James C. Richter, professor of politics at Bates College with an expertise in US and Soviet foreign policy during the Cold War, will present The Memory Wars of Central and Eastern Europe on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This virtual lecture is the second of three Camden Conference Community Events co-sponsored by […]
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Scarborough community services offering new 55+ programs
SCARBOROUGH— The Scarborough Community Center located at 418 Payne Road is now offering new 55+ programs. Some of the new programs are senior bingo, book and puzzle exchange, coffee with a cop, senior lunches, blood drive, crafts with friends and several trips around Maine. The center will be following all of the COVID protocols including […]
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Minimalism topic on Jan. 19 talk at Scarborough library
Marie A. Laverriere, DMin, MA, MSW, practices minimalism and purposefully lives a simplified life and she will talk about this at the Scarborough Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m., part of the library’s Sustainable Scarborough series. Leverriere, speaks from experience. She moved out of an 800-square-foot apartment into a 293-square-foot cottage right […]
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Scarborough Public Library’s first Camden Conference Community Event in 2022 takes place Jan. 11
SCARBOROUGH — Andrea Stanley Hester, vice president of the World Affairs Council of Maine, will present the first of three Camden Conference Community Events co-sponsored by the Camden Conference and Scarborough Public Library. Her virtual talk, Brexit at Five — How Is It Going? will be offered Tuesday, Jan. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. […]
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Scarborough community supports holiday giving program
For nearly 20 years, Project GRACE has coordinated a holiday giving program. This year, members of the Scarborough community donated more than a 1,500 presents (and warm socks, hats, mittens, and more) to the organization. Volunteers collected the gifts from a dozen giving trees around town including ones at the Big20 Bowling Center, Inn by […]
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Over $44 million is associated with use of the Eastern Trail each year
A new economic impact analysis of the Eastern Trail located in southern Maine states the total annual economic impact of use associated with the trail is $44.6 million. The trail goes from the state border in Kittery and ends in South Portland; a portion of the trail is located in Scarborough The analysis was conducted […]
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Luminaries light up the night in Scarborough neighborhood
The Windward Heights Neighborhood off Gorham Road in Scarborough held a luminary night on Dec. 19. The neighborhood came together to place and light over 1,100 luminaries, using white paper bags, sand, tea candles, along the streets of the neighborhood. A portion of each luminary kit went to the Scarborough Food bank; $780 was raised. […]
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Wedding announcement: Jordan/Dukette
SCARBOROUGH — Kathleen Jordan and Joseph “AJ” Dukette of Scarborough were married on Oct. 30, 2021, at the Westin Portland Harborview in Portland. Kathleen’s brother, Connor Jordan, an ordained minister, officiated. Kathleen was born and raised in Damascus, Maryland. She attended Towson University, and then went on to begin her television broadcasting career. She’s currently […]
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Enclave of Scarborough resident receives veterans award
Tom Goulding, 88, of Enclave of Scarborough received his 55th year honorary star added to his Veterans Mason Medal from Mike Tremblay, junior grand warden of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine. The medal indicates Tom’s dedicated years of service. According to Tremblay, Tom was eligible for a star last year, but due to the […]
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St. Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough to hold Christmas services
SCARBOROUGH — St. John Paul II Parish, comprised of Catholic churches in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, will be offering the following Christmas Masses: Christmas Eve – Dec. 24: 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and midnight at St. Maximilian Kolbe in Scarborough; 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. at St. Bartholomew in Cape Elizabeth; and 4 […]