The company will liquidate 82 stores, including three in Maine, unless a buyer emerges soon.
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Free activities for Parks & Rec Month this July
Scarborough Community Services invites everyone of any age or ability to join us in celebrating National Parks and Recreation Month this July! This year’s theme, “Where Community Grows”, celebrates the vital role park and recreation professionals play in bringing people together, providing essential services and fostering the growth of communities. “This year’s theme is so […]
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Scarborough approves first buildings for town center at The Downs
Town Manager Tom Hall says the kickoff of the town center with an apartment complex, commercial building and mixed-use project is “exciting stuff.”
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Scarborough aims to have 30% of its land under conservation by 2030
With 5,391 acres now protected, the town has begun work to preserve an additional 4,030 acres.
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Audubon offers birding boat trips to Stratton Island
Maine Audubon is offering two trips to Stratton Island just off the coast of Scarborough on July 10. The island, a nesting colony and roosting site for a diversity of coastal birds, is a National Audubon Seabird Institute project site and normally closed to visitors. Those who make the trip next month will hear about […]
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Fourth of July events in South Portland, Scarborough
There are multiple ways to celebrate Independence Day in South Portland and Scarborough on Tuesday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the South Portland Historical Society will host its 15th annual Independence Day Classic Car Show at Bug Light Park. The Nor’Easters Kite Club will fly patriotic-themed kites during the show and at noon, the […]
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Scarborough voters approve $54.3 million school budget
The vote was 849-742 in the June 27 validation referendum.
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Southern Meetings: June 30-July 7
Cape Elizabeth Thu. 7/6 7 p.m. Recycling Committee Public Works Scarborough Wed. 7/5 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Municipal Bldg South Portland Mon. 7/3 5 p.m. Landcare Management Advisory Waterman Drive Mon. 7/3 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Planning/Dev. Office Wed. 7/5 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee Zoom, City Hall Thu. 7/6 6 p.m. Library Advisory […]
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Scarborough votes June 27 on $54.3 million school budget
Scarborough residents will vote Tuesday, June 27, on a $54.3 million school budget. The budget is 4.4% more than this year’s budget, an increase officials say is largely due to a $1.8 million increase in salaries and a $500,000 increase in health insurance costs. Combined with the new $22.8 million municipal budget, Scarborough residents will […]
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Scarborough volunteer wins Patriots’ Community MVP Award
Robert Sam Kelley of Scarborough, a Vietnam War veteran, was honored with a Myra Kraft Community MVP Award earlier this month on behalf of the New England Patriots Foundation. As a volunteer with Vet to Vet Maine, Kelley has been a “peer companion” for three other veterans and has helped them access benefits to improve […]