The deadline to apply for tax relief programs in Scarborough has been extended to June 14, including applications for a Homestead Exemption, Veteran’s Exemption and Blind Person’s Exemption. The state Homestead Exemption is for property owners whose primary residence has been in Maine for at least 12 months. Those eligible will see a $25,000 reduction […]
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Scarborough public works union members picket at town hall
The action is the first time anyone can recall that municipal employees ever picketed in the town’s history.
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Southern: June arrives and it’s time to think playoffs
Tennis postseason underway, everyone else on deck
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Southern Meetings: June 4-11
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Mon. 6/7 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Tues. 6/8 6:30 p.m. School Board Tues. 6/8 7 p.m. Conservation Committee Wed. 6/9 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Fri. 6/4 8 a.m. […]
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Letter: Balentine’s idea of family wealth is absurd
If John Balentine thinks $958 per month is making a small family wealthy I will be glad to educate him to the truth at a local grocery store (“Panic’s over, get back to work,” May 21). What an absurd idea! Jean Bicknell Scarborough
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Scarborough passes $73.5 million budget
Voters will have their say on the $55.7 million school portion during a referendum vote June 15.
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New Scarborough Public Works union, town at impasse
Fifteen organized members of the Department of Public Works are planning an informational picket outside town hall Friday.
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Big project to improve traffic around Scarborough Downs and beyond
The $13.5 million project will cover more than 30 intersections throughout Scarborough and even into South Portland.
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Southern Meetings: May 28-June 4
Cape Elizabeth Information on remote access and calendar of televised meetings at capeelizabeth.com. Tues. 6/1 7 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Wed. 6/2 6:45 p.m. Civil Rights Committee Thur. 6/3 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Scarborough Check scarboroughmaine.org for information on remote access. Videos streams at sctv.viebit.com/?folder=ALL. Wed. 6/2 5:30 p.m. Town Council Workshop Wed. 6/2 7 […]
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Rep. Pingree asks Homeland Security to review planned ICE office in Scarborough
Veterans advocates have called for the Department of Homeland Security to halt plans to move the Portland Vet Center from Portland to a building in Scarborough that will also house an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.