The Opportunity Alliance is assisting those now sheltered at the Scarborough Comfort Inn but it is unclear where the displaced people will go.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, The Forecaster
Piping plovers have productive year on local beaches
Of 252 fledglings in Maine this year, 39 were from nests on Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth beaches.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
New package sorter Installed in Scarborough
This is one of the moves the Postal Service is deploying it says to improve service.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
In the Know: Register for fall rec programs
New community programs for kids, teens, and seniors started this month and registration is open. The Town of Scarborough Community ServiceDs department is excited to offer extracurricular and early learning programs for children as the school year starts back up. This is a great opportunity for your children to begin exploring their interests, building skills, […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Councilors Corner: Embrace Scarborough’s changes
Change is a funny thing. It is inevitable in one’s life and yet as humans we resist it with every ounce of our being. Change makes us uncomfortable. It evokes a fear of the unknown. But, when handled correctly, it is the catalyst for the better. I was born in Portland and raised in South […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Mateja Group raises funds for Alzheimer’s Association
SCARBOROUGH — The Mateja Group at Keller Williams Realty has chosen the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter as the Mateja Gives nonprofit for the month of September. Throughout September, $100 from each real estate transaction will be donated to the Maine Chapter, directly supporting the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Mateja Gives […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23
Town should provide fiscal impact To the editor, I attended the Town Council’s 9/7/22 meeting, at which the $12.9M Library bond referendum was placed on the November ballot. During the meeting, the TC Chair and Town Manager illustrated a lack of concern for their responsibility to taxpayers and an utter disregard of town fiscal policies. […]
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Scarborough Comfort Inn & Suites to stop sheltering homeless people
The Town Council agreed to renew the hotel’s operating license if the owner transitioned away from temporary housing.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Scarborough council gives preliminary approval for more Downs permits in contentious vote
Some councilors were surprised to be voting on an amendment to the town’s growth management ordinance rather than on an exemption request.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Scarborough’s GMO: The history, its impact and The Downs
From addressing a surge in residential growth in the late 1990s to its role in the development of a town center, the town’s evolving growth management ordinance has been front and center.