This month the Scarborough philanthropist will receive the Distinguished American Award from the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
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In the Know: Budget for new fiscal year invests in town employees
Our municipality is the workplace for nearly 200 full-time professionals maintaining the quality of Scarborough. The town relies on its employees to provide essential services like timely emergency response, snow and debris removal on streets, police keeping our streets safe and more. These are services the community has come to expect and ensure a satisfactory […]
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Budget cutting underway to offset impact of revaluation in Scarborough
The council and school committee are each looking to reduce budgets by $1 million to reach a 5% increase goal.
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Federal grant for Scarborough Marsh climate work hailed as ‘monumental’
The Scarborough Land Trust and partnering groups will receive $1.4 million for projects and planning to protect the marsh from the impacts of climate change.
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In the Know: Overview of upcoming revaluation and early tax impact estimates
The Scarborough Assessing Department remains on schedule and is preparing for the next phase of the upcoming 2024 revaluation. The assessor presented early estimates of revaluation outcomes in a Town Council workshop on April 17. Workshop estimates were based on reasonable assumptions for various figures that aren’t yet finalized, but are intended to provide taxpayers […]
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Protective artificial dune could be in Scarborough Beach future
The dune, placed on the beach in front of the path to the parking lot, could prevent flooding like that damaging the state park during storms this winter.
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Cambodian festival to ring in Khmer New Year
A community celebration with a parade, traditional music, dance and food will be held Saturday in Westbrook.
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Town repairing storms’ roadway damages at Higgins Beach
The town also has been meeting with the DEP on permanent measures to prevent further erosion along Bayview Avenue.
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Wildlife in the Eastern Trail gap: UNE students to present findings of six-year study
The GapTracks project analyzes the animal population in the unfinished section of the Eastern Trail between the Wainwright Recreation Complex in South Portland and Nonesuch River in Scarborough.
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Council Corner: It’s time for a change from ‘tax and spend empire’
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” We are grappling again with our school and town budget. It has been complicated by leadership turnover in our schools and multiple crises from a local to national level. We have evolved from local control of education […]