Foley’s Fitness Center celebrates new facility on Haigis Parkway After years of planning and a summer of construction, Foley’s Fitness Center held its grand opening on Jan. 11, with more than 200 people marking the event at 33 Haigis Parkway. Visitors enjoyed promotional giveaways, tours of the facility, fitness class demonstrations and the opportunity to […]
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Three hardy Mainers ignore the cold to kitesurf in winter
Scott Furr, Mike O’Flinn and Charley Friedman say the off-season sport is growing.
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Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Forecaster, Southern Maine Weeklies, The Forecaster
Subdivision adds to Scarborough’s affordable housing, still sorely needed
One councilor is working on a resolution to encourage the town to work to expand the number of housing units that are affordable to low- and middle-income households by 10% by 2025.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Wex to build $50 million operations center at The Downs in Scarborough
The 200,000-square-foot facility would be built in the planned village center and house as many as 1,200 employees who are now working in 6 South Portland offices.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Jan. 17-24
Cape Elizabeth Tues. 1/21 4:45 p.m. School Board Budget Review CEHS Tues. 1/21 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 1/22 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee CC Thur. 1/23 6 p.m. School Board Budget Review CEHS Scarborough Tues. 1/21 8:15 a.m. Senior Advisory Committee MB Tues. 1/21 6:30 p.m. Transportation Committee MB Wed. 1/22 8 a.m. […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Don’t repeal mandatory vaccination law
In less than two months we will be voting on the question of repealing the law passed last year concerning the mandatory vaccinations of all Maine students. l urge people to reject the people’s veto so that the state can continue to require all students to be protected against harmful diseases. The World Health Organization […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
New approach to WinterFest comes to Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Community Services has decided to switch things up for the 2020 and replace the annual one-day WinterFest with a Winter Celebration Series that will take place on Fridays in January and February. Each night will have its own unique theme and take place from 5:30-9 p.m. at the ice rink off Municipal […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Indifference of senators and Golden to Palestinians’ plight does real harm
Maine taxpayers are subsidizing Israel’s human rights violations, and our troops are at risk if they deploy to the volatile Middle East.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Meetings: Jan. 10-17
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 1/13 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 1/14 6:30 p.m. School Board TH Tues. 1/14 7 p.m. Conservation Committee TH Wed. 1/15 5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee CC Wed. 1/15 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Thur. 1/16 6 p.m. Fort Williams Park Committee CC Thur. 1/16 6:30 p.m. Energy Committee TH […]
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Scarborough group hosts workshop on civil discourse
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough Community Connections is hosting a free workshop on how to achieve civil discourse in the community at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 350 Route 1. No registration is required. For more information, email scarboroughcommunityconnection@gmail.com or visit Scarborough Community Connection on Facebook. “We are hopeful that many Scarborough […]