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Maine Bicentennial: Scarborough

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Members of the 1921 Scarborough High School Track team included, front row from left, Ross Sherwood, Captain Emmons, Thomas Seavey and Clarence Peterson; middle, Aurthur Pillsbury, Clayton Sargent, Fred Skillings and principal and coach Elwood G. Bessy; back, Clark Libby and Edgar Milliken. Bessy was a coach, teacher and principal in Scarborough for 33 years […]

Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Business, Local & State, News, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies

As many as 2,000 workers needed in Maine to support production of virus tests

by Matt Byrne May 7, 2020May 9, 2020

CoWorx, a staffing firm with an office in Saco, is looking to hire up to 2,000 people to assemble diagnostic testing kits, including at Abbott Laboratories.

Southern Forecaster

Scarborough wants to cut budget, but not teachers

by Sean Murphy May 7, 2020

After accepting the first reading of the new, combined budget, town councilors agree on two things: The budget needs to stay low, and no one wants to lay off teachers to do it.

Scarborough Leader, Southern Forecaster, Southern Maine Weeklies

Hope blooms amid loss at Scarborough Veterans’ Home

by Sean Murphy May 6, 2020May 9, 2020

A group of well-wishers has donated flowers to the care facility after a series of deaths due to COVID-19.

The Forecaster

Scarborough Police Beat: April 27-May 4

May 5, 2020

Arrests 5/1 at 7:40 a.m. Kayla M. Keith, 32, of South Portland, was arrested on Roundwood Drive by Detective Francis Flourd on a warrant and a charge of violating a protective order. Summonses 4/29 at 10:02 p.m. Coty Alan McGahey, 32, of Saco, was issued a summons on County Road by Officer Sarah Fasulo on […]

The Forecaster

Southern Meetings: May 8-15

May 5, 2020

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.