May is National Tick Awareness Month. During the pandemic, many of us have taken to the outdoors for exercise, fresh air and the solace of being outside in nature. As this trend continues and the weather warms, it’s important to remember our outdoor surroundings and to be tick aware. Everyone can enjoy the great outdoors, despite […]
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Scarborough Downs developers donate 25 acres to Warren Woods
The gift brings Warren Woods Preserve to over 250 acres of protected forest and wetlands.
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Watch Scarborough police, city workers rescue ducklings from a storm drain
When Scarborough police officers were dispatched to a reported accident on Wednesday, they probably weren’t expecting the rescue to involve waterfowl. In a video and photos on the department’s Facebook page, officers responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a car and pedestrian on Route 1, but when they arrived, they found the pedestrian lying […]
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Scarborough explores idea of hotels converting to affordable housing
Two local lodging establishments have broached the idea, which has taken off elsewhere in the country, the town manager says.
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Building cap exemptions worry Scarborough council candidates
Voters will decide June 14 whether Peter Freilinger, Nicholas McGee or Marty Topol will win the single Town Council seat.
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Eastern Trail Alliance closing in on closing gap between Scarborough and South Portland
The project is expected to take between 18 and 24 months to complete.
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240 Strings presents performances
240 Strings, which provides free classical music lessons to students unable to afford them, will hold performances in May and June. Friday, May 20: A concert by students and faculty at First Parish Church at Congress and Temple Streets in Portland. Includes the dedication of a beautiful 19th-century Steinway piano, generously donated by the family […]
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Maine is nibbling away at deficit of New England cottontails
The population of an endangered species native to Maine has dwindled, but restoration efforts are bearing fruit.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough library presents children’s book author, town resident
Scarborough author Elisa Boxer will read aloud her soon-to-be-published picture book, “One Turtle’s Last Straw: The Real-Life Story that Sparked a Sea Change,” illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns, outside the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, on Saturday, May 14 at 1:30 p.m. Children ranging in age from 3 years to 12 years and their […]
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Hospice of Southern Maine annual event brings two popular authors to Maine audiences
This year’s Thresholds conference will again be virtual.