Organizers said the COVID-19 risk is still too great to hold the sale.
Sean Murphy
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Southern Maine Agency on Aging selling Scarborough headquarters
SCARBOROUGH—The Southern Maine Agency on Aging has put its Scarborough headquarters building up for sale for $2.5 million, according to CEO Megan Walton. Walton said the agency was already considering whether the building still entirely met its needs when the coronavirus pandemic broke out and the agency closed the building at 136 Route 1, to […]
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South Portland Police Beat: June 30-July 6
Arrests 6/28 at 1:13 a.m. Sarah L. Blanchard, 34, of South Portland, was arrested on Lincoln Street by Officer Jessica Ramsay on charges of possession of prison contraband, unlawful possession of fentanyl, unlawful possession of drugs, driving under the influence of drugs and violating conditions of release. 6/30 at 7:59 p.m. Brendan J. Curry, 46, a transient, […]
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South Portland City Hall partly reopens to public
Walk-in service is available for car registrations and absentee ballots, but the city is still conducting other business by appointment only.
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SoPo warns dog lovers about algae in Hinckley Park ponds
Parks officials have discovered a potentially toxic algae in the upper and lower ponds of the popular dog-walking spot.
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Transgender man files discrimination lawsuit against Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee
Kye Hubbard, of Westbrook, said his Scarborough employer harassed and unjustly fired him.
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Watchdog group urges voters to reject Scarborough school budget
SCARBOROUGH—Local taxpayer watchdog group Scarborough Maine Advocates for Reasonable Taxes is urging voters to reject the town’s $53.3 million school budget at the polls on July 14. The group said the town should not support a budget that leads to any kind of increase for taxpayers. If the public approves the school budget at the […]
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Cape, SoPotland, Scarborough voters to decide on school budget, Democratic primaries
CUMBERLAND COUNTY — Voters in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland will be at the polls on July 14 to decide a number of local and state issues, including school budgets and two primary races for state legislative seats. Officials in all three communities have said they are processing far more absentee ballots this year, […]
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Cape, Scarborough and So. Portland to form new parish
SCARBOROUGH—The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has announced it is merging three parishes into the new St. John Paul II Parish, effective July 1. The parish will encompass St. Bartholomew Parish in Cape Elizabeth, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Scarborough and St. John and Holy Cross Parish in South Portland. Monsignor Paul Stefanko, who already […]
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Wentworth School gets Common Sense recognition
SCARBOROUGH—The national nonprofit organization Common Sense, which helps children work with media and technology, has recognized Scarborough’s Wentworth School as a Common Sense School. The organization said in a prepared release that the school “has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to think critically and use technology responsibly to […]