Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 9/13 7 p.m. Town Council Tues. 9/14 6:30 p.m. School Board Thur. 9/16 6 p.m. Fort Williams Park Committee Thur. 9/16 6:30 p.m. Energy Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Fri. 9/10 8 a.m. […]
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Scarborough Kiwanis Club hosts Kids Fishing Derby
The Scarborough Kiwanis Club’s 34th annual Kids Fishing Derby is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 11, at Bayley’s Camping Resort, 275 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. The event is free for children ages 4-15. Adults are encouraged to bring non-perishable food to donate to the Scarborough Food Pantry. Live bait only will be […]
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Southern Meetings: Sept. 3-10
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Tues. 9/7 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Wed. 9/8 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Wed. 9/8 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Fri. 9/3 8 a.m. Long Range Planning Committee Tues. […]
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Letter: Census shows Maine could be more diverse
In citing census figures to support his assertion about Maine’s “remarkable inclusion of a more diverse population” over the past 10 years (“Cape diversity committee draws mixed welcome,” Aug. 20), Tom Dunham misses the mark by about 300%. According to The Forecaster, Dunham stated that Maine’s white population had dropped from 95.2% in 2010 to […]
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Letter: We should be more – not less – cautious
I read John Balentine’s “An overabundance of caution is our undoing” (Aug. 13). He claims that “All levels of government for 17 months now have been crafting virus-related recommendations based on an abundance of caution.” He must have missed President Trump referring to the COVID virus or expressed concerns about COVID as a hoax. Such […]
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Scarborough FD awarded $400K grant
Scarborough Fire Department received the lion’s share of funds distributed recently in Maine by Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Of approximately $500,000 in grants awarded to four fire-rescue departments, just less than $400,000 was given to Scarborough to purchase breathing apparatuses. Smaller grants of around $40,000 each were distributed to the […]
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Southern Meetings: Aug. 27-Sept. 3
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Wed. 9/1 7 p.m. School Board/Town Council Workshop High School Thur. 9/2 5 p.m. Planning Board Site Visit Thur. 9/2 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Mon. 8/30 6:30 p.m. […]
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Maine Preservation rolls out new drive-by tours of historic sites
The goal of the tours is to connect the state’s history with its culture today.
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Abbott Laboratories disputes report that it told Maine workers to toss millions of COVID-19 tests
The company, which has plants in Westbrook and Scarborough, reportedly disposed of rapid antigen tests as cases declined and just before the delta variant created a huge new need for them.
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Scarborough tax rate lower than anticipated
Scarborough’s new tax rate has been set at $15.02 per $1,000 of property value for the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over the past year, but lower than anticipated. The new rate is up 16 cents over the prior rate of $14.86, a 1.08% increase. But according to an announcement by Town Assessor Nicholas […]