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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Masked man robs Marden’s in Scarborough
The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money Saturday afternoon, police say.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: June 19-26
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: Maine seniors in nursing homes need better protection from COVID
I’ve pursued steps such as universal testing, better access to PPE for front-line workers and policies enabling telehealth.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Defunding police would help them, too
Stop requiring them to deal with every social problem and reinvest some of their budget where it would do more good.
Posted inThe Forecaster
People & Business: June 10
60 years in the priesthood Scarborough native takes command of naval combat ship Capt. Jack Fay, who is a Scarborough native, relieved Capt. Matthew McGonigle as commander of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on May 29. “The capability, flexibility and lethality that LCS provides […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: June 12-19
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Artist creates portrait to inspire peace, unity
Eamon White’s depiction of George Floyd expresses his emotions over the black man’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Virus a big boom for consumer fireworks sales, big bust for commercial display companies
Central Maine Pyrotechnics sees revenue loss as municipalities cancel or postpone Fourth of July fireworks shows.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Scarborough taxpayers have a right to know about pay increases
The Scarborough school budget this year has built-in secret pay increases for teaching staff. First, there is a lump sum payment to teachers for the retroactive payments they would have earned if their contract had been settled last August, when the previous contract expired. Next, in addition to that pay increase, which gets built into […]