Abel Schultze, owner of two markets, including On The Vine in Scarborough, admitted employing 15-year-old workers, but only due to a lack of workforce brought on by the pandemic.
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Quartet finishes South Portland-Boston walk for Jimmy Fund
The group, literally following in the footsteps of what their fathers did 48 years ago, raised about $40,000 for cancer charity.
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Tri for a Cure hosts part-virtual fundraising event in South Portland
The annual fundraiser for the Maine Cancer Foundation had to go virtual due to the pandemic last year, but this time around there will be one component, a 5K road race, that participants may do in person if they wish on July 18.
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Free school meals in Maine will end stigma, advocates say
Anna Korsen said the new state initiative, just the second in the nation, “has the potential to be the most important piece of child hunger policy” in the state.
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Abbott Labs layoffs hit immigrants where they live – and work
Abbott announced last week it laid off 400 people in the Westbrook and Scarborough testing facilities, and more than half of them are now seeking help with housing issues, including eviction.
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Bayley’s campground owner, Scarborough native remembered by friends, family
Bayley, who was also a fisherman, once rescued five men at sea when their boat sank.
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Avesta Housing project to add more affordable housing for older residents in Scarborough
Avesta Housing is planning to build a new, $5.5 million, 31-unit affordable housing project for older residents in Scarborough, which proponents say is needed in a tight housing market. The project is proposed for a .44-acre parcel at 246 Route 1, just behind the former public safety building the town vacated and sold last year. […]
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Scarborough car club owners hit the gas
The Throttle Car Club has opened in a new building on the Downs property.
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Transgender man, Scarborough Dunkin’ reach settlement in discrimination suit
The case marks the first in the state’s history to cite new protections for transgender people under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Cumberland County students sweep Maine App Challenge
Computer application designers from Deering, Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth high schools take the top three prizes and win scholarships.