The algae is not harmful and is sometimes confused with dangerous red tide.
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Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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Southern Meetings: Aug. 20-27
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Tues. 8/24 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Town Hall Wed. 8/25 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Community Center Thur. 8/26 6:30 p.m. Thomas Memorial Library Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Mon. 8/23 5:30 […]
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Public safety open house, Summerfest Aug. 20 in Scarborough
The town of Scarborough will host an open house at the Public Safety Building from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, to coincide with Summerfest from 6-10 p.m. The open house, which had been delayed by COVID-19 restrictions, will include tours of the building and the police, fire and rescue equipment and light refreshments. A short […]
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Southern Meetings: Aug. 13-20
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 8/16 6:30 p.m. School Board Town Hall/Zoom Tues. 8/17 7 p.m. Planning Board Thur. 8/19 6 p.m. Fort Williams Park Committee Thur. 8/19 6:30 p.m. Energy Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Wed. 8/18 […]
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Southern Meetings: Aug. 6-13
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 8/9 7 p.m. Town Council Tues. 8/10 7 p.m. Conservation Commission Wed. 8/11 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Mon. 8/9 4 p.m. Communication Meeting Mon. 8/9 6:30 p.m. Planning […]
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Wex shelves plans for Scarborough office, citing trend toward remote work
The Portland-based company had planned to expand into a new $50 million building at the site of the former Scarborough Downs.
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Scarborough continues recycling outreach program
The fourth round of the recycling outreach program has begun in Scarborough. Because the program in the spring had “considerable success,” the town wrote in Facebook post, the partnership with ecomaine will continue. Ecomaine interns, focusing on a portion of Thursday’s trash pickup route, will check recycling bins for recyclable and nonrecyclable items. Bins will […]
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Scarborough provides ‘Pitch In’ litter pails at Pine Point
Scarborough Community Services has debuted a clean-up program at Hurd Park/Pine Point Beach. The program, called Pitch In Pails, provides a station at the beach entrance with buckets that visitors can take with them onto the beach. Litter collected in the buckets can be dumped into a trash bin at the station when visitors return […]