This summer’s Mill Creek Concert Series in South Portland kicks off Wednesday, June 28, with the Downeast Brass Quintet. The Wednesday night concerts at Mill Creek Park are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. The summer’s lineup also features: singer-songwriter Andi Fawcett on July 12; Stone Broke, a ’70s-’90s rock/country/blues tribute band, July 19; Studio […]
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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 […]
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Paint for Preservation June 23-25 in Cape Elizabeth
Artists will set up their easels all around town June 23-25 for Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s 16th annual Paint for Preservation event. The paintings the artists produce will be auctioned off at a ticketed outdoor reception June 25 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour the painting sites to see the […]
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SMCC president leaving for Saint Joseph’s College
Southern Maine Community College President Joe Cassidy has resigned, effective Aug. 1, to become president of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish. Cassidy served as president of Southern Maine Community College for six years, with a prior five-years as president of Washington County Community College. During his tenure at SMCC, he led the college […]
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Sparks’ Ark will kick off Scarborough library summer program
Josh Sparks from Sparks’ Ark will be the featured guest at Scarborough Public Library’s Summer Learning 2023 Kick-Off on Wednesday, June 21. Sparks will bring animals to the event and share stories of animal rescue. The kick-off will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wentworth School auditorium. For more information about the […]
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Juneteenth celebration to be held in South Portland
The South Portland Human Rights Commission will host a Juneteenth celebration and observance of World Refugee Day Monday, June 19, at the Redbank Community Center. The event, with ice cream, food, music and educational offerings, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the center, 95 MacArthur Circle West in South Portland.
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Willard Beach reopens after closure due to burst pipe
Willard Beach in South Portland has reopened after being closed June 1 when a wastewater pipe burst. Bacteria levels in the water tested below the public safety threshold set by the state Department of Environmental Protection, the city said Wednesday in a press release. The flow from the burst pipe was stopped shortly after the […]
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Voting Tuesday on South Portland, Cape Elizabeth school budgets
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth residents will vote Tuesday, June 13, on their school budgets. South Portland voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center gym at 21 Nelson Road. Cape Elizabeth residents will vote at the high school gym at 345 Ocean House Road from 7 a.m. to […]
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Family Health & Fitness Day scavenger hunt at Fort Williams
Cape Elizabeth Community Services is promoting National Recreation and Park Association Family Health & Fitness Day this Saturday, June 10, with a Fort Williams Scavenger Hunt beginning at 9 a.m. Attendees can pick up a the scavenger hunt list of items at the Greeter Shed in the central parking lot. Participants who return their completed […]