email billyg@maine.rr.com

Pine Point Beach and Road: 883-6887 or tookorino@aol.com

Ferry Beach (off Black Point Road): 883-2780 or jimfarr@alumni.williams.edu

Higgins Beach: 883-3585 or jandm39@maine.rr.com

Eastern Trail: 284-9260 or Cleanup@EasternTrail.Org