Construction is expected to begin this fall.
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Scarborough Downs, partner propose racino in Biddeford
Scarborough Downs is teaming up with Ocean Properties Ltd., a hotel operator and developer, to propose a $125 million racino complex near Biddeford’s border with Arundel.
The concept for Biddeford Downs calls for a racetrack and grandstand, as many as 1,500 slot machines, an entertainment complex and a 200-room hotel on an 88-acre parcel that the city owns on Andrews Road, off Route 111.
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Backers of South Portland High School plan rally Saturday
The rally is organized by Renew SPHS, a political action committee that is advocating for the project and the $41.5 million borrowing proposal on the November ballot.
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Medical business signs deal to buy large lot on Route 1 in Scarborough
A business in the medical field has reached a tentative deal to buy a six-acre property on Route 1 in Scarborough that’s now owned by the Maine Department of Transportation. The wooded lot near the Interstate 295 connector is in a residential zone, but is across the road from Maine Medical Center’s Scarborough campus and […]
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Spurwink Church: Old beauty restored
The church in Cape Elizabeth has been restored ‘to its intended appearance,’ the project’s architect says.
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S. Portland gauges interest in electricity at discount
South Portland Energy would aim to buy electricity at a rate that is 10 to 15 percent below the standard offer for power.
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Scarborough may ban smoking on beaches
The town weighs the idea after a resident voices concerns about butts and secondhand smoke.
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Business leaders offer strategies to ‘make Maine work’
Goal-setting, motivation, and changing the culture of ‘no’ are high on the list.
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Deal saves the farm
Agriculture may resume on the Fancy property under a plan that protects it from development.
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Plant patrol tries to erase invaders from Scarborough Marsh
The target is a fast-spreading reed that can crowd out native species.