First Councilors Corner a great event To the editor, I have two items for which I am writing. (1) A wonderful event occurred on March 31 at 5:30 at the Town Hall. The first Councilors Corner was hosted by Councilors Johnathan Anderson and April Sither with Councilors John Cloutier and Don Hamill in attendance. There […]
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Letter to the editor, April 1
Scarborough needs Town Center To the editor, As a resident of Scarborough since 2005, my wife and I have been extremely proud to call Scarborough home, to raise our four children here and to find meaningful employment in our fields of work. We moved to Scarborough because of its excellent school system and access to […]
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Letters, March 18
Swimming is great for young and old To the editor, Congratulations to our Scarborough state championship swim team and their coach Eric French. Scarborough is fortunate to have a full slate of athletic opportunities for all interested students to participate in as they progress through their educational experience. These activities are supported by the taxpayer, […]
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Letters to the editor, March 4
Is Scarborough incomplete? To the editor, In Feb. 18 Council Corner column, Town Council Chair Cloutier outlines the priorities of the Town Council for 2022. Despite citing the many municipal, private and natural resources the Town enjoys, he concludes that we need to be “more complete.” In his view a pool/community center seems to be […]
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 11
Good Samaritans still exist To the editor, Late afternoon on February 4, 2022, near the end of a day of snow, sleet, and ice, I ventured out for a short drive, only to find myself stuck in the snow trying to turn into a driveway on Payne Road in Scarborough (near the Haigis Parkway intersection). […]
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 4
Warren enrolls as Democrat To the editor, My goal when I ran for State Representative in Scarborough Coastal District 29 in the summer of 2020 was to do the best I could at all times for my hometown. I ran as an independent. I believe in independent thinking and actions. That is how I have […]
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Letters to the editor, Jan. 14
Is the town really listening? To the editor, I was astonished while reading the recent Councilor Corner update by Town Councilor Ken Johnson regarding the Scarborough Community Survey. The Councilor made no mention of the two issues from the survey that Scarborough residents found most concerning: property taxes and the rapid growth in our town. […]
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Letters to the editor, Dec. 10
Thanks to The Downs developers To the editor, When the pandemic began in 2020, every town in America suddenly had a lot of new problems to solve, including Scarborough. As a department, our largest challenge by far was the expansion of our childcare program. When schools reopened under the hybrid model, our department received numerous […]
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Letters to the editor, Nov. 12
To the editor, On behalf of the members of the Scarborough Fire Department I would like to thank the voters of Scarborough for their support on the referendum question authorizing the replacement of our oldest fire truck. The community has always supported our requests for safe and effective apparatus in accordance with our apparatus replacement […]
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Letters to the editor, Oct. 29
Track and turf: Real need, but wrong price Even though I am fully convinced that the track and artificial turf field at the High School need to be replaced, I am voting NO on the $1.9 million bond issue for the project. Why? Because the School Department’s own calculation strongly suggests that that price is […]